MESSAGE FROM YOUR POUGHKEEPSIE BABE RUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE...2012
Board of Directors and Committees
****We truly hope all of our families have had minimal damage due to the Fall
Snow Storm of 2011 and your power has been restored.****
Board of Directors 2012:
As the 2011 board of Directors
has exits and the 2012 enters, I would like to introduce you to this years
Board of Directors:
Vincent D'Amato - I am happy to
announce that I will continue the role of President of our League.
Brian Olson - Will continue on the board and will assume the role of Vice
President.
Joe Goldsmith - Will continue his role as Umpire of Chief
Joan Elmendorf - Will continue on the board and will continue in the role of
Treasurer
Dave Koller - Will continue on the board and will continue in the role of
Secretary and Information Officer
James Casey - Will continue on the board and will be running some important
committees like our Opening Day and Picture night..
Rich Gagnon - Will continue on the board and will be assisting in
the development of the Minor and Major divisions.
Charles Smith - Will continue on the board and will be assisting in the
development of the younger divisions and our branding.
Carl Cacace - Has joined the board and will be assisting in the development of
our Major divisions and with our fields.
Jessica Gragnaniello - Has joined the board and will play a big part in
fundraising and our end of season event
Matt Hoyt - Has joined the board and will be assisting in the development
of the younger divisions.
Our goal was to make sure that each division has fair representation in the
board discussions and with the above board, I feel that we have that going
forward.
Saying farewell to exiting Board members –
Ed Marsh - Has been part of our
league and the board for many years. He has done every job ever asked of him as
well as helped when anyone needed help. As Ed steps down from the board, you
may still see him around the fields. Ed has been tapped to be the next Cal
Ripken District Commissioner responsible for our league as well as the whole
southern district. Please join me in wishing good luck to Ed.
Tom Feola - Has made the decision to not continue on the Poughkeepsie Babe Ruth
Board for 2012. Tom was successful in turning around the Rookie division and
keeping the talent pool growing. Tom is also a sponsor in our league.
Vinny Gragnaniello - Vinny served as our safety officer for the 2011 season. As
Vinny exits the board, his wife Jessica joins the board. Vinny helped to
coordinate our winterizing of our batting cages and worked on the score boards
to replace the controls allowing better signal reception.
Gentlemen, I hope to see all of you on the field in 2012
Thank you.....
There were many non board
members who have helped this past year and helped us to maintain the level of
quality that goes in to putting together a successful program. Our program is
at 468 players for 2011 with a record 45 teams. As you can imagine, the
undertaking is pretty large and the board works twelve months a year in order
to keep meet our goals for the season. without running the risk of missing a
member, I would like to thank all those who have helped us and hope that you
will continue to help going forward from managers and coaches to division
coordinators, from concession stand workers and shoppers to All Star game
announcers and official scorers. to those who lent their time to help other
kids in the league to those who lent their time to work on the fields that our
kids played on. Thank you again.
As the 2012 board takes shape, please keep checking our website at www.pokbaberuth.org for
upcoming events, 2012 registration packages and clinics or indoor practices.
You can also find us on Facebook, where you can take part in discussions on
volunteering, fields, all stars, etc.
Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or comments.
Thank you,
Vinny D'Amato
President
Poughkeepsie Babe Ruth Baseball
845-224-5789
http://www.pokbaberuth.org
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