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Help Mayor of Pickleball Settle the Goof-Up!

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UPDATE:  GOAL REACHED!   Supporters generously raised the Funds for the Mayor of Pickleball to Pay Off the City in this City of Denver's Park & Rec #Goofed-Up Felony Prosecution and Shakedown. The Mayor Paid the City of Denver Department of Parks and Recreation the $4,672.29 - see the Mayor’s Video.  [Stay Tuned to see What the City does with the money.]  The Mayor of Pickleball plans to pay all excess funds to  Gizmo's Non-Profit so he can Bring  Pickleball to Kids who need it most!  Thanks for the Generous Support!

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If you haven't heard about this case, your head has been submerged in pickle juice as it has garnered International headlines: GSee MEDIA TIMELINE.
 
 
Arslan Guney - The Mayor of Pickleball - is a 71-year-old upstanding citizen, volunteer, neighbor, husband, father, grandfather and a friend to everyone he meets. He is a retired engineer who actually worked for Vlasic Pickles before his love of the game. Mr. Guney was lending a helping hand as a devoted volunteer at his local Denver recreation center when he made an honest pickleball #goof-up that got him indefinitely banned from all Denver parks/rec centers and landed him in jail facing felony criminal charges.
 
On May 11, 2022, in Denver District Court, the #Mayor of Pickleball and the City of Denver reached a Settlement Agreement after mediation requiring Mr. Guney to write an apology letter and pay one-half of the City's estimate to repair the gym floor in the amount of $4,672.29. In exchange - the City has agreed to reinstate the Mayor of Pickleball's Denver Parks and Rec Membership and recommend that all criminal charges are dismissed.
 
Was this a #Pickleball Shake Down?! ...Maybe.  But let's turn this Sour Dill into a Sweet Gerkin by HELPING out the Mayor of Pickleball.  Simone Jardim  - the Number One Ranked Woman Pickleball Player in the World from 2016 to 2020 - and Gizmo  - the flamboyant and amazing pro pickleball player who strives to grow the sport of pickleball - have teamed up to bail the #Mayor of Pickleball out of a #Bad Dill and back onto the courts.  Here is a Gizmo - the Cheeseburglar himself - telling you why you should support the Mayor of Pickleball: Gizmo Video 
 
The first $4,672.29 (minus the GFM transaction fees) will be paid directly to the City of Denver on behalf of the Mayor of Pickleball pursuant to the Settlement Agreement to keep him out of jail and back out volunteering on the courts.

UPDATE:    Simone Jardim has generously agreed that all excess funds over the $4,672.29 will go to Gizmo's Non-Profit to Build a Pickleball Court for a Juvenile Detention Facility.  
 
Every dollar raised above this amount will NOW go Directly to GIZMO'S PICKLEBALL NON-PROFIT 501c FOUNDATION TO BRING THE LOVE OF PICKLEBALL TO KIDS WHO NEED US :
 
 
 
 
Gizmo haS agreed to use these funds to bring their great love and knowledge of Pickleball to our underserved communities - both young and old.
 
Gizmo and the Mayor of Pickleball are so grateful for your support and monetary donations to help spread the love of pickleball to All.
 
ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF PICKLEBALL - THANK YOU!
 
Hollynd
 
Contact:
Hollynd Hoskins, Esq.
 
 
 
 
 

Fundraising team (2)

Hollynd Hoskins
Organizer
Raised $280 from 4 donations
Denver, CO
Arslan Guney
Beneficiary
J Hall
Team member
Raised $240 from 5 donations

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