ace the stigma
Mental Health Stigma Has Met Its Match
Our mission is to defeat the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide prevention. Ace the Stigma's goal is to raise funding for programs to increase awareness and provide education and outreach/treatment programs for individuals struggling with this disease.
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The Latest from ATS
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2026 JAX Tennis & Pickleball Event
June 11-12, 2026
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2026 CLT Tennis Memorial Event - New Format and Venues
June 19-20, 2026
📣 Registration IS OPEN! Closes June 5, 2026. 📣
Recognized by the North Carolina Tennis Association as its 2024 Charity Tennis Tournament of the Year! -
$5,520 Raised for ace the stigma at the 2025 charlotte invitational
Thank you to the Charlotte Sports Foundation for featuring ATS, and to The Charlotte Observer for sponsoring ATS’s "Dollars For Aces" Campaign at the 2025 Charlotte Invitational.
Finding Your Frequency with the Ace The Stigma Foundation
Posted on May 19, 2026, in Finding Your Frequency
On Finding Your Frequency, host Morgan Allen sits down with Ace The Stigma Foundation President Mike Reiney, Vice President Bill Sharp, and Jacksonville event co-chair Christine Fairman. After Mike's brother died by suicide, the family founded Ace The Stigma to defeat the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide — raising funds through tennis and pickleball events to support awareness, education, and outreach programs for those who are struggling. They share the foundation's story, its partnership with peer-led nonprofit Here Tomorrow, and the upcoming Jacksonville tournament. Watch The Full Episode →
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In Memory of Chuck Reiney
Ace the Stigma was founded in 2023 in memory of Chuck Reiney, who died by suicide at the age of 53. He was a husband, father, sibling, avid tennis player, and former president of the Olde Providence Tennis Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Ace The Stigma will focus on raising money, providing support, and bringing people together to help those suffering from mental illness. Please join us as we ACE THE STIGMA!