HART PONY BASEBALL AIDS WEST VALLEY LITTLE LEAGUE.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer Just before the pageantry and celebration of Opening Day ceremonies at West ValleyLittle League on Saturday, members of William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart PONY Baseball gave West Valley officials something to celebrate. Hart officials from Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. $1,500 to help West Valley, which recently suffered between $2,500 and $3,000 in damage to a supply shed at the hands of vandals, believed to be teen-age gang members. It might seem strange that a PONY organization would help a Little League, since their national headquarters often are at war. But Joe Aloisi, Hart PONY vice president of administration, said this was a case of helping youths. "It doesn't matter. We're talking about youth baseball, and that was our key interest," Aloisi said. "A community has to have a place for their kids to play baseball, or they're gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. end up like the guys who broke into the place." Aloisi said Hart's financial surplus allowed it to make a donation. After hearing about West Valley's plight, he asked treasurer Phil Annett how much Hart could donate and was told $1,500. Aloisi then suggested it to the 10-member executive board and got the approval. West Valley President Brian Anson said his organization already had received more than enough to fix the damage but would gladly accept any donation. So on Saturday, Hart President Dan Schlender handed Anson the check. "Our goal is, from one baseball league to another, to pass on some of our good fortune," Aloisi said. Anson said the Encino Little League donated about $500 in soda cases and syrup syrup /syr·up/ (sir´up) a concentrated solution of a sugar, such as sucrose, in water or other aqueous liquid, sometimes with a medicinal agent added; usually used as a flavored vehicle for drugs. , but Hart PONY was the only baseball organization making a cash donation. The actual donation might have been done on the side, amid the opening ceremonies, but it wasn't done anonymously. Todd Donoho Todd Donoho is an American radio and television journalist. He hosts the post-game show for Missouri Tiger basketball on the statewide Tiger Radio Network. A 1977 graduate of the University of Missouri, he gained national fame as the host of the game show , a Valencia resident and KABC-TV sports anchor, mentioned the deed deed, in law, written document that is signed and delivered by which one person conveys land or other realty (see property) to another. A deed may assure the extent of the conveying party's ownership or, if the party is uncertain of the precise extent, he issues a on one of his Friday segments. West Valley's newsletter also acknowledged the gift, and KCBS-TV planned to mention something Monday afternoon, Anson said. "It was very, very thoughtful and very kind," Anson said. |
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