Category: Community

Little League® Teams Up with New York Life to Recognize 2025 Community Heroes of the Year

Little League® International and New York Life have once again teamed up to honor the 2025 Little League Community Heroes of the Year. This recognition program is a year-long celebration […]

An Inside Look into Lower Merion (Pa.) Little League

Lower Merion (Pa.) Little League has experienced a 134% increase in registration numbers between the 2018 season and 2024, reversing a decline of 27% from 2013-2017. In a boundary area […]

Community Steps Up to the Plate, Saves Little League® Program in California

After more than six decades of Little Leaguers® running out onto the diamond, Calistoga (Calif.) Little League was prepared to shut its doors at the end of the 2024 season. […]

Checking In with Previous Carl E. Stotz Little League® Community of the Year Award Winners

The Carl E. Stotz Little League® Community of the Year Award recognizes leagues that go above and beyond to ingrain itself as a core pillar of its community while offering […]

Florida Volunteers Help Rebuild Local Little League® Program After Back-to-Back Hurricanes

  After Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck St. Petersburg, Florida, in late 2024, local communities across the state were reeling from the damage left behind. However, volunteers like Dondi and […]

Michigan Volunteer Helps Bring the Little League® Challenger Division to the Spotlight

  More than 15 years ago, Kallie Griffin-Pena’s mom mailed her a copy of a newspaper article promoting an upcoming Little League Challenger Division® Jamboree event in Paw Paw, Michigan. […]

Little Leaguer® in Maine Gives Back to Community Through Series of Fundraisers

  At seven years old, Dorian Pillsbury was swinging a baseball bat, playing catch with his friends, dreaming of being a professional athlete, and picking his first of many causes […]

An Inside Look at The Leagues of La Grange, Illinois

Community is such an integral piece of the Little League® program and it plays a pivotal role in bringing kids and families together all around the world each year. Just outside […]

North Reading (Mass.) LL Summer Baseball Tournament Highlights 2024 Jimmy Fund Little League® Season

On a warm summer day, five-year-old Patrick Cady was sitting on the edge of his seat alongside the North Reading (Mass.) Little League (NRLL) baseball diamond, enchanted by the exciting […]

Little Leaguer® Raises More than $15,000 in Toy Donations for Sick and Underprivileged Children

Five years ago, Emma Vulpi was watching YouTube videos when she came across a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital advertisement. While her video quickly resumed and her night went on […]