2009 West Norriton Little League Season-in-Review

West Norriton Little League (WNLL) conducted its 58^th season of Little League baseball this past spring and, before you know it, 2010 will be knocking at the door. So please take a look at some of this year's on-field highlights before looking ahead to next year:

• 234 players participated in seven divisions of play.
• 155 of those players were 10 and under and will form the foundation of WNLL’s future.
• The Minor League's Cubs won the WNLL championship and defeated East Norriton Little League’s champ to bring home the Norriton Cup.
• The Junior Leaguers finished the regular season 12-0 in Interleague play in the Southeastern Montco Junior League.
• WNLL's Senior League Red Team won the District 22 regular season championship.

Please contact WNLL’s Player Agent, John Wineburg, at jvw0506@yahoo.com with registration questions and visit WNLL.com frequently for complete league information, including how to become a valuable, treasured volunteer.

Congratulations are in order for the newly elected and confirmed 2010 West Norriton Little League Board of Directors.  At WNLL’s Open Meeting on September 23, these men and women volunteered to serve West Norriton’s children in hopes of continuing the legacy of excellence that WNLL has worked to establish over the past 55+ years.  Please drop them a line or give them a pat on the back when you see them around town to thank them for their volunteerism and all they do to make WNLL great for our children!

Please also keep in mind that WNLL has many needs for non-Board volunteers who can help in auxiliary capacities such as groundskeeping, concessions, photography, announcing, umpiring, etc.  Should you desire to help or know someone who’d help in a more limited role, please please contact NEW WNLL President Ron Rinker.

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The best-kept secret in West Norriton is that eScrip is giving away money and, beyond your initial registration in the program, you can help without doing a thing!  PLEASE take a few minutes now to register.

The eScrip program is a fundraising program for schools and organizations that directly support the education of youth.  WNLL is eligible to receive contributions from eScrip through purchases made at Genuardi’s and other merchants.  eScrip is an excellent form of fundraising where participating business partners contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases to an organization of your choice.  I am hoping that you will be willing to register and choose West Norriton Little League to benefit.

Here’s How it Works:

• You register your Genuardi’s Club card (available for FREE at any Genuardi’s), or any debit or credit cards for use in the eScrip program.
• Genuardi’s – and other participating merchants – will make contributions to WNLL based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.
• Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on your child’s behalf!
• You can select and print coupons for use at Genuardi’s for savings to you!
• Grandparents, extended family and friends can also easily participate!

There are 6 easy steps to register as a supporter with eScrip.  The first step is for you to identify West Norriton Little League as the organization you would like to support. Once at the Supporter registration page, (Step #1). Select the “Group Name” radio button and type “West Norriton Little League” in the Search box.  Click the Search button.  The following will appear:

Click on “West Norriton Little League” then click "NEXT" on the following screen to follow steps 2 through 6 to complete your registration.  Then just shop as you normally would.  It’s that easy!

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the children for whom all of WNLL works so diligently, THANK YOU for your help in supporting the league through the eScrip program.  If you have any questions or would like to discuss this program further, please don’t hesitate to contact me. 

Mark T. Santoleri

WNLL Fundraising Director

1040 Brassington Drive

571-205-8067 È

610-831-1315 7

Have you ever been shivering at a WNLL game on a chilly April night thinking "I sure wish I had a WNLL sweatshirt right now"?  Or sitting at an away game pining for a WNLL hat or t-shirt to show your colors??  Well, there's an opportunity for WNLL to make that merchandise available for purchase if there's actually a demand for such products.  Please let the Board of Directors know whether it'd be a worthwhile project to pursue by responding to the survey below and checking anything that might draw your interest.  If you're perfectly happy on the sidelines in your own darn clothes, that's fine, too.  Just check the box next to "NOTHING".

The results are in!  73% of respondents said they'd be interested in hooded sweatshirts and t-shirts.  From there, interest was sprayed all across the board:

• 27% wanted headwear (hats, knit caps, headbands, etc.) & sport shirts;
• 20% wanted crewneck sweatshirts and branded apparel (i.e. Champion®, adidas ®, etc.);
• 13% wanted shorts/sweatpants; and, last but not least,
• 7% wanted women's T's & tank tops, WNLL accessories, outerwear and golf apparel.

Fortunately, WNLL's partner - Prep Sportswear - can deliver ALL of these items and many, many more!

There are no minimum orders, you can personalize each order with name, number and/or year and most orders ship within 72 hours.  So check out the WNLL Team Store now - and happy shopping, WNLL!!