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A volunteer is any individual who is contributing time in support of the local league or district without receiving any form of compensation.
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JAMES BECKUM FROM MILWAUKEE, WIS., NAMED 2015 HOWARD AND GAIL PASTER LITTLE LEAGUE® URBAN INITIATIVE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
James Beckum did not have a background in youth sports, but he knew baseball. In the early 1960s, there were few recreational opportunities for the children of Milwaukee’s inner city.…
JOHN M. MURTIN FROM BARNESVILLE, PA., NAMED 2015 LITTLE LEAGUE® VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
A lot can change over half a century. In 51 years, Pennsylvania’s Mahanoy City Little League has experienced plenty of changes, but the one constant has been 2015 Little League®…
LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL MOURNS THE PASSING OF WESTERN REGION VOLUNTEER SYLVIA SANDERS
Little League® International remembers Sylvia Sanders; a long-time volunteer at the Little League Baseball® Western Region Tournaments in San Bernardino, Calif. She was 80. Mrs. Sanders of North Hills, Calif.,…
LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL REMEMBERS COLES LITTLE LEAGUE VOLUNTEERS YVONNE AND EMILY SELKE
Little League® International mourns the deaths of Cole Little League volunteers Yvonne and Emily Selke. Mrs. Selke and her daughter from Prince William County, Va., along with 148 others passengers…
J.D. Palatine (JDP) Batch and Manual Upload FAQs
The process works for a league that is still using the paper form of the Little League Official Volunteer Application. This process is not recommended because of the sensitivity of…
Important Updates to the Little League® Child Protection Program for the 2025 Season
The safety and well-being of all participants remains the utmost priority for everyone at Little League® International and as local leagues and families gear up for the 2025 season, we…
Little League Abuse Awareness Training FAQs
All volunteers completing a background check must also complete Abuse Awareness Training annually. Little League® has developed its own training, which will be the course required for volunteers to complete.…
Community Heroes of the Year
Starting in 2022, Little League International changed the structure of its volunteer award recognition program. Under the new structure, the previous volunteer recognition awards (including Volunteer, Softball Volunteer, Howard and…
Awards Program
Following two years of suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Little League® Awards Program returned for the 2022 season with an updated, modernized structure to honor its dedicated volunteers.…
JDP/Sports Connect Integration FAQ’s
About the Integration Sports Connect (formerly Blue Sombrero), the Official League Technology provider of Little League® Baseball and Softball, and J.D. Palatine (JDP), Little League’s Official Background Check Provider, have…