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Struggling Bayside Country Club Opens Pickleball Court For Non-Members
"We're still accepting members, reduced our prices, and we're trying to get people to come," a volunteer at the country club said.
BAYSIDE, QUEENS —The struggling Bay Terrace Country Club recently opened its new pickleball court for members and non-members of the club this summer, with plans to build a second court in the works.
The country club located at 217-14 24th Ave. opened for the season on Memorial Day and plans to have its pool and pickleball court open through September. The club will now accept pickleball players without membership in an effort to increase income.
"We've struggled since Covid because we never got any grants," Maureen Ann Kirk-Hilsdorf, a volunteer at the country club said. "We're still accepting members, reduced our prices, and we're trying to get people to come."
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Kirk-Hilsdorf said the country club will add a second court if the existing pickleball court takes off.
Adults can sign up for a July and August package at $1,000. The price is $500 for August memberships.
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