At its January annual gala, the pickleball club awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award to Frank Reynolds, who became a member of the club in 2014 when he and his wife Anna moved to Rossmoor. He made many major contributions over the past 12 years which has helped guide the club to where it is today. 

 

As he learned the sport and as his skills improved, Reynolds recognized if there was an organized training class for beginners who wanted to learn the sport of pickleball, it would benefit both the club and interested residents. With the blessing of the board, he developed the Orientation Clinic for new members who had never played pickleball. The first clinic became a reality in 2015. Since that time, close to 1000 residents have taken part in those clinics. 

 

Soon after he started the Orientation clinics, Reynolds started the Mentor program and continues to serve as a member of the Training Committee that works to unify and update training techniques for all levels. 

 

In 2015, Reynolds contributed to the development of the white paper which chronicled the need for a pickleball facility in Rossmoor. For years, he attended all the GRF and now RWC meetings that had anything to do with obtaining approval for a facility and now serves as chair of the committee overseeing the building of the new pickleball facility. 

 

Reynolds also served as Vice president and then President of the club from June of 2021 through Dec of 2023. 

 

His wife Anna describes him as a good family man and that he enjoys spending time with all his family who admire him. He speaks often with his son who lives in Oklahoma and talks to his daughter in San Diego every day.