Background Check Forms for All

All parents/guardians are being asked to complete the Volunteer Application Form (background check form). According to the National Little League, we must obtain a completed form and a copy of a driver’s license for anyone who has regular contact with the children. Since we are a 100% volunteer organization and all families are asked to volunteer time, for simplicity sake, we are asking that everyone complete the form. The form is available on-line at www.eteamz.com/mfll for you to complete ahead of time and bring to registration. We will also have blank forms and a copy machine on hand to make copies of ID’s. We must have at least one parent’s background check form accompany every registration form.

Cookie Dough Sale

We had such great success with our 2007 cookie dough fundraiser that we will be asking families to participate again in 2008. This year we will feature Otis Spunkmeyer Cookies from Mr. Z’s. As always, your child’s participation is voluntary, but there will be some great individual and team incentives to those who choose to participate. Please look for complete details including order forms, deadlines and prize information in your player packets. For questions regarding the cookie dough sale, please contact Sandy Budnik at 262-783-7758.

Little League Night at Miller Park

Once again MFLL will participate in Little League night at Miller Park. The scheduled date of the game is Tuesday, June 17. Tickets will be $26 or $19. Watch for a handout at registration that will allow you to pre-order your tickets and be guaranteed to sit with your team. Remember all Little Leaguers participate in a parade prior to the start of the game. For additional information, contact Jill Blawat at jill@blawat.com.

Volunteer Hours Revisited

Over the past few seasons we’ve been experimenting and evaluating what works best for families and volunteer hours. We sat down and determined how many hours it takes to run this Little League and how many families there are to help out. We concluded there are enough hours to ask families with one child to contribute 6 hours; families with two children to contribute 8 hours; families with three or more children to contribute 10 hours. We have also listened to your feedback, realizing that it is sometimes difficult to know where and when to volunteer. To help with that, we have created a new board position called Volunteer Coordinator. At registration you will find a listing of all volunteer opportunities and descriptions of them to see what will work best for you. This information will also be posted on the MFLL website. The volunteer coordinator will be your contact for more information on volunteer opportunities as well as signing you up for those opportunities. Please direct any questions you have to Heather Fieldhack, 414-526-4342 or heatherlee823@yahoo.com.