Hello All

I would like to thank those who joined us last night for the September Booster Club meeting. We were able to accomplish a lot and finalized some goals we have been working towards . Please see some important details from the meeting below:

First, we would like to introduce Stacia O’Donnell (10u) who was voted into the Building Legends Booster Club last night as the Player’s Advocate. Stacia brings fundraising experience to the Booster Club and plenty of fresh and new ideas on ways to continue to improve Legends Baseball. Please congratulate Stacia when you see her next.

News on the mandatory fall fundraiser event may have leaked early to some of you, but we have now confirmed the details and signed the contract with Chickie & Pete’s of South Philly.

This is the only MANDATORY Fall fundraiser that is required per the LB Player’s Contract. This year the event will be at Chickie & Pete’s in South Philly on Friday October 18th @ 8-11pm. Each PLAYER is required to sell four $50 tickets ($200 total). Each ticket admits one person to the event which includes a raffle sheet of tickets for auction items, all you can eat & drink at the buffet & bar, private space, gratuity, and the Play2 lounge which is like a hybrid of Dave & Buster’s meets Top Golf. There will also be 50/50s running. The sale of the ticket also benefits the program and each team, so it’s more than a night out with friends, it’s a fundraiser too!
*_Families with more than one player in the program are only required to sell 4 total tickets_.

Tickets have already been assigned to each team & player by number. These tickets will be given to YOU this week by your coach. You must turn in $200 to your coach or your Booster Club team rep by Tuesday October 1st._ (3+ weeks from today)._ Cash or checks can be made payable to: Building Legends Booster Club.

Each TEAM is required to provide at least 2 gift baskets valued at a minimum $100 to be auctioned off at the event. So, we aren’t all producing the same gift baskets we are requiring each team to select or choose themes for their two baskets. The coaches who attended last night’s meeting have already picked their themes. Coaches who did not attend last night were sent a list of options to choose from earlier today. If you have a theme idea or access to something fun & unique to auction off, please discuss it with your coach or message the Building Legends Booster Club on Facebook or email: LB1BoosterClub@gmail.com

The Fall event has been a great time each of the last two years, and we are looking forwarded to an even more enjoyable evening with the new venue, food, and entertainment Chickie & Pete’s provides.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns – we are here to help.

Speak soon and best of luck!

Building Legends Booster Club

Reminder
Fall Hitting Clinics start next week. Wednesday and Friday nights are still available with Coach Eric Armstrong. Clinics sizes are small and tailored by age groups.

Please click here to register:
Wednesdays (Ages 7-10)
6-7pm
https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=5536&GroupID=2529301
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Fridays (Ages 11-13)
6-7pm
https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=5536&GroupID=2520553

Hello All and welcome back to another season of Legends Baseball!

For those of you who are new to our program my name is Eric Armstrong, President of the Building Legends Booster Club (BLBC). Myself and other volunteers run this non-profit organization separate of Legends Baseball which focuses on providing additional resources and platforms to continuously enhance the overall experience, playing, and training opportunities of the Legends Baseball program. We formally meet once monthly but are constantly working on projects almost daily as volunteers. This experience has been very rewarding for me and the other members and we are pleased to announce that we are looking for two new individuals to join the Building Legends Booster Club. If you are interested in an open position or finding out more information please let me know by responding to this email or sending our group an email at LB1BoosterClub@gmail.com or message us on Facebook.
*Please also be aware that there are three different Legends entities that will routinely communicate with you.
1. Building Legends Booster Club (Fundraising Activities)
2. Legends Baseball (Baseball Activities)
3. Legends Ballpark (Business Facility for Playing & Training Activities)
Each entity is different and exists for different purposes. If there is ever a time something seems confusing, please let us know and I would be happy to help explain.

A few updates from our Summer Meetings:
During the Spring 2019 season, among many other things, teams were provided between $750-$1750 for additional training, games, and tournaments. Many teams used this funding to enhance their quality of play or travel to destination tournaments. This funding came from the two mandatory fundraisers (Fall Beef & Beer / Winter Superbowl Blocks). Many teams also did their own fundraisers which provided even more resources for the players. We couldn’t be prouder of our coaches, families, and players for working so hard to provide such memorable experiences and advanced training opportunities for the kids.

This fall we will be altering the Beef & Beer event slightly. The event will be held at a more suitable venue and be more all inclusive for food & drink. Just as in the past, each player will be required to sell tickets to the event. This year each team will be required to create at least 2 large prize baskets to be auctioned off, everyone must contribute to the baskets. This event location and date (likely October 18) will be finalized and confirmed prior to the next BLBC meeting on Sunday September 8th @ 7pm. More details will be released at that time.

Unless a coach has allocated remaining Spring 19’ money for fall 19/ spring 20’ (which required approval from the board), any unused team funding from the Spring 2019 will be reassigned back into the BLBC general fund account. Moving forward, all fundraising will be placed into the following three buckets for each team with the below percentages (percentages reviewable annually):
50% – Team General Fund – to be used at head coach’s discretion with Board approval.
25% – Collegiate Scholarships
25% – Cooperstown Trip @ 12u (7u-12u)
OR
25% – College Visits/Camps/Showcases (13u-17u+)

There are a lot of positive changes occurring right now with the hopeful addition of new board members, the change in the Beef & Beer event, and the reclassification of funds per team; all in addition to several teams already actively running team specific fundraisers, oh and, practices and games! Throughout September we will be implementing these changes.

More details, as well as a follow up message, will be provided at the next Booster Club meeting on Sunday September 8th @ 7pm. We know everyone is busy but we hope that you and your coaches will join us in our efforts to continuously provide first class experiences and training for the teams.

We will communicate throughout the year mostly through TeamPages but also through the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/legendsboosterclub2018/

Please let us know if you are interested in joining the board or have any questions.

Looking forward to working with new board members and meeting new Legend’s families.

Eric Armstrong, President, e.armstrong4@hotmail.com
Renee Gay, Treasurer
Jessica Riley, Fundraising Chair

Please stop in this week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6-8pm for our Fall Flash Sale! We are offering discounts on Legends Baseball and Ballpark gear. All apparel will be located in the lower level party room (room behind the arcade).

We are also selling customized fleece blankets. Please see the sample blanket that will be located in the apparel room. Blankets will contain the LB logo, a name and number(s) embroidered. If you are interested in purchasing one, please complete a form and provide cash or check only for blanket purchases. BLANKET ORDERS ARE DUE BY WED, September 18, 2019

Please contact Luciana at info@legendsbp.com with any questions.

Thank you!

Welcome Legends Baseball families to the fall baseball season! If you have not already done so, please follow Legends Baseball and Legends Ballpark on FB and Instagram. We post a lot of great information and pictures from the season on social media. You can also visit the Legends Ballpark website (www.legendsbp.com) for upcoming events and services provided to you and your families.

Today we posted some of our fall baseball programs, but here is additional information if you do not follow us on social media:

Little/Future Legends
These developmental baseball programs are designed for boys and girls, ages 3 -4 (Little) and 5-7 (Future). Both programs focus on the basic fundamentals of baseball at a level that your child can understand.

If you have younger children that need a fun and safe environment to play, click below for our September sessions:

https://www.legendsbp.com/youthdevelopment

Hitting Clinics
Our September Hitting Clinics are now open for registration. These hitting clinics are in addition to your normal practices and are designed to help players develop the fundamentals of hitting that they can take with them into their fall and spring seasons. We have two instructors this season and several sessions.

Click here to find out more:
https://www.legendsbp.com/positiontraining

We look forward to seeing all of the players and families soon. Good luck in your fall season!