Jason Barry Team’s third annual Pickleball Tournament raises more than $85,000

The Jason Barry Team, in partnership with the James Blake Foundation, hosted its third annual Pickleball Tournament and Pre-Pickleball Launch Event at the Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club, raising more than $85,000 to advance cancer research focused on early detection and innovative therapies. The two-day fundraiser brought together sponsors, players, donors, and community members for spirited competition, camaraderie, and philanthropy. Festivities began with a kickoff event featuring bites from Pamplemousse Grille and wines from Meritage Wine Market, followed by a full day of pickleball benefiting the foundation’s mission. Additional sponsors including Drink Weird, Stretch*d Encinitas, Get2Eleven, Smart Fit Method Rancho Santa Fe, David Wick, Richard Doan, Bill Berg, Howard Blum, and Ron and Alexis Fowler helped make the event a resounding success, surpassing its fundraising goals in support of lifesaving cancer research.