Pickleball for a Purpose 2025

On Wednesday, May 28th Rob Gronkowski will host the 2nd Annual Pickleball for a Purpose at Bosse Premier Pickleball Facility inside the Natick Mall (the old Neiman Marcus).

Sign up today and start fundraising for Pickleball for a Purpose, supporting the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation.

 

How does it work?

It’s simple! Register today, check your email for helpful resources, and start fundraising! Prizes are awarded based on your team’s fundraising total raised between now and May 20, 2025. Sign up to fundraise as a team or individually*. As you fundraise, your team will earn the opportunity to win different prizes, like playing pickleball with Gronk or signed Gronk merchandise.

 

What are the top fundraising prizes?

Top Fundraising Team:

• Play pickleball vs Gronk! 2 members of your team will get to play against Gronk in a pickleball game.
• Food, drinks, an event t-shirt, and a meet-and-greet with Gronk included. You will be able to bring one item to have signed by Gronk during the meet and greet per person playing. You will have the opportunity to take a photo with Gronk after your game.
• 10 guaranteed spectator spots to the event. Food and drinks included.

Top 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Fundraising Teams:

• Play pickleball vs Gronk! 2 members of your team will get to play against Gronk in a pickleball game.
• Food, drinks, photo with Gronk, and event t-shirt included.
• 6 guaranteed spectator spots to the event. Food and drinks included.
• Wild Card (Drawn from all teams who raise $1,000 or more):
• Play pickleball vs Gronk! 2 members of your team will get to play against Gronk in a pickleball game.
• Food, drinks, photo with Gronk, and event t-shirt included.
• 6 guaranteed spectator spots to the event. Food and drinks included.

Top 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Fundraising Teams:

• Access to play on side pickleball courts (non-Gronk games) during event – format TBD. Food, drinks, and event t-shirt included.
• Additional 4 spectator tickets to the event. Food and drinks included.

Interested in attending Pickleball for a Purpose but don’t want to create a fundraising team? *

• Tickets are available but limited in number and require a donation of $187 each. Click “Donate”, select a donation of $187, and email ChloeC_Rogan@dfci.harvard.edu to receive your ticket.
• Each ticket provides access to the event and includes a drink ticket, with food available for purchase. While you can support participants through donations, attending the event requires a ticket.
• Please note that ticket holders will be spectators at Pickleball for a Purpose and will not be eligible to participate in playing pickleball.