Dear Land Park Pacific Little League families –
We were so close! We had tryouts, we had the drafts, we started practicing, and even got all our uniforms – then came COVID-19.
Since the shutdown began in March, the Board has been working hard behind the scenes to develop various scenarios for a possible season – always with health and safety in mind. We’ve pushed hard to get the Governor and the Sacramento County Public Health Department (SCPHD) to look at our plans to play baseball safely with social distancing and other precautions, in the large open space that is Dooley Field. But, youth sports have not been given the greenlight to play games, and it doesn’t appear that will come anytime soon.
With that in mind, we are sad to announce that the 2020 Little League season for Land Park-Pacific is over.
WHAT NEXT?
Many of you probably received the email that Land Park Soccer will not have a season this Fall. And SCPHD did recently decide to allow “youth sports conditioning” in groups of 10 or less, which means practices are OK, but games are not. With that in mind, we started formulating plans for some possible basic skills training for the kids. However we just learned from the news, the CDPH tells CBS13, “no recreational team sports or youth sports are permitted and the fitness guidance is not to be used for team sports activities.” With cases of COVID-19 spiking right now in Sacramento, we don’t want to start something only to have to halt it a couple of weeks later. We’ll keep our eye on the numbers and the recommendations coming from health officials.
We’re also hoping to have an expanded Fall Ball at its regular time, from September to October. No one knows what the trajectory of the COVID-19 virus will be and whether it will still be with us in January and prevent us moving forward on a normal schedule next year so we will just have to wait and see.
IMMEDIATE FUTURE
Our immediate future is two-pronged.
First, we will show you our financial records and explain the process by which you can either:
· donate your registration fees, or
· take a credit of $100 per child and apply it to next year’s fees, or
· opt for a refund of $100 per child through Blue Sombrero/SportsConnect (the same way you paid online).
As you can see in the attached spreadsheet (actual tax returns will be posted online at LPPLL.com) Registration Fees cannot be refunded in full due to the costs of equipment, uniforms, field rentals, upkeep for Dooley, and the bleacher renovations (as more fully set forth in the attached spreadsheet). Our bottom line this year was also impacted by the fact we did not have Snack Shack open and our Chocolate Bar fundraiser barely broke even. We also need to keep some reserves for upkeep at Dooley and next year – especially when the future is as unpredictable as it is. If you are seeking a monetary refund or credit for next year, please email TREASURER@LPPLL.COM and INFO@LPPLL.COM.
DEADLINE
We kindly request that you make your request as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, July 31st. After July 31, 2020 – all remaining registration fees will transition as a donation to LPPLL. We understand that each of us has been impacted by this crisis, and we thank each family in advance for your consideration of LPPLL.
BOARD ELECTIONS
Second, we need to elect the Board of Directors for next year. If you wish to be on the ballot, please email INFO@LPPLL.com BY JULY 18, 2020. If you want to know more about the duties of any Board position, feel free to email President@LPPLL.com or the person who currently holds that position, which are listed here: https://www.lppll.com/league/administration/.
We hope you and your family is safe and healthy and that we can all meet at Dooley soon.
Sincerely,
The Land Park-Pacific Little League Board of Directors