On Monday, January 11th, Pictona members and local community residents will be able to begin registering for the inaugural Martens' Cup.
The Martens' Cup is named after Pictona founders Julie and Rainer Martens. The inaugural Martens' Cup tournament will be held February through March 2021. The goal of the Martens Cup is to provide a fun environment where participants can meet other members while enjoying a variety of different activities at Pictona.
Participants will be placed on either Team Julie or Team Rainer to compete in a five-week tournament participating in Croquet, Bocce Ball, Corn Hole, Horseshoe Toss and Shuffleboard.
Martens' Cup tournament fee is $25 and registration ends February 10th. Participants must register by January 29th in order to receive a Martens' Cup t-shirt.
Before the tournament begins a draft night will be held at the SR Perrott Pavilion. Good food, drinks and laughter will be on the schedule as Team members are announced and awarded their Team t-shirt.
Each week participants from both teams will face off in an event to earn points and compete for the glory of winning the Martens' Cup.
For more details regarding registration, event dates and details go to www.pictona.org/martenscup or contact Events & Assistant Manager Sarah Lockett at sarahl@pictona.org.
You may have heard that Pictona approached the City about offering to operate the current YMCA that is located across the street under the banner of the Pictona Activity Center. After considerable due diligence in determining the feasibility of Pictona operating the current YMCA facility as an independent Activity Center, Joe Forte, City Manager, and I determined that we should withdraw our proposal. The primary reason is that it may put Pictona at an unwarranted financial risk. The current facility has an excellent pool and it may stay open year around. We will investigate the possibility of Pictona members being able to use the pool for a low cost fee.
We have a drop off box at the Welcome desk for an unwrapped toy.
The drive is benefitting the Mid Florida Head Start program.
If you can please drop off unwrapped toy for ages 3-14 by Friday 12/18.
Help us decorate Pictona's Holiday Tree by decorating your own Pickleball!
All Pictona members and local community residents are welcome to bring their own decorated Pickleball and hang it on the Holiday Tree located in the Welcome Desk lobby.
Rent a Locker
Tired of lugging your bags around with you?
Want to be able to leave all your stuff in a safe and secure place?
Safe, Secure and Convenient!
Members can rent a locker for 6 months for only $20
But better hurry!
We have 12 ½ lockers available in each the men’s and the women’s locker rooms
Lockers are available on a first come basis.
So, hurry and get yours today!
Holiday Special Savings
Rent today and your 6 months begins on January 1, 2021!
Contact the Welcome Desk to get yours today!
*You will have to supply your own lock*
We’ve been so fortunate to not have any incidents with Covid-19 at Pictona, although the death toll from the virus now exceeds 200,000 in the U.S. and is predicted to go to 400,000 by the end of the year.
We appreciate you wearing masks off the courts. However, we’ve noticed that a few people are forgetting or choosing not to wear a mask. Please reaffirm your commitment to keeping your fellow pickleball players safe. Mask Up, Step Back. Help keep Pictona open.
Watch Carmen Ruiz of Beneath the Surface talk with The Kitchen Manager Quintin Nelson and Pictona's Senior Activity Center Director Rynn Goldstein as they talk about all things Pictona.