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==History==
==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 disaster]]s. In June 2011, they donated a great deal of equipment to those in [[Joplin, Missouri]] after the horrific string of [[tornado]]s.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110602&content_id=19939198&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120518034757/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110602&content_id=19939198&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb| archive-date = 2012-05-18| title = Joplin kids to get donated baseball equipment {{!}} MLB.com: News}}</ref> The organization also works well under privileged communities including those in the [[Philadelphia]] area.
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 disaster]]s. In June 2011, they donated a great deal of equipment to those in [[Joplin, Missouri]] after the horrific string of [[tornado]]s.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110602&content_id=19939198&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120518034757/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110602&content_id=19939198&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb| archive-date = 2012-05-18| title = Joplin kids to get donated baseball equipment {{!}} MLB.com: News}}</ref> The organization also works well 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090511&content_id=4675336&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120530033856/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090511&content_id=4675336&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb| archive-date = 2012-05-30| title = Baseball gains popularity in Europe {{!}} MLB.com: News}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Opposite Field|url=http://opposite-field.com/|accessdate=19 October 2012}}</ref> Shapiro spent two years in Uganda filming baseball players, and documenting the country's baseball community.<ref>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101029&content_id=15896972&c_id=mlb {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
Internationally, PIFBS has sent equipment to [[Europe]] and is credited with helping raise the popularity of baseball in Europe.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090511&content_id=4675336&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120530033856/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090511&content_id=4675336&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb| archive-date = 2012-05-30| title = Baseball gains popularity in Europe {{!}} MLB.com: News}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Opposite Field|url=http://opposite-field.com/|accessdate=19 October 2012}}</ref> Shapiro spent two years in Uganda filming baseball players, and documenting the country's baseball community.<ref>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101029&content_id=15896972&c_id=mlb {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

Revision as of 17:04, 27 August 2022

Pitch in for Baseball and Softball
Founded2005
Location
Key people
Terry Smith, President [1]
Websitehttp://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.[2] The organization also works well 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.[3] 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.[4] Shapiro spent two years in Uganda filming baseball players, and documenting the country's baseball community.[5]

Notable athletes who have helped

References

  1. ^ "Pitch in for Baseball - Front Office". Archived from the original on 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  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 [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Uganda baseball–continued success". 25 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Uganda baseball–continued success". 25 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Carl Pavano teams with Pitch in for Baseball for Kids of Ludlow".
  9. ^ http://www.excelsm.com/news/michael-cuddyer-pitches-baseball-charity/2011/08/14 [dead link‍]

10. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130702&content_id=52439232&c_id=mlb

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