The city of Cuba held a dedication ceremony on Sept. 26 for the new pickleball courts. The courts were a donation from the Chymiak Family Foundation.
Mayor Pitts Lesesne opened the ceremony by …
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The city of Cuba held a dedication ceremony on Sept. 26 for the new pickleball courts. The courts were a donation from the Chymiak Family Foundation.
Mayor Pitts Lesesne opened the ceremony by saying that the pickleball court project couldn’t have happened without the generous donation of the nets, concrete, fencing, gates, poles, rocks and other necessary items that went into creating the courts, if it weren’t for the Chymiak Family Foundation.
Lesesne gave the microphone to Cuba Parks and Recreation Board Member Dian Cooper, who recognized the generous donation on behalf of the Parks and Rec Board.
“It is our privilege to take a few moments today to recognize and sincerely thank the Chymiak Family Foundation for their incredible generosity in making our new pickleball complex possible,” Cooper said. “(Ken) Chymiak, we want you to know how much your support means to our community. The pickleball complex has been a wonderful addition to our parks and recreation system.”
She added that the courts are a great way for people of both the Cuba community and surrounding communities to be active, enjoy the outdoors and have fun.
Upon reclaiming the microphone, Lesesne said that the Chymiak name is synonymous with community involvement, spirit, pride and gifting.
“It is rare to find such a seamless blend of generosity and commitment by one family to so many different communities,” Lesesne said. “They have given us a gift that we measure, not in dollars, but in the laughter heard across the porch, the friendships forged in this Missouri heat of the match and countless hours of active living and sweat that will happen right here.”
Ken Chymiak, of the Chymiak Family Foundation, took the microphone and stated his community involvement started when he was 15 years old and Jim Cape gave him a job washing cars in Cuba. The job progressed into buying cars for Jim’s Motors when Ken was older. Eventually, the business opened a Rolla location and is now owned by Chymiak’s brother, Tim Chymiak.
Lesesne ended the ceremony with a prayer.
