I always tried to do the best.
I knew I couldn't always be the best,
but I tried to be. 
~Frank Robinson

BOSL NEWS – Giving Back to the Community

These are not just some catchy words on paper, they really are what we are all about!  This year’s beneficiaries of our Giving Back to the Community program will be The Burlington Special Olympics Softball Program and Carpenter Hospice. 

The Burlington Special Olympics Softball Program is one that commenced in 2009 and involves approximately 25 local athletes with various special needs who compete on either a developmental team or a competitive team.  The BOSL will be funding the park permits for their 2010 season and will also be providing new balls, bats, bases, equipment bags, as well as a new uniform and helmet for each player.  Thank you to both Corbett’s Sports and C.S.T. Marketing Corp. for their help with the uniforms and equipment.  In addition to the equipment and financial support, we will be asking for volunteers from our membership to attend practices once or twice per month during the season to help teach fundamental baseball skills to their players.  The cherry on top will be at our Mid Season Tournament where in lieu of our usual cheque presentation ceremony, the athletes from the Special Olympics Program will have an exhibition game on Sherwood A to demonstrate the skills they have developed throughout the year. 

I am hopeful that all BOSL players and their families will take the time to fill the stands and surround the diamond to cheer them on and help make it a day they will always remember!

Our support of Carpenter Hospice will take on a much different form than that of the Special Olympics.  As many of you are aware, Mary Jane Wright, who is the wife of long time league member Mark Flood, recently passed away after a courageous battle with cancer.  Mary Jane’s last days were spent at Carpenter Hospice and as they always do, they provided MJ and her family with outstanding care and compassion during their difficult time. 

In an effort to support such a worthwhile cause, we are turning our annual golf tournament from an internal league event to a full-fledged fund raiser which, for this year, will be called The BOSL Mary Jane Wright Memorial Golf Tournament in aid of Carpenter Hospice. 

All proceeds will be donated to the hospice in honour of Mary Jane.