Wow! Little Mountain Baseball's Challenger Division was selected as the first international team to play in the Little League Challenger Division Exhibition Game at the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on August 23, 2014.
You can read all about the team in this wonderful story in the Vancouver Courier.
Challenger baseball allows children with cognitive or physical disabilities the opportunity to enjoy the full benefits of baseball. For most of the Challenger players this is their first and often their only opportunity to be on a team, wear a uniform and be part of a league in a sports community.
Ensuring and increasing physical activity for these children is
important, as is educating the community that children with special
needs can play organized baseball, just like their peers.
A key component of Challenger
Baseball is the volunteer “buddies” who help support players in the
game by pushing wheelchairs on the base-path, assisting at bat and in
the field, providing protection, mentorship and support while
encouraging each player to play to their individual capacity.
The Little League World Series is held annually, attracting
thousands of spectators and is televised on ESPN and TSN in Canada. It
will cost about $43,000 for team members, their families and buddies
to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We're almost
there in meeting our fundraising goals but need a bit more help to
cover transportation costs from Vancouver to Pennsylvania. That's
where your donations can make a big difference in these Little
Leaguers' lives.
If more money is raised, we will create a photo memory book for each player and volunteer buddy/coach and a video of the whole amazing season – with the road to Williamsport and the BIG game.
Go, Challengers, go!
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Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt! Thank you for bringing your screams and terror to Fright Nights 2013! We’re currently plotting new tactics to add to our arsenal of horror for 2014! But don’t be fooled, the Fright Nights freaks remember you and are impatiently waiting to be let loose once again!
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Stanley Park Horse Drawn Tours – 2 tickets – for 2 adults. Step aboard one of our old-fashioned horse-drawn vehicles and meander in comfort through the natural beauty of Stanley Park. A professional guide narrates your exploration of this thousand-acre wonderland featuring Deadman’s Island, Vancouver’s harbor, the Lions Gate Bridge, the Rose Garden and other notable sights. Stop to view the Park’s majestic Totem Poles, the Girls in a Wetsuit Statue and the S.S. Empress of Japan Figurehead. Gerry O'Neil, who owns the AAA Horse and Carriage at Stanley Park, donated these to the Pearl of Africa Series, who in turn donated them to Challenger. The Pearl of Africa Series is a development through sport program helping kids in Uganda who love to play baseball
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Great for garden, deck, front porch or even at your dinner table! These beautiful benches are made by John Oliver High School students using wood salvaged from the old Little Mountain Baseball stadium. They are 54” long, 18” high and 9.5” wide and come unfinished so that you can apply your favourite stain or finish. Pick-up will be arranged through an LMP representative.
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Western Canada’s Scariest Haunt! Thank you for bringing your screams and terror to Fright Nights 2013! We’re currently plotting new tactics to add to our arsenal of horror for 2014! But don’t be fooled, the Fright Nights freaks remember you and are impatiently waiting to be let loose once again!
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Stanley Park Horse Drawn Tours – 2 tickets – for 2 adults. Step aboard one of our old-fashioned horse-drawn vehicles and meander in comfort through the natural beauty of Stanley Park. A professional guide narrates your exploration of this thousand-acre wonderland featuring Deadman’s Island, Vancouver’s harbor, the Lions Gate Bridge, the Rose Garden and other notable sights. Stop to view the Park’s majestic Totem Poles, the Girls in a Wetsuit Statue and the S.S. Empress of Japan Figurehead. Gerry O'Neil, who owns the AAA Horse and Carriage at Stanley Park, donated these to the Pearl of Africa Series, who in turn donated them to Challenger. The Pearl of Africa Series is a development through sport program helping kids in Uganda who love to play baseball
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Great for garden, deck, front porch or even at your dinner table! These beautiful benches are made by John Oliver High School students using wood salvaged from the old Little Mountain Baseball stadium. They are 54” long, 18” high and 9.5” wide and come unfinished so that you can apply your favourite stain or finish. Pick-up will be arranged through an LMP representative.
