Forestville Little League

January 17th. Will be our yearly registration breakfast. This will be held at the Giammati Center on Mix St. in Bristol. The time is 7am-12 noon. Breakfast is $5.00 for ages 12 & up. $3.00 for agaes under 12.

Mark this date on your calender. April 3rd 2009

we will be having a PASTA DINNER at the Elks club on South St. in Bristol. Kids 12 and under $7 all others $9.

We will have great raffle prizes also to help keep the registration cost as low as we can. Bring the family and lets start the 2009 season off great.

FLL is looking for sponsorships for our teams for the 2009 season. If this is something you may be interested in or to learn more about this, please contact Eric Beebe @ 416-7354

Every year we have our annual fundraiser. This year will be no different. But this year we ABSOLUTELY NEED 100% PARTICIPATION FROM ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS INVOLVED. Losing the 3 softball teams and 2 senior teams greatly reduces our expected registration income Last year only 70% of the families took part in the sale of raffle tickets. What the other 30% don't realize is without that income, prices next year will go up $50 per child for every league and we won't bother to have a fundraiser. Our board of directors was one vote away from making that extra $50 fee a reality for the 08 season. Lets not make it a reality for the 09 season. Any one that may have any new ideas that might help our league to generate more income please contact our new fundraising director Eric Beebe.

All of us at Forestville Little League (board members, managers, coaches, and staff) are all parents of league children just like you. Please become an active member of our league because without your help there is no league.

LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLL

FLL is a great atmosphere for young people to "Play Ball", but it is also a $60,000 + per year to expense. That volunteers must produce to keep us on the map! Another year of exciting Ballgames brings another year of changes!

Some questions we are anticipating:

1.WHY THE FEE INCREASE?

This will be the most popular question. Majors had the largest increase due to certified umpires we will need to pay for each game. Managers and coaches will no longer be umpiring major games. We arrived at the increase by estimating umpire fees divided by number of games and then number of players on each team. If your child tries out for the majors but does not make the cut, then the $50 difference (from $110 to $60) will be refunded so that he/she can play at the minor league level. Any other increases are due to the increase in supplies needed to run the league such as equipment, lime, utility fees...ect.

2. HOW CAN I VOLUNTEER TO MANAGE OR COACH?

We need knowledgeable managers and coaches for all divisions. Consider being an active part of your child's baseball experience. If you are interested, please send a letter of intent which entails, Name, Address, Phone, Division of interest and any information regarding previous coaching experiance Also you need to fill out a volunteer app form.

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