Carvana Champions Accessibility with Pickleball For All, Donates Different Set of Wheels To Para-Athletes

Carvana, an industry pioneer for buying and selling used cars online, is celebrating Mobility Awareness Month with Pickleball For All — an accessible pickleball exhibition and clinic for athletes of all abilities on May 24. Alongside burgeoning national pickleball entertainment complex, Chicken N Pickle, and the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour), the event aims to bring attention to the millions of Americans who live with mobility limitations and enable all to play pickleball. On its mission to provide transparent, accessible mobility for all, Carvana will be donating a different set of wheels this year – two sports wheelchairs apiece to the North Texas Chapter of United Spinal Association, the Southwest Wheelchair Athletic Association and the Dallas Junior Wheelchair Mavericks for aspiring athletes in the area.

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Carvana hosts the first annual Mobility Awareness Month clinic ahead of the PPA Tour’s Selkirk Texas Open. (Photo: Business Wire)

“Through our partnership with the PPA Tour, we’ve learned just how accessible, approachable and inclusive pickleball can be for fans,” said Ryan Keeton, Carvana Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer. “We’re here to serve happiness in the pickleball space and help bring even more players and fans to the game, so we created an experience that reflects our dedication to the sport, our customers, and shared our people-first values for the inaugural Pickleball For All clinic.”

The first annual Pickleball For All event welcomes all ages to come play, watch and learn about adaptive pickleball with pros and para-athletes alike. The event will feature a pickleball exhibition with top-ranking PPA Tour athletes and professional para-athletes, including American paralympics table tennis player Pam Fontaine, former Motocross athlete and spinal cord injury survivor Taylor Nichols, famed para-athlete and pickleball ambassador Jamie Elliot and PPA Tour senior pro and broadcaster Dave Fleming.

Food, music and prizes will be available, and on Wednesday, May 24, 10% of Chicken N Pickle’s food and beverage sales will be donated to the North Texas chapter of the United Spinal Association, in support of the first annual Pickleball For All clinic.

“One of pickleball’s greatest strengths is its accessibility,” said Tom Dundon, Investor in the PPA Tour. “Conducting the inaugural Pickleball For All clinic in conjunction with Mobility Awareness Month is a perfect opportunity to bring athletes of all abilities together to showcase the incredibly welcoming nature of our sport. We can’t wait to champion accessible mobility in pickleball alongside our partners Carvana and Chicken N Pickle ahead of the highly-anticipated Selkirk Texas Open.”