The Niagara-on-the-Lake Pickleball Club has been busy sharing the proceeds of its members’ spring tournament, handing out $2,000 in donations to three community organizations.

Proceeds from the entry fees paid by the more than 100 participants in the June tournament allowed the club to donate $500 each to Newark Neighbours and Red Roof Retreat.

And the club also gave $1,000 to the Central Community Centre for its Community Crew program.

The NOTL club, one of the largest in Ontario with more than 700 members, also named a new board of directors for the coming year.

The board members are Dragana Simao (president), Tim Lutton (vice-president), Kevin Van Niekerk (treasurer), Stephanie Howcroft and Barb Bailey (co-directors of systems and administration), Joy Sanguedolce (social director) and Ron Pychel (director of on-site operations).

The fast-growing club has put a temporary hold on adding new members.

Players are also looking forward to the eventual reopening of the outdoor pickleball courts in Virgil, closed for two years by a court order over noise concerns.

The Town of NOTL purchased large acoustic panels to be mounted on the fencing around the Virgil courts but when workers tried to install the barriers in June they were too heavy for the existing fence.

A town spokesperson said a town contractor will soon start reinforcing the fence to accommodate the weight of the noise abatement panels.

The courts could be back in operation by mid-August, the town said this week.