MELINDA'S IDEA: Meaningful Travel Through Pickleball Adventures

+ What is your name?

Melinda Alcosser

+ Are you submitting as a team or as an individual?

Individual submission

+ Where are you located?

The United States

+ In one sentence, tell us about your idea.

With Heart Travel and Carpe Dink'em Pickleball intends to create personalized travel experiences that connect travelers to those in destination in meaningful ways through "giving exchange" to build friendships and break down barriers.

+ Describe your ideal collaborative partner or partners.

Investors, individuals, organizations who want to join me in building this framework. Any type of travel can include With Heart experiences that allow for conscious travel, forming real connections that create friendships, break down barriers, and build the Beloved Community.

+ What is the most immediate or most pressing challenge you're facing right now?

I have LOTS of ideas and work best in collaboration - looking for a team to share in the long term vision and set in place a plan to make it happen.

+ What is it about your idea that makes you feel good?

My vision is ultimately to allow the power of travel and Pickleball to serve as a vehicle toward creating the peaceful community. Travel is a way to see the world, learn, have new experiences. Pickleball is a sport where people “play” together! Combining both elements marries “play” with broadened perspective, forming greater trust and understanding between people.

+ What makes your idea innovative? Why has no one ever done it before?

This idea builds upon experiences that connect people through shared activity and being open to learning about one another in a unique setting.

+ Who will benefit the most from your idea?

All persons will benefit through meaningful travel experiences and Pickleball activities that build community and foster connections.

+ At Sigmund, we are interested in ideas at the intersection of People, Planet, and Profit. How does your idea support these three categories?

There is heart in the "giving exchange" of what Carpe Dink’em Pickleball Vacations With Heart include: cultural exchange, service-learning, and experiential travel, alongside some awesome Pickleball!

+ Ideally, when would you launch this idea?

I've already launched my idea.

+ Indicate which UN goals your idea relates to?

• Partnerships to achieve the Goal

• Good Health and Well-being

• Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

+ Your website URL

IN PROCESS

+ Your Video URL

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