HOW CAN ONE PARTICIPATE: 

You can participate by playing tennis or pickleball at one of the In The Pink venues; if you’d rather not play, you can make a direct donation in support of ITP. Events are held at eight venues across Charlottesville. 

Participating clubs: Greencroft Club, acac, Forest Lakes, Boar's Head Sports Club, Glenmore, Keswick, Farmington, and Lake Monticello.

Ladies' Tennis is played Saturday morning at Forest Lakes, Boar's Head, Glenmore, Keswick, Farmington, and Lake Monticello.

Pickleball is played Friday night at Glenmore, Farmington, and Lake Monticello. Saturday morning at Greencroft.

Men's Tennis is played Saturday morning at acac.

Mixed Tennis is played Friday night at Farmington.

Junior's Tennis is played Saturday morning at Boar's Head. Juniors' tennis is for 10–16-year-olds and will be played as "live ball games".

***Wear Pink*** – We give out prizes for “Most Pink”! Get dressed in pink, grab your racket/paddle, and come join us on the courts for some fun and friendly competition for a great cause in our community! Bring a friend, to play or to watch.

LOGISTICS:

Each venue handles things a little bit differently, but generally play is round-robin style where you have the same partner the whole time, but opponents rotate. Plan to play most of the time you’re there. There will be light refreshments available. 

Register online! You’ll get a confirmation email (check your spam filter). Within a week or two of the event, you’ll get information from the folks at your respective venue with an arrival time and any details of play that you need to know.

WHAT IS “IN THE PINK”:

In The Pink (ITP) is a tennis, and now pickleball, charity event held annually whose main purpose is to raise funds for advancing women’s health in the community. The Women’s Committee and the Sentara Martha Jefferson Foundation run this event and others to support various women’s health initiatives like free breast health screening days, survivorship programs, and supporting Marianne’s Room at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital.

HOW DID MARIANNE’S ROOM COME ABOUT: 

Marianne's Room was established in 2002 as a resource center for women diagnosed with cancer. This special room is named in memory of Marianne Zirkle who succumbed to breast cancer in 1998. Her family established Marianne’s Room in her honor to provide these services that were not available to the community. ITP was designed to raise funds for Marianne’s Room, and we now annually raise over $30K. 

Marianne’s Room provides services that most communities do not have available to them. Any cancer patient receiving cancer treatment, not just those receiving treatment at Martha Jefferson, can benefit from the services provided at Marianne’s Room. Cancer treatment often takes a significant emotional and physical toll on cancer patients, both men and women, such as hair loss and the emotional distress that follows. Marianne’s Room provides resources and materials that help patients cope with these types of difficult and often unexpected side effects and provides a caring and strong support network so that cancer patients can focus more on navigating the challenging journey of their cancer treatment.  

HOW ARE FUNDS RAISED: 

Funds are raised through registration fees and sponsor donations. The bulk of the funds raised are through registration fees from the event. We welcome players of all skill levels, whether you’ve played tennis or pickleball for years or just recently started to play. It is a lot of fun.