$4K in expenses

Organize management of an annual youth baseball clinic. This clinic, which is in the nature of a two-day camp (day camp) is designed to give children instruction and training in the basic fundamentals of the game of baseball. The program also teaches sportsmanship and the positive values of respect, responsibility, honesty, and caring. This clinic is taught by volunteer coaches and baseball players from the west michigan whitecaps, a professional baseball team that is part of the detroit tigers feeder program. The clinic targetes children ages 8 through 12, with a capacity of approximately 60-80 children.

$22K in expenses

Sponsorship of a reading club in conjuction with local elementary schools in the greater west michigan area. The program encourages children to read a minimum of fifteen minutes per day during the month of march (reading month). The program runs in conjuction with the teachers of local elementary schools in the area. In addition, the organization provides bookmarks and other related materials to assist the teachers in promoting this reading program.

$84K in expenses

Make grants to other nonprofit, irc 501(c)(3) organizations. One of the primary recipients of these grants is expected to be the YMCA inner city youth baseball/softball program. To support these grants, the organization plans to organize and sponsor an annual banguet (as a fund raiser), and to also organize and manage 50-50 raffles at various whitecaps ballgames.