Life Lessons from Pickleball™
Life Lessons from Pickleball™
Shelley Maurer and Sher Emerick
E98: Susan Swern: Pickleball for Good and Operation PaddleLift
39 minutes Posted Mar 10, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Welcome And Book Announcement
Introducing Susan “Dinker Bell” Swern
Discovering Pickleball And Falling In Love
A Father’s Legacy And Joy At 100
Creating The Dinker Bell Persona
Why Start Pickleball For Good Fund
Grants That Change Lives: Project Flex
What Is Operation Paddle Lift
East Africa Journey And Gear Delivery
Schools Mobilize And Early Momentum
Building Sustainable Local Programs
Greening The Sport And Paddle Drives
Life Lessons: Purpose, Age, And Legacy
How To Support And Closing
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How can pickleball become a force for global good, community connection, and life-changing opportunity? In this episode, Susan “Dinker Bell” Swern shares her remarkable pickleball journey, from first discovering the game after years of tennis to founding the Pickleball for Good Fund, a nonprofit built on the belief that pickleball can create social impact far beyond the court. Susan talks about how the sport became more than a passion and turned into a calling, leading her to launch initiativ...