Get ready to dink, smash and serve! Each year, People Active with Lincolnwood Schools (PALS) proudly hosts the Annual Pickleball Tournament. Get ready for a day of fun, competition, and community! Our Pickleball Tournament puts the FUN in Fundraiser and raises money for our Teacher Mini-Grant Program!

Our teachers have big ideas—but sometimes need a little extra funding to bring them to life. The program provides teachers with small grants to fund creative projects, classroom resources, and innovative learning experiences. This year, we received $4,000 in grant requests and proudly funded 60% of them—bringing new and exciting opportunities right to our classrooms.

Grants included supplies for art classes, the Lincolnwood Enrichment & Advanced Placement Program, social studies, physical education, math, and we hope to raise enough funds to fulfill the remaining request for the second-grade teachers to purchase new books for their classrooms.

The Pickleball Tournament will take place on Sunday March 22nd at Pickledilly Skokie. Besides winning first place, there's also a competition for Best Dressed and Best Team Name.

SD74 Pickleball Tournament 2026

Teacher Mini-Grant fundraiser