![woman in shorts and pink t-shirt with Duke written on it leans back on the green court; holding up her racquet to hit the ball](/sites/default/files/styles/sidebar_image_986/public/Events_AkikoChibaPickleball2023PickleForPink_2.jpg?itok=lRQ4SSnG)
Pickle for Pink Pickleball Tournament & Silent Auction Raises More than $40K
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![Eight men and women in athleticwear, most holding pickleball paddles, pose outside in front of a black grated court. A Pickle for Pink sign hangs above with a list of event sponsors.](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image_xl/public/Event_2023PickleballGroupPhotoRosenberger.jpg?itok=Z4bJpB3U)
![two women in scrubs pose with medals around their necks in front of a wood and glass door with a pink ribbon sticker that says "Hope, Never give up."](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image_xl/public/Event_PickleballThirrdPlaceWinners.jpg?itok=nLiL017q)
Duke Cancer Institute's "Pickle for Pink" pickleball tournament (Oct. 21-22) and silent auction (Oct. 1-15) raised more than $40K to benefit Duke Breast Surgery and the Duke Breast Oncology Program. Multiple items were available for auction, including pickleball paddles and gear and two tickets to the P!nk concert in Charlotte, NC.
"Thank you to our phenomenal breast surgery team and Duke Surgical Oncology for coming out in full force to support the inaugural Pickle for Pink event! See you back on the courts next year!" said Maggie DiNome, MD, chief of breast surgery, DCI, professor of Surgery, and the driving force behind the event, in a Tweet. "And thanks to Joey who came out post-call, and to our awesome APP’s Sophie, Sam, and Jackie for coming out on the weekend!"
DiNome also gave "a huge thank you" to the event sponsors Novartis, Wicked Weed Beer, Seagen, Hologic, Gilead Sciences, Edward Young Lee, and Jackie Ray. "P4P would not have been a success without your support!"
(The event was also slated to include an exhibition game on October 20, but the game was rained out.)
![Six women in athleticwear pose in front of a black grated court under a "Pickle for Pink" event poster that includes a list of sponsors](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image_xl/public/Event_2023PickleballBreastTeam.jpeg?itok=QWGgJosg)
![Four men in athleticwear and one woman in the middle pose indoors with a wooden wall and lighted window behind them.](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image_xl/public/Event_2023PickleballProswithMaggieDinome.jpeg?itok=pVgYBmU2)
![one woman in a Duke tank top and shorts with her arm around a woman in a pink t-shirt and shorts, both holding pickleball raquets in front of a court](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image_xl/public/Event_RosenbergChibaPickleForPink.jpg?itok=0dZLSf2G)
![Two women dressed in pink stand under a "Pickle for Pink Sign" where the sponsors names and logos are written.](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image_xl/public/Event_DCIPickleballplayersandsignsponsors%202.jpg?itok=hlCEoU-V)
![five people in t-shirts, shorts, and sneakers sit in a line on folding chairs with a court in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image_xl/public/Event_2023PickleballScene_2.jpg?itok=jBZGRPn0)