Midwest Food Bank Georgia

As a faith-based organization, it is the mission of Midwest Food Bank to share the love of Christ by alleviating hunger and malnutrition throughout the world and providing disaster relief; all without discrimination. Our vision is to provide industry-leading food relief to those in need.

Midwest Food Bank Georgia addresses the immense amount of food waste in our country and the significant number of our population experiencing food insecurity. We do so by utilizing volunteers to rescue food while partnering with nonprofits to provide for the hungry at zero cost to those serving the individuals and families in need of help. Our program to provide a source of zero cost food begins by connecting with food donors such as food manufacturers, food distribution centers, and grocery stores who donate food that has been produced in excess, incorrectly labeled, slightly damaged but usable, and more. Once the donated food stuffs are obtained, MFB Georgia utilizes over 4,000 volunteers a year to inventory, process, package, and distribute the food to our more than 230 non-profit agency partners across the Southeastern United States. Midwest Food Bank Georgia is on track to distribute over $31 million dollars’ worth of food in 2023.

Here is our website for more information - https://www.midwestfoodbank.org/locations/peachtree-city-ga

The schedule for the tournament is as follows:

Saturday September 21st Mens & Womens Doubles

Sunday September 22nd Mixed Doubles.

Competition each day will begin as early as 8:00 AM. Specific start times for each event will be posted and emailed to players approximately one week prior to the event.

Format is Round Robin followed by medal matches for brackets larger than 3 teams.

As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill. If brackets are combined to create playable brackets, awards may be based on the original division and not the combined bracket. Brackets will be combined by age if possible to avoid combining skills. Tournament management also reserves the right to convert brackets to double elimination if necessary.

Skills levels include 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+

Age groups will be split based on number of players in each bracket.

RATINGS

- Pickleballbrackets ratings will be used.

- For new players with no rating, the PickleballBrackets.com self-rating will be used.

- Players who do not have a PickleballBrackets.com rating but do have an official USAPA UTPR or DUPR ratings should self-rate using their DUPR or UTPR rating.

-Players with a UTPR or DUPR rating that is higher than their Pickleballbracket calculated tournament rating may be moved to the higher level at the discretion of the tournament director.

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You may register and identify your partner or request "Need partner". Selecting that you "need a partner” allows other players to see that you are available to play in the tournament and available to be contacted by other players looking for a partner. This selection does not mean that tournament personnel will find a partner for you. It is ultimately the players responsibility to find a partner.

There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we will do our best to provide one.

REFUNDS

Cancellation deadline is 9pm September 7, 2024. No refunds for any reason after that date. Cancellations prior to that date are subject to a $15 administration fee. Your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until your partner has registered and all fees have been paid in full.

This is an OUTDOOR tournament. There are no refunds for weather related cancellations unless a player has purchased tournament cancellation insurance. Players that purchase tournament insurance will receive a full refund of their registration and event fees, if the player withdraws due to injury (documentation may be required), family emergency or if the tournament is cancelled due to weather.

We will make every effort to complete all events. Tournament Director reserves the right to change format, shorten games, or make any other changes they feel will help complete the event.

Players who do not show up for their event and fail to notify the tournament director prior OR leave the event without notifying the tournament director after it has started are subject to a $25 fine. The fine must be paid before registering for any other Southern Pickleball events.

ALL REFUNDS will be sent within 7days after the tournament is completed.