PITCH IN FOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL

PITCH IN FOR BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REMOVES EQUIPMENT AS A BARRIER TO PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT BY INCREASING ACCESS TO THE GAME FORUNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. OVER THE PAST 19 YEARS, PITCH IN FOR BASEBALL & SOFTBALL HAS DONATED MORE THAN $30 MILLION WORTH OF EQUIPMENT TO HELPNEARLY 2 MILLION CHILDREN PLAY BALL.SINCE 2005, PIFBS HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO ENSURING CHILDREN LIVING UNDER A VARIETY OF DIFF ERENT CIRCUMSTANCES ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THE GAME. PRIORITIZING THOSE MOST INNEED, PIFBS ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH FOUR CORE STRATEGIES: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL EQUIPMENT GRANTS THESE GRANTS ARE A BLEND OF NEW AND USED EQUIPMENT AND DESIGNED TO HELP LEAGUES, TEAMS, AND COMMUNITYORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE RECEIVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO PLAY BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL. SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2008, OUR SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM HELPS SCHOOLS/DISTRICTS STRETCH LIMITED BUDGETS, REDUCE PARTICIPATION FEES, AND SHIFT FUNDSTO OTHER AREAS, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION. PIFBS DELIVERS FORMAL SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS IN PHILADELPHIA, NORTHERN KENTUCKY, AND MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL AS WELL ASDOZENS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND ABROAD. ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 70% OF STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR GRADES AND/OR ATTENDANCE DURING THE SEASON. DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM IN TIMES OF TRAGEDY, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL CAN HELP RESTORE A SENSE OF NORMALCY FOR CHILDREN AMIDST THE CHAOS. PIFBS HAS HELPED REBUILDENTIRE LEAGUES SO THAT THOUSANDS OF KIDS CAN START THEIR SEASONS ON TIME. PIFBS HAS ASSISTED WITH RELIEF EFF ORTS ON THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY SHORELINE FOLLOWINGHURRICANE SANDY; JOPLIN, MO; THE GULF COAST REGION; JAPAN; HOUSTON; PUERTO RICO; AND MORE. TARGETED PROGRAMS PIFBS RECEIVES FUNDING FROM PARTNERS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING IN COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST. PIFBS MANAGES ALLCOMPONENTS INCLUDING IDENTIFYING GROUPS IN NEED OF EQUIPMENT WHEN APPROPRIATE, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AND MEASURING IMPACT BASED ON PARTNERS' CHARITABLEINTERESTS. SOME CURRENT PARTNERS INCLUDE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, LITTLE LEAGUE, THE MLB/MLBPA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, AND WILSON SPORTING GOODS.EACH EQUIPMENT RECIPIENT COMPLETES A REPORT DETAILING THE IMPACT OF THE DONATION ON THE PROGRAM AND PARTICIPANTS.IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMS, PIFBS ALSO HAS A VERY ACTIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF NEARLY 100 CHILDREN WHO CHOOSE US AS THEIR CHARITABLE PARTNERFOR YOUTH SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS, WHETHER FOR SCHOOL SERVICE LEARNING, BAR/BAT MITZVAHS, EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS, OR SIMPLY SUPPORTING OTHERS PLAY THE GAME WE LOVE.ABOUT 60% OF THE EQUIPMENT PIFBS HAS AVAILABLE TO DISTRIBUTE COMES FROM THE EFF ORTS OF MOTIVATED CARING KIDS WHO RUN EQUIPMENT COLLECTIONS AND FUNDRAISE ON PIFBS' BEHALF.