Getting your kids involved in the community

Raider - one major organization that usually needs help throughout the year is Habitat for Humanity.

Best of luck to you and your kids.

Raider

Get them involved in the local LL-- as coaches, umpires etc

My son's team is involved year-round with a local accociation to help mentally challenged children. Once a week either after school or on a saturday during off-season they go to the groups facility and read to the kids and play with them for a couple of hours. They also have holiday parties and special events for these kids. During Christmas they visit the local childrens hospital and give out gifts dressed like elves. The biys seem to really enjoy the interactions.

nybb13

you can that one step further--we used to hold a one day event with those kids where they played the game with our local kids helping out

We did something this year that was great. We had a free baseball camp for all the kids in the area. Our players worked the camp along with the HS coaches. We played games and gave out prizes to kids for hustle etc. Also we sponsered a need needy family and gave them a Thanksgiving dinner. All the kids brought can foods and we all pitched in to buy a turkey and a ham. Just some thoughts. We held the camp for a week from 5-8pm during the summer so the parents could bring them and pick them up. Our players had a ball working with the kids. We had it for 6 year olds to 13 year olds. I think its great that you want to do this. TR had a great idea about having them work with the local LL. We visited the Ronald McDonald House last year and it was very moving. Good Luck

Special Olympics!!! It will change the player's lives!

we host the state special olympics here at school but we are always in oak ridge playing in a tournament that day.
thanks for all the ideas - all good ones - anymore would be appreciated. we always tell our kids that our program is about more than baseball.