Serve Up Hope, CN Guidance’s 3rd annual charity pickleball tournament, is Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 2:00 to 6:00 PM at SPORTIME Pickleball Harbor Island in Port Washington, on Long Island’s North Shore. You can enter the intermediate doubles tournament or just come for open play at any level. Proceeds fund CN Guidance & Counseling’s mental health and substance use services. Last year’s event sold out.
Serve Up Hope at a glance
- Date: Sat Nov 7, 2026, 2:00–6:00 PM
- Venue: SPORTIME Pickleball Harbor Island, 100 Harbor Rd, Port Washington, NY 11050
- Tournament: 3.0–3.5 intermediate round-robin doubles, then a medal round
- Open play: Beginner, intermediate and advanced
- Cost: $75 for the tournament or open play; $25 for youth 15 and under. Includes a t-shirt and snacks.
- Register: Registration on GiveSmart · CN Guidance event page
- Contact: Carin Theobald, ctheobald@centralnassau.org
Details as listed by CN Guidance on October 31, 2026.
Schedule
- 2:00 PM: Registration and welcome from CN Guidance’s CEO
- 2:30 PM: Tournament and open play start, plus raffles and a 50/50
- 5:30 PM: Awards
Tournament or open play?
Pick the tournament if you play at roughly a 3.0–3.5 level and want competitive round-robin doubles with a medal round. Pick open play if you’re newer, stronger than 3.5, or just want to rotate in for fun games; it’s split into beginner, intermediate and advanced. Both cost the same, and youth 15 and under pay $25. When we checked on October 31, the registration page showed 77 tournament spots and 65 open-play spots left.
More pickleball on Long Island and nearby
Sportime runs other Long Island pickleball sites, including Sportime Hempstead Lake. Another charity event, Pickleball 4 SCOPE in Westbury, follows on November 14. For more places to play, see our New York metro guide, the indoor winter list for NYC and our court finder.
FAQ
Who runs Serve Up Hope? CN Guidance (Central Nassau Guidance & Counseling), a Long Island nonprofit providing mental health and substance use services.
Can beginners come? Yes. Open play includes a beginner group. The tournament is for 3.0–3.5 players.
What’s included? A t-shirt and snacks, plus raffles and a 50/50 during the event.
Header photo is a stand-in, not the venue. Photo: Mason Tuttle / Pexels. Event details checked on the organizers’ own pages on October 31, 2026; confirm on the registration page before you go.
