High-school students Justin Grober, left, and Matt Dankoff on Thursday. The two friends held a pickleball tournament that raised $4,100 for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children.

The organizers: Matt Dankoff and Justin Grober

The pitch: Founding Serve for Sick Kids

The cause: Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto high-school student Matt Dankoff was having a check up at the Hospital for Sick Children earlier this year when he thought about the important role it played in the city.

“I was thinking, I would love to find a way to raise money,” he recalled from his home in Toronto.

Pitching in: Raising money for charity that helps people understand the legal system and their rights

Mr. Dankoff called his friend Justin Grober and they brainstormed ideas for an event. They though

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