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| * ]<ref>http://www.excelsm.com/news/michael-cuddyer-pitches-baseball-charity/2011/08/14</ref> | * ]<ref>http://www.excelsm.com/news/michael-cuddyer-pitches-baseball-charity/2011/08/14</ref> | ||
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Location | |
| Key people | Terry Smith, President |
| Website | http://www.pifbs.org |
Pitch in for Baseball and Softball (PIFBS) is a non-profit, 501c3 charity which focuses on the collection and distribution of new and gently used baseball and softball equipment. The collected equipment is then given to youth leagues in underserved communities around the world. Since its inception in the summer of 2005, PIFBS has donated more than $9 million worth of equipment to 800,000+ children in every state in the U.S. and 100 countries internationally. PIFBS has helped leagues in the Dominican Republic, Poland, Haiti, Nicaragua, Ghana, Israel, the Ukraine, India, China and the hurricane affected Gulf Coast region of the United States.
History
PIFBS was founded shortly after Hurricane Katrina. The organization sent donated equipment to the devastated areas to help revive their local youth baseball leagues. PIFBS continues to help communities affected by natural disasters. In June 2011, they donated a great deal of equipment to those in Joplin, Missouri after the horrific string of tornados. The organization also works will under privileged communities including those in the Philadelphia area.
Internationally, PIFBS has sent equipment to Europe and is credited with helping raise the popularity of baseball in Europe. The Uganda little league team competing in the 2012 Little League World Series received its equipment from PIFBS. This is being captured by filmmaker Jay Shapiro for the upcoming documentary Opposite Field. Shapiro spent two years in Uganda filming baseball players, and documenting the country's baseball community.
Notable athletes who have helped
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
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- http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090511&content_id=4675336&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
- "Opposite Field". Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101029&content_id=15896972&c_id=mlb
- "Uganda baseball–continued success". 25 January 2012.
- "Uganda baseball–continued success". 25 January 2012.
- "Carl Pavano teams with Pitch in for Baseball for Kids of Ludlow".
- http://www.excelsm.com/news/michael-cuddyer-pitches-baseball-charity/2011/08/14
10. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130702&content_id=52439232&c_id=mlb
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