Street Kids Care
Partner with "Pitch
In for Baseball"
Partner with "Pitch
In for Baseball"
Mishawaka, IN 12/13/09
Thanks to the help of Karl Swihart of the
CCAC Pro Shop in Warsaw, Indiana, the
Street Kids Care group has decided to
partner with Pitch In for Baseball and
donate about 150 items to help kids across
the world that cannot afford their own
equipment.
"Karl Swihart contacted us just after the
banquet and said he had some stuff he
wanted to donate to Street Kids Care,"
said Shane Varga, who is heading up the
partnership. "I did some research and
came across this organization and spoke to
the director. Turns out our two
organizations have a lot in common and we
decided we wanted to work together."
Here is a little more about Pitch In:
Though invented in the U.S., baseball is
embraced by many countries. Young
players in the Pacific Rim and Latin
America play the game with as much joy
and success as kids in North America.
Everywhere baseball is played, it becomes
an important part of the culture and teaches
kids many important lessons, like
teamwork and sportsmanship. It also gives
kids the chance to be active, get fit and
have fun.
Thanks to the help of Karl Swihart of the
CCAC Pro Shop in Warsaw, Indiana, the
Street Kids Care group has decided to
partner with Pitch In for Baseball and
donate about 150 items to help kids across
the world that cannot afford their own
equipment.
"Karl Swihart contacted us just after the
banquet and said he had some stuff he
wanted to donate to Street Kids Care,"
said Shane Varga, who is heading up the
partnership. "I did some research and
came across this organization and spoke to
the director. Turns out our two
organizations have a lot in common and we
decided we wanted to work together."
Here is a little more about Pitch In:
Though invented in the U.S., baseball is
embraced by many countries. Young
players in the Pacific Rim and Latin
America play the game with as much joy
and success as kids in North America.
Everywhere baseball is played, it becomes
an important part of the culture and teaches
kids many important lessons, like
teamwork and sportsmanship. It also gives
kids the chance to be active, get fit and
have fun.
That's Pitch In For Baseball's Mission: to help kids and make friends all over the world by sharing the great game of baseball. PIFB collects
and gives baseball equipment and other assistance to young people in underserved communities around the globe.
They were inspired to start Pitch In For Baseball because of the success of one of their Board Members, Bill Piszek, when he shared his
love of baseball with needy kids in Poland. You can read more about PIFB by visiting their website: www.pitchinforbaseball.org.
Street Kids Care will continue to partner with PIFB by accepting used (or new) uniforms, gloves, bats, or any kind of baseball or softball
equipment. SK Care will then ship the equipment to the desired locations.
"The sport of softball has been good to us and being part of Street Kids Softball has been great," said Jay Jeffery of SKS. "Doing this with
Pitch In allows us to help players, kids, etc that are less fortunate across the world and that means a lot to me, personally also."
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and gives baseball equipment and other assistance to young people in underserved communities around the globe.
They were inspired to start Pitch In For Baseball because of the success of one of their Board Members, Bill Piszek, when he shared his
love of baseball with needy kids in Poland. You can read more about PIFB by visiting their website: www.pitchinforbaseball.org.
Street Kids Care will continue to partner with PIFB by accepting used (or new) uniforms, gloves, bats, or any kind of baseball or softball
equipment. SK Care will then ship the equipment to the desired locations.
"The sport of softball has been good to us and being part of Street Kids Softball has been great," said Jay Jeffery of SKS. "Doing this with
Pitch In allows us to help players, kids, etc that are less fortunate across the world and that means a lot to me, personally also."
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