By Meredith Kim | Chief Operating Officer
Pitch In For Baseball was founded in 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast, leaving in her wake a trail of devastation and loss. It was at that time that we were sitting in the Little League offices as they were trying to figure out how to respond to and support Gulf Coast leaguest that had lost all of their equipment. Disaster Relief programs have remained central to our organization. Over the past 10+ years, we have helped hundreds of kids in nearly two dozen communities start their seasons on time.
Mid-way through 2016, PIFB received requests from three communities - Houston, Baton Rouge, and West Virginia - that had been devastated by flooding. We were able to secure funding to cover the cost to replace all equipment for Houston and West Virginia but only partial for Baton Rouge. Funds raised through GlobalGiving will help to support our proect in Baton Rouge specifically.
Our Baton Rouge Disaster Relief Project will support 4 teams in 3 schools (St. Amant HS Baseball/Softball, Denham Springs Softball, Runnels HS Baseball), replacing all the gear lost to the floods. The estimated cost for the program is $18,000 and we have raised roughly $8,000.
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