Thank You, Charlotte!!
What an incredible day at the BMill Celebrity Pickleball Classic: Paddle for Purpose!
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make this event such a tremendous success—from our generous sponsors and incredible celebrity participants to our dedicated volunteers, talented players, enthusiastic spectators, supportive media, and the entire Charlotte community.
A very special thank you to our incredible sponsors who helped bring this event to life:
Applewhite Movers, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Vayner Sports, Mills Automotive, Suburban Estates, The Nichols Company, Nike, Hydrate Heroes, Princess Hotels and Resorts, D.A. Everett Construction, Electrolux, Mecklenburg Restoration + Waterproofing, and Split Second Sound Entertainment.
We are also incredibly grateful to our celebrity participants Muggsy Bogues, Coach Charles Lee, Don Kneuppel, Coby White, Terrell Owens, Dell Curry, Craig Young, Larry Jordan, and Vernon Maxwell. Your energy, competitive spirit, and commitment to coming together for a great cause made the day truly unforgettable!
A special shoutout to Shoedio for bringing the event to life with incredible live, custom shoe painting, and to Matt Moore for his amazing live, custom canvas painting. Your creativity added such a unique and memorable element to the day!
And we can’t forget our incredible emcees, Ohavia Phillips and Henry Underwood! Thank you for your energy, charisma, and ability to capture the audience, keep everyone engaged, and keep the entire event HYPED from start to finish! You brought an incredible energy to Paddle for Purpose and helped make the day so much fun for everyone in attendance.
From exciting competition and plenty of laughs to incredible art, entertainment, raffles, silent auction, and community support, Paddle for Purpose brought people together in a powerful way. Most importantly, it allowed us to raise awareness and support the mission of the Team Miller Foundation.
To every sponsor, celebrity, volunteer, player, spectator, media partner, artist, emcee, and member of the Charlotte community who showed up and helped make this day special—THANK YOU!
We are so grateful for your support, generosity, energy, and belief in what we are building together.
Charlotte, you showed us what it means to Paddle for Purpose.
