“Pitch In For Baseball” to Assist Little Leagues in Need – And You Can Help
In
recent years, hundreds of thousands of families along the Gulf Coast of
the U.S. were devastated by hurricanes. Little League International,
in conjunction with Pitch In For Baseball™, is now asking for help
from local Little Leagues.Pitch In For Baseball is a non-profit charity providing assistance for
Little League families impacted by the disaster. The organization is
collecting new and gently used youth baseball and softball equipment,
which will be sorted and redistributed to underserved or recently
devastated chartered local Little League programs.
How you can help:
Pitch In For Baseball is collecting new or gently used youth baseball
and softball gloves, catcher’s gear, and bats. New youth batting
helmets and baseballs also are needed. Pitch In For Baseball defines a
“gently used” item as one that does not need repair in order to be
used. It is an item the donor would feel comfortable giving to a
family member, friend or neighbor as a hand-me-down. The donor of the
equipment will be responsible for the cost of shipping donated
equipment to Pitch In For Baseball. Donations of equipment should be
sent to:
Pitch In For Baseball 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue Fort Washington, PA 19034
Pitch In For Baseball also is accepting financial contributions to
help offset the costs of shipping these items to recipient
communities/leagues. A good rule of thumb is that they will need at
least $1 for every item donated.
Contributions are fully tax deductible and can be included with the
equipment donations, or made directly through the Pitch In For
Baseball website at
http://www.pitchinforbaseball.org. If you are making
monetary contributions by check, please make it out to “Pitch In For
Baseball.” Credit card contributions can also be made directly and
securely through the Pitch In For Baseball website using PayPal.
Please make sure to include your name and address with any
contribution so that Pitch In For Baseball can give you the
documentation you will need in order to claim a tax deduction. Pitch
In For Baseball is a 501 (c) (3) charity and donations are tax
deductible to the fullest extent permitted by U.S. tax laws and
regulations.
Please feel free to forward a link to this page to families within
your Little League program so that they can participate as well in
this worthy effort.
Any questions about the program should be directed to Pitch In For
Baseball’s Executive Director, David Rhode. David can be reached at
drhode@pitchinforbaseball.org.
For more information contact Little League International
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