Dear friends and colleagues,

On behalf of the University of California San Diego, Bossier Parish Community College, and The Cure Starts Now, we cordially invite you to the Sixth Annual Just Keep Swimming Virtual Charity Debates. This event will be held on September 13^th, 2026, via Forensicstournament.net and Yaatly.

This competition will be a unique experience and will be strictly for charity. We will feature 4 preliminary rounds and up to 3 out rounds. This will model the TIPDA format but allow debaters who fall into the professional category of IPDA eligibility to participate. Teams do not have to be made up of participants from the same program; in fact, we are encouraging teams to be made up of members from around the country, past and present. The JKS Charity tournament will feature unique opportunities that will allow us to raise more money for a worthwhile cause while making the tournament more fun for its participants; details are in the invite below. This event will not be a sanctioned tournament. Further information on the tournament is detailed below. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime. We will offer a variety of in-tournament opportunities, such as bounty rounds, special preparation help, and tag in a ringer, for extra donations (see details below)

Please note that this tournament is meant to be fun and not taken seriously. We hope that all participants will enjoy the camaraderie and collegiality while working towards raising funds to help our dear friend.

Sincerely,

AJ Edwards

Director of Speech and Debate UCSD

Aedwardsjr@ucsd.edu