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The Urban Initiative program in Houston, TX was a recipient of a uniform donation.

Duquesne Youth Baseball Little League is part of Little League's Urban Initiative, a vigorous attempt to provide access to the benefits of the Little League program to boys and girls within urban communities. Juan Henderson, President of Duquesne Youth Baseball Little League says, "We are very appreciative for your generous assistance of equipment, supplies, and uniforms. Your support will increase our registration and allow more children to benefit from our programs and the joys of playing youth baseball. Your assistance will benefit not only our organization but our community tremendously."

In October 2006, Pitch In For Baseball delivered equipment to the Israeli Association of Baseball.

IAB's President, Haim Katz said, "We thank you very much for your extremely generous donation of equipment to the Israel Association of Baseball. The bats, catcher's equipment, gloves, uniforms, balls and more will allow us to expand our efforts to introduce baseball to the general population. Your equipment will be used for new teams which we hope to form in some of the poorer population areas, both by providing the equipment needed, and by freeing some of our financial resources to fund these activities."

When Pitch in for Baseball Executive Director, David Rhode visited New Orleans in June of 2006, he had a chance to meet the great folks from the Warren Easton School. Like so many places in the New Orleans community, Warren Easton was struggling to put things back together after Hurricane Katrina. Amongst the broad scale damage the school experienced, flooding from that storm completely wiped out the school's athletic supply room. Pitch in for Baseball was glad to assist helping the National Blue Ribbon School rebuild its baseball program.

Little League Baseball, the largest sports organization in the world, has announced their strategic partnership with Pitch In For Baseball. All 5,000 of their U.S. affiliate organizations will be encouraged to donate equipment to support kids affected by the hurricanes of Fall 2005 in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.

Steve Keener, CEO and President of Little League Baseball and Softball, had this to say about our involvement: "Many Little League families along the Gulf Coast remain displaced. With the season just around the corner, it's important for the families to continue to take part in Little League. We're grateful that Pitch In For Baseball will fill this significant need."

Efforts in the Gulf Coast Region:
Biloxi, Mississippi- This region was one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. We came into contact with 2 Little League programs, D'Iberville and Ocean Springs that needed some assistance getting their programs back on track after the storm.

	This is my son, Kyle. He is at the beginning of the Ocean Springs Bridge that used to take you to Biloxi, MS. Thanks for your thoughts and concerns for us. We really appreciate everything. A lot of our kids in Little League lost their homes. David Oswalt, Vice President Ocean Springs Little League
	We certainly thank you for getting everything here before opening day. We are very excited and are going to load every thing up and head down to the ball field so we can be ready for tomorrow morning. We can hardly wait till tomorrow comes. Let everyone know how much we appreciate their support. We again thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for all the donations and support we have received. We are very hopeful that our 11-12 year olds will progress past district and that we may represent the State of Mississippi at tournament play. We have our fingers crossed. Kim and Buddy Dunaway, Treasurer and President D'Iberville Little League, D'Iberville, MS

New Orleans, Louisiana- The pictures and stories from New Orleans in September 2005 were haunting. Visiting this community in June of 2006 let us know that although years of work remain to be done, baseball can play an important part of that rebuilding process.

	Thank you for donating the bats to the league. We needed them. Now we have new bats so we don’t have to use old bats with dents in them! We really appreciate them. Now we can use these bats next year and years following. The league doesn’t have to go spend money on new bats now. Thank you! Nick Edwards, 12 years old Mid-Parish Little Leaguer, Tickfaw, LA
	I just wanted to send a little note in appreciation of the baseball bats you sent. The kids were so excited to get new bats. After the storms came through the area last year, a lot of the money we use to get new equipment was spent on repairs to the field and buildings which left very little for new equipment. Those really helped us out! Thanks Again, George Bratcher, Vice President Mid-Parish Little League Baseball, Tickfaw, LA
	To see the excitement in the eyes and facial expressions of the players in my leagues as I gave out the new bats that were donated to them, was worth more than any words that I could possibly say. Dennis Stephens Little League Baseball,Inc. District Administrator Louisiana District 2

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