Morning Pointe of Calhoun Assisted Living and Memory Care invites the public to play in a pickleball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 26, to raise funds for the Morning Pointe Foundation.
The inaugural Pickleball for a Purpose will start at 8 a.m. at the City of Calhoun Recreation Department pickleball courts at 601 S River Street. Thirty men’s doubles teams and 30 women’s doubles teams will compete for medals. Teams can register for $70 each at pickleballbrackets.com (search for “Morning Pointe”).
Proceeds will go to the Morning Pointe Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit public service organization and the philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living. The Foundation was created in 2014 by senior healthcare entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and J. Franklin Farrow to provide caregiver support programs, sponsor educational awareness events and fund scholarships that advance the care of seniors throughout the Southeast.
“We wanted to do something to support the Morning Pointe Foundation, especially since it provides a scholarship locally at Dalton State,” said Traci Clements, executive director at Morning Pointe of Calhoun. “With the increased interest and participation in pickleball, we thought this would be a unique and fun way to raise funds and get the greater Calhoun and Gordon County community involved.”
Teams will receive T-shirts and swag bags. A hydration station will be available, as well as a food truck. Homespun Hospice is the presenting sponsor.
Morning Pointe of Calhoun is located at 660 Jolly Road NW. It provides assisted living and memory care with 24/7 access to clinical care; meals with dietician oversight and an emphasis on fresh, local produce; a full life enrichment activity program; engaging community partnerships; and on-site physical, occupational and speech therapy services. Memory care programming includes the Best Friends™ Approach, Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care, music therapy, art therapy, cuddle therapy and Meaningful Day™ purposeful memory care program that provides structure to help residents feel safe and secure.
The community is operated by Morning Pointe Senior Living. Founded in 1997 by Vital and Farrow, Morning Pointe operates 39 assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care communities in five southeastern states, including two in Georgia, one in Calhoun and one in Walker County, Morning Pointe at Happy Valley Assisted Living and Memory Care.
