The Third Annual Hearts and Paddles Pickleball Tournament and Health Expo Powered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan!

September 13th and 14th.

THE HEALTH EXPO WILL RUN ON SATURDAY FROM 10AM TO 2PM AND IS FREE.

About Pulse3 Endowment for Community Cardiovascular Health:

In 2007, the physicians at the Michigan CardioVascular Institute reorganized its foundation - the MCVI Foundation - from one that solely performed medical research to one focused on providing public education, prevention and treatment programs to improve cardiac health in the communities served by the practice.

In June 2013, the MCVI Foundation announced a new name and an important change to its status as a charitable organization. Pulse3 Foundation (pronounced “pulse three”) was born, and the foundation changed from a private foundation to a public charity, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.

This new name focused on the “power of three.” The average human heart beats about three billion times in a lifetime. There are three areas that Pulse3 built its efforts around: living, learning and lifesaving. There are three communities – Bay, Midland and Saginaw, as well as the entire Great Lakes Bay Region – that are coming together in unity to address a health issue that affects us all.

In 2022, Pulse3 once again recognized the need for change. Facing difficult financial headwinds fostered by the pandemic, a change in structure was needed to ensure sustainability and long-term mission success. The organization gifted its remaining assets to the Central Michigan University College of Medicine and, in so doing, created the Pulse3 Endowment for Cardiovascular Health at CMU.

https://www.facebook.com/Pulse3CMU/

Garber Courts

1760 Fordney St

Saginaw

Michigan 48601

The first bracket you register into is $50. Your second bracket is only $20 We appreciate your donation. Pickleballbrackets.com fees apply.

We reserve the right to combine divisons. Our tournament structure will be dictated by the number of teams in each bracket. This is a non-sanctioned community event.

We reserve the right to audit registrations and ask that players please register into the proper brackets based on their DUPR rating. Players may be moved to the appropriate bracket based on their DUPR rating by the Tournament Director. You will be contacted prior to being reassigned.

Food: Wella's Kitchen will be onsite this year. You may purchase food if you wish. We will not be providing Subway as we will have a food vendor on site this year.

Results will be entered into DUPR.

No refunds or rain date.

This is a community charity event. Please consider your registration a donation to the Pulse3 Endowment. It will be used to support cardiovascular health in our communities. Check out our Facebook page to see all of the good your donation does in the Great Lakes Bay area.

This is an outdoor tournament, no backup location. No Rain out date.

No refunds issues of the tounament is rained out. Please consider your registration a donation to the CMU Pulse3 Endowment for Community Cardiovascular Health.

AED on site.