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Baseball Tomorrow Fund helps small towns prosper.


Two checks were awarded to two different towns in June and July to help their park and recreation departments provide baseball facilities for their youth.

On June 21, the Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF BTF Back to the Future (movie)
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) awarded $80,991 to Lincoln Parks and Recreation Foundation in Nebraska to help it construct a youth baseball field that will serve about 500 Lincoln-area youth. About one month later, the BTF awarded $50,000 to the city of York City of York may refer to:
  • York, a city in North Yorkshire, England
  • City of York (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency represented in the British House of Commons
  • City of York
 in Pennsylvania to renovate two existing youth fields and convert them into four regulation Little League fields. BTF is a joint initiative between the Major League Baseball Players Association The Major League Baseball Players Association (or MLBPA) is the union of professional major-league baseball players. History Of MLBPA
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 designed to promote and enhance the growth of baseball throughout the world by funding programs, field improvements and equipment purchases to encourage and maintain youth participation in baseball and softball.

For more information, visit www.baseballtomorrowfund.com
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Publication:Parks & Recreation
Date:Sep 1, 2004
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