Dear Parents,

You arrive at the complex for your scheduled game, the field is groomed and lined, the grass is cut, the snack bar is well stocked and open for business, sponsors signs are posted, the players and coaches are well organized and in uniforms, by magic right? Well not exactly, only the hard work of your neighbors that sometimes seem like magicians. The approach of the board is to try and involve as many people as possible without overburdening anyone. If you can come out even for an occasional day or two we all benefit. It is fun because you are out with other folks that are also helping. You will make new friends and feel like you are part of something bigger than yourself. Pennsville has been blessed with an incredible Little League Complex. Look at some of the other complexes in our district and you will realize how fortunate we are to have 7 fields. We host softball tournaments every year because of our capacity. But we need help!

There are a few things to report on prior to opening day.  The PVLL Board of Directors have approved a league wide redraft.  This really doesn't affect Minor divisions or below, because you were doing a redraft every year anyway.  This is basically for Major's and above on both side's of the ball.  What is involved this year, every child will have to make at least one tryout.  The managers will be in place, and only their children and ONE coach's child will be placed on that same team.  Everyone else is placed in the redrafting pool.  I know that there will be growing pains, but for the greater benefit of all of our children, this will make for a better season.  This is something that will probably be done on a yearly basis.

 Along with your signup fee, there will be a concession stand contract fee.  What does this involve?  When you sign up your children, you will be asked to write a seperate check, PER CHILD, in the amount of $50 to the PVLL.  This check needs to be postdated for 4/4/09.  Your checks will then be placed in a locked safe.  They will be attached to your child's roster.  PVLL will assign stand coverage-League wide for every team.  When you fulfill your stand coverage,your check will then be returned to you.  You will be asked to sign a sheet stating that you were there.  If for some reason, you did not work your scheduled shift or get it covered, PVLL will cash your check and utilize it to offset the cost of possibly hiring teenagers to cover.  I know that this seems like a lot for you, but PVLL relies on our snack shack to keep our signup rates low, and allows us to put money back into our facility for improvements. 

 

Call on any board member and tell them you'd like to help out. We won't burden you with great responsibilities unless you ask for them. We have fun because we are all working to help each others kids’, which is what makes Pennsville a Great Place to Live! So give a little and live a lot!!! ........and remember to support our sponsors.

Be safe, have fun and have a Great 2009 Season!

Keith Lamb, President
Pennsville Little League
PO. Box 129
Pennsville, New Jersey 08070
e-mail: pvllpres@verizon.net
Phone: 856-678-5531

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

"Don't ever question the value of volunteers. Noah's Ark was built by volunteers; the Titanic was built by professionals."- Dave Gynn, Coleman Professional Services, Ohio, USA.

"In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been established that it can, duplication is inevitable." — Helen Gahagan Douglas, U.S. representative (1900-1980).

Points to Ponder for the Off Season
"A man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child."
             ----- Sparky Anderson -----

"Baseball is a children's game that adults mostly screw up."
             ----- Bob Lemon -----

"Sports do not build character....They reveal it."
            ----Heywood Broun, journalist----

TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT & VOLUNTEER

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The 2009 Sign Up fees have been set.  They are as follows:

$60 for your 1st child
$40 for your 2nd child
$30 each for any remaining children

Along with these fees there is a new Concession stand contract fee.

Well, when you sign up your children, you will be asked to write a seperate check, PER CHILD, in the amount of $50 to the PVLL.  This check needs to be postdated for 4/4/09.  Your checks will then be placed in a locked safe.  They will be attached to your child's roster.  PVLL will assign stand coverage-League wide for every team.  When your stand duty is completed by you or a stand in (someone you trust and over the age of 16), your check will then be returned to you after the scheduled shift.  You will be asked to sign a sheet stating that you were there.  If for some reason, you did not work your scheduled shift or get it covered, PVLL will cash your check and utilize it to offset the cost of possibly hiring teenagers to cover.  I know that this seems like a lot for you, but PVLL relies on our snack shack to keep our signup rates low, and allows us to put money back into our facility for improvements. 

The sign up dates for our 2009 season are as follows:

 Friday - January 9th, 2009 from 5:30 - 8 PM.

Saturday January 10th, 2009 from 10 AM - 2 PM.

Sunday January 11th, 2009 from 10 AM - 2 PM.

Friday January 16th, 2009 from 5:30 - 8 PM.

Saturday January 17th, 2009 from 10 AM - 2 PM.

Sunday January 18th, 2009 from 10 AM - 2 PM.

After those dates, late fees will be added onto all new sign ups.  The late sign up dates will be January 21st, January 28th, February 4th, February 11th, February 18th, February 25th, and March 4th.  There will be a $10 late fee added per child.  The times to sign up will be 6-8 PM.