Kankakee CEO alum James Bretzlaff is spending part of his summer applying what he learned in CEO to help his community. He’s volunteering his time to help plan the first charity pickleball tournament in his community that is raising funds for Alzheimer’s research.

When asked about his involvement, James shared, “CEO taught me the organizational skills needed to run an event and showed me the importance of supporting your community,” and added that is for a cause that has touched his family personally.

The tournament is taking place today and tomorrow, July 13-14, at Beckman Park in Kankakee if you want to watch and support!