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Pitch in for Baseball and Softball
File:Pitch in for Baseball Logo.jpeg
Formation2005
HeadquartersHarleysville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Key peopleTerry Smith, President
Websitepifbs.org

Pitch in for Baseball and Softball (PIFBS) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) 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 the summer of 2005, PIFBS has donated over $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 equipment to people in Joplin, Missouri, after the string of tornados in that area. The organization also works with privileged communities including those around Philadelphia.

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 2015 documentary Opposite Field. Shapiro spent two years in Uganda filming baseball players and documenting the country's baseball community.

Notable athletes involved

References

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  2. "Joplin kids to get donated baseball equipment | MLB.com: News". Archived from the original on 2012-05-18.
  3. "Baseball gains popularity in Europe | MLB.com: News". Archived from the original on 2012-05-30.
  4. "Opposite Field". Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  5. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101029&content_id=15896972&c_id=mlb
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10. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130702&content_id=52439232&c_id=mlb

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