OP Pickleball Club announces Nov. charitable donation

(Dec. 9, 2021) The Ocean Pines Pickleball Club, in its continuing commitment to giving back to the local community, announced its most recent charitable contribution: Town Cats of Ocean City.

Town Cats was organized in 1998 to address the feral cat population of Ocean City, Maryland. When they went home in the fall, many summer visitors would leave behind the cats they had been feeding all summer to face the winter without food or shelter. Those that survived would inevitably breed in the spring, producing litters of feral kittens that would eventually produce more unwanted kittens. Something had to be done to stop the litters, and so Town Cats was born to spay/neuter/vaccinate the feral cats of Ocean City.

"Thank you for the wonderful work Town Cats does in enriching the lives of free-roaming, feral and abandoned cats in Ocean City and surrounding communities through affordable adoption services and by limiting population growth and providing medical care through your TNR (trap/neuter/return) program. Your organization provides a much needed service and we are proud to offer our support," club Treasurer Ron Kurtz said in a statement. 

The Pickleball Club handles organizing all pickleball activities, including daily drop-in play, clinics and lessons, various tournaments, charitable events, and social activities.    

Ocean Pines has eight permanent, outdoor pickleball courts at the Ocean Pines Racquet Center, on 11443 Manklin Creek Road.    

The center is open to the public and all players are welcome. The daily drop-in fee is $7, without a pickleball membership.    

For more information on the Ocean Pines Pickleball Club, email club Vice President Claire Walker at [email protected], or visit https://oppickleball.shutterfly.com.