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Jupiter Senior Softball Players
Collecting Equipment For Youth Groups In Need
A campaign by the Jupiter Youth baseball and softball organizations in areas such
Senior Softball Association to as Lake Wales, Fla., where a hurricane demolished an
collect baseball and softball equipment room and Sonoma, Calif., where more than
equipment for youths in 100 baseball families lost their homes in wildfires, are
economically stressed areas has among areas that have benefited from Turn Two for Youth’s
brought numerous donations of a donations. Others include Huntington, W.Va., and youth
variety of used and surplus items baseball and softball groups in the Dominican Republic,
since its launch in mid-January. South Africa and Tajikistan, Turn Two for Youth Executive
“The response has been great,” Director Vince Chelena, said in an email message.
said Association President Dave For more information about the equipment collection or
Summers. “We’ve received Jupiter Senior Softball contact Dave Summers at 800-8230
a ton of bats, about a dozen or go to www.leaguelineup.com/jssa. The senior softball
gloves and batting helmets and program is open to persons 55 and older and new players
cleats and other equipment,” are always welcome. Games are at Jupiter Community Park
he said. The campaign is a every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning beginning
cooperative effort with a national at 8:30 a.m.
charitable organization, Turn
Two for Youth, of Charlotte,
N.C., that will receive, clean and
refurbish the equipment and ship
it to credible youth organizations
around the country and abroad.
Equipment donations can
be dropped off at the Jupiter Tom Cosentino, left, and Dave Summers display baseball and softball equipment that will
Community Park parking lot, be donated to youth organizations in need. Donations are being accepted through March. Sunday,
3377 Church St., between 8 and
8:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Items received Persons are encouraged to clean out their storage March 8 th
thus far include used equipment from the Senior Softball closets and garages of any used or unwanted baseball and
Association and from individual players and the public. softball items. The collection drive is for a great cause and
Items needed include fielding gloves, bats, softballs, donations will be accepted through the end of March, said
baseballs, helmets, catcher’s mitts, batting gloves, cleats Tom Cosentino, JSSA board member and coordinator of the
and equipment bags. equipment collection.
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