SOM BASEBALL BOOSTERS

TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION REGARDING THE SPRING AND SUMMER RECREATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUES FOR THE TOWNS OF SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD ("SOM"). THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES AND ASSISTS IN RAISING AWARENESS AND SUPPORT OF THESE BASEBALL LEAGUES. THE SOM BASEBALL THROUGH ITS LEAGUES AND VOLUNTEERS ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION, TEACHES FUNDAMENTALS, PROMOTES TEAMWORK, SPORTSMANSHIP, FAIR PLAY AND SEEKS TO FOSTER A LOVE OF THE GAME OF BASEBALL. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO INVOLVED WITH THE OFFSEASON INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS. THEY REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY BY PERSONAL CONTACT TO AND WITH FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, BUSINESS CONTACTS AND PAST PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOM BASEBALL LEAGUES INCLUDING PARENTS OF THE PLAYERS. EDUCATION IS KEY IN BRINGING ABOUT PARTICIPATION IN THE BASEBALL LEAGUES AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE BASEBALL LEAGUES. A MAJORITY OF THE TIME GIVEN BY THE VOLUNTEERS TO THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING THE