We are hosting a really cool and special event at Dooley when we host the Challenger game! If you’re unfamiliar, you’re not alone. Challenger is the Little League division for youth with physical and developmental disabilities. LPP is part of Little League District 7 (D7), and the D7 Challenger Team plays on Sundays at different fields, hosted by different leagues, and next Sunday, April 21, is our turn to welcome Challenger families whose kids – of all ages – play with pure joy and heart and show us all how to have fun on the field no matter what the outcome of a good swing. We need your help with two things:
1. Come out and join us and fill the stands and cheer on these fantastic athletes – we promise you’ll be glad you did.
2. We are also recruiting “baseball buddies” to help the Challenger athletes with a little bit of everything — sometimes the swing, some need pushing to each base in their wheelchair, some just want a little extra nudge of encouragement. Your kids will take part in something so beautiful and rewarding. Baseball buddies must be at least 10 years old and could be current players or could even be LPP alum. We are looking for approximately 10 youth volunteers here, and those families will get 2-4 hours of credit for volunteer hours. Buddies should be at Dooley by 11:30am for a 12pm game time start. Interested youth participants should sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6rv40tTGgAs61_51fQHFauh8l1xctPwRJIoh1jFUH_mnqzQ/viewform
We hope to see many of you there.
