Pawc.-Westerly Jr. Girls Softball
Donation protected
The Pawcatuck-Westerly Junior Girls (8 girls from Pawcatuck, 5 from Westerly) Little League softball team won the East Regional title on Thursday with a 5-0 shutout of previously unbeaten New Jersey, and less than 24 hours later were on a plane to Kirkland, Wash., outside of Seattle, for the Junior Girls Little League World Series!
Little League pays for the plane ticket, but that's it -- not any of the incidental expenses that come up when you're flying 13 girls and 3 coaches from one coast to the other on a day's notice. Stuff like checked baggage fees (not covered by LL, and bats don't really fit in the overhead compartment), transportation (not provided by LL), bottles of water, sports drinks, equipment needs, ancillary costs associated with lodging, etc.
This GoFundMe page was set up me, Corey Fyke, the president of Pawcatuck Little League, as a conduit through which the many people who expressed a willingness to help with these unanticipated costs can contribute. All funds raised will be used to defray the unanticipated and uncovered travel costs for the super-talented girls who played with such passion last week at the regionals and the three coaches at the World Series. If we raise more than we need, the net proceeds will be divided evenly between Pawcatuck Little League and Westerly National Little League.
Here's some pertinent links to follow the team's progress:
*** Junior Softball World Series 2015 Schedule
*** Tournament blog
*** Tourney pictures on Flickr
*** GameChanger app to follow each game online like an ESPN Gamecast
Go P-W!!!
Little League pays for the plane ticket, but that's it -- not any of the incidental expenses that come up when you're flying 13 girls and 3 coaches from one coast to the other on a day's notice. Stuff like checked baggage fees (not covered by LL, and bats don't really fit in the overhead compartment), transportation (not provided by LL), bottles of water, sports drinks, equipment needs, ancillary costs associated with lodging, etc.
This GoFundMe page was set up me, Corey Fyke, the president of Pawcatuck Little League, as a conduit through which the many people who expressed a willingness to help with these unanticipated costs can contribute. All funds raised will be used to defray the unanticipated and uncovered travel costs for the super-talented girls who played with such passion last week at the regionals and the three coaches at the World Series. If we raise more than we need, the net proceeds will be divided evenly between Pawcatuck Little League and Westerly National Little League.
Here's some pertinent links to follow the team's progress:
*** Junior Softball World Series 2015 Schedule
*** Tournament blog
*** Tourney pictures on Flickr
*** GameChanger app to follow each game online like an ESPN Gamecast
Go P-W!!!
Organizer
Corey Fyke
Organizer
Pawcatuck, CT