Face It Foundation

10/07/2026

🏓 Smashing Stigma is just over two weeks away!

Sixty people are already registered, and we would love to have 100 of us together for a great night supporting the Face It Foundation.

You do not need to be an experienced pickleball player—or even know how to play. We’ll have a friendly, low-key tournament, casual open play, and teaching pros available for beginners.

🍕 Pizza, snacks, dessert and drinks
🎁 Great door prizes
🎶 Music and fun
🏓 All skill levels welcome

📅 Saturday, October 24
📍 Pure Pickleball – Plymouth
🚪 Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
🏓 Play from 7:00–10:00 p.m.
🎟️ $75 per person

Come by yourself, bring a partner or friend, or put together a group. Register here:

Play with Purpose. Smash the Stigma. Join us for an evening of pickleball, community, and purpose. Smashing Stigma features open play, teaching for new players, and a casual tournament open to all skill levels, food, music, prizes, and more—all benefiting Face It Foundation and helping to break th...

09/25/2026

PLEASE join us for a fun evening of pickleball and pizza all for a great cause…men’s mental health!

Teaching pros on hand, so if you have never played before…this is the perfect opportunity to give it a try!

Register Today!!!!!!

09/21/2026

Hope to see you there!!!!

09/21/2026

Their efforts make the event that much better!

09/19/2026

Rob is a great addition to the POL club!

Of everything that happened at this years AATL…the most important part was presenting of this years “Point of Light” award.

The winner of this years award went to Rob Twedt. He is a man of very few words but the lives he has touched are many!

“If you see what’s wrong…and try to make it right…YOU WILL BE A POINT OF LIGHT”

Well deserved💜

09/18/2026

Something totally unexpected happened at this years Alive at the Links golf event.

Dean Shaffer…a board member for The DanO Fund….took over the microphone for a very special announcement.

Dean shared that the DanO Fund has been a proud supporter of the work that Face It does…that along with the founder, Mark Olsen, their board voted and approved a $15,000 challenge matching grant to be used on November 19th for this years Give to the Max fundraising event😳

Face it foundation would not be what it is without the continuous support from the wonderful people at the DanO Fund. Their generous support and recent years has gone directly to the expenses needed to run Face It - Northwoods Retreat Center.

09/18/2026

We couldn’t do what we do without these generous groups….

There are so many things that go into running an event like alive at the links. Takes a lot of time, a lot of effort, and a lot of people pitching in, but it wouldn’t even get off the ground if it wasn’t for our very generous sponsors!

Minnesota Masonic Charities
Nate and Lori Gardner
Bob & Kristi Ryan

Becoming Together Therapy and Wellness
BLVD Autoworks
Lakeview Bank
Dano Fund
Van Meter
API Group
Mark and Linda Wick

Blue Line Collision
LIVIN Foundation
Dan Seeler

Lifelong Wealth Advisors
Flowerama - Apple Valley

09/18/2026

Eight years and going strong….

09/18/2026

We have the best volunteers!

Another real important part of our event is our volunteers. They do everything from set up, registration, on course contests and even silent auction and raffle prize check out!

All of you deserve our most heartfelt thanks!

Wendy Peterson Dehkes
Amy Binzak-Meier
Dede Hunstad Gullickson
The girls of Flowerama - Apple
Steve Varpness
Jim Pieper
Chad Glader
Karen Ruedebusch Nichols
Kim Rahn
And others….