A silent auction of memorabilia was available to view and bid on throughout the evening, courtesy of Living Legends of Bellmore. This auction provided some unique, new and different pieces from prior silent auctions, and from the looks of the bids and items sold, many of the attendees seemed to agree. Many of the more than 40 items on hand received a bid, as attendees vied for a chance for those cherished pieces to decorate their memorabilia shrines at home. Living Legends also donated two framed photos and one autographed framed photo of Mickey Rivers in a team picture for the traditional raffles that SBA sold and raffled off.
For the raffles, a tradition that everyone partakes in and looks forward to, SBA would like to extend thanks and appreciation for all the donations for the raffle event including Living Legends, The New York Islanders, and Valley Sports.
SBA would like to extend a personal note of sincere thanks and appreciation to the following, for without all of them, the players wouldn’t have had the fun-filled and enriched year that everyone enjoyed:
-First and foremost, thanks go out to each and every family and player for joining SBA and being a part of the league.
-All the managers and coaches, who volunteer their time to assist in managing and coaching the youth players to learn the fundamentals of the game and good sportsmanship.
-All the sponsors who support the league with their generous contributions.
-The umpires, both from the newly formed umpiring crew for the 8-year-old division along with various outside umpiring crews from the outside. Without the help of the umpires, it really would be “Strike three…you’re out!”
-The Syosset Baseball Association Board of Directors, who are all volunteers. They are giving of their time, being away from their families for hours upon hours during the year to put the league together, providing great baseball and fun, professionally organized events such as the Annual Awards Dinner, Memorial Day Picnic, Kevin Long Raffle Winner Hitting Clinic, Graduate League, Great American Baseball Camp, Evaluations, In-person Registration, etc. The SBA thanks you for your dedication and commitment.
-The Great American Baseball Company for partnering with the league in putting together the Inaugural Graduate League program for the 7-10-year-olds that wanted to play baseball during the summer but don’t play travel baseball. Thanks go out to them as well for overseeing the instructional camp the last week in August.
-A special note of thanks and appreciation goes out to Anton Newspapers’ The Syosset-Jericho Tribune and Litmor Publishing’s Syosset Advance for printing SBA articles and announcements throughout the year, keeping SBA families informed of events and activities.
-A special note of thanks and appreciation also goes out to the Town of Oyster Bay and Supervisor John Venditto and his team for access to the fields throughout the community and the opportunity to work closely with his team in the upkeep and maintenance of these fields.
-The Syosset Central School Systems Facilities group and Charles Abner and his team for access to the fields throughout the school district and the opportunity to work closely with his team in accessing these fields as well as the needed indoor faculties for meetings, evaluations and in-person registration events.
It’s now time to close the door on 2010, and open up the 2011 year with registration for the 2011 spring intramural 56th season. Registration is now open online at www.syossetbaseball.org.
