The Town of Copake, under the auspices of the Copake Economic Development Advisory Committee, is holding this event as an opportunity to bring a wide swath of community members to the area and introduce them to the Town, the park, and promote our local businesses. It also provides a community-building social activity to be enjoyed by players, their friends & family, and the entire community. Surplus funds from the event, if any, will be used to enhance Copake Memorial Park.

The tournament will be held in a single day, on Saturday, May 31, 2025, with a rain date of Sunday, June 1st, in the Copake Memorial Park (with a back-up, indoor location at Taconic Hills Central School gymnasium if rain on Sunday). The tournament will feature 32 two-person teams in round robin competition culminating in a final championship contest. Last year PICKLEMANIA attracted over 100 people from all over Columbia & Berkshire Counties and Connecticut to Copake Park.

We plan to promote local Copake businesses who support the event. Aloha Tacos will provide lunch, drinks and desserts for purchase.

Our Sponsorship Package

We limit our event to 12 sponsors. The sponsorship package is priced at $500 each ($450 for returning sponsors who re-use their banner from last year).

Your sponsor package includes:

• One 2’ x 6’ vinyl display banner featuring your company name & or logo prominently hung on the pickleball court dividers immediately next to play.

• Your company logo printed on our custom Copake PICKLEMANIA event t-shirts which are distributed free to players and volunteers.

• Tribute mention of sponsors by name over our PA system three times during the day’s competition.

Copake PICKLEMANIA 2025 will be marketed extensively, including:

• USA Pickleball Ambassador Jayne McLaughlin’s email list for Hudson Valley players,

• Email lists from regional player groups that include Copake, Hillsdale, Chatham, Pittsfield and Great Barrington, plus the Bousquet (Pittsfield) player group, and Berkshire South Berkshire Mountain Pickleball organization.

• Promotion will also include online apps Team Reach, Sign-Up Genius and Pickleplay, plus player newsletters, posted flyers, and social media.

• Announcements in local publications including the Copake Connection, IMBY, The Berkshire Edge, the Columbia Paper, Millerton News, and Lakeville Journal.