Will Carbonari, a junior at Ridgefield High School, and an avid baseball fan and former Little Leaguer, created an equipment drive to collect used baseball and softball equipment and give it to an organization called Pitch In For Baseball that distributes the gear to children in this country and all over the world. Over the course of two weekends in August Will held his equipment drive, contacted several local businesses to be drop off locations, posted flyers around town, and used Facebook to get the word out. He also got the support of several local organizations including Ridgefield Little League and Ridgefield Softball, and created an email to send to the Little League parents. Will collected over 250 bats, several hundred baseballs, batting helmets, gloves, cleats, baseball jerseys and pants. In total, Will collected about 1,000 pieces of gear which is a testament to this young man’s efforts and to the town of Ridgefield supporting a good cause. Please see the attached photo.
This was a wonderful way for families in town to clear out used and outgrown baseball and softball equipment from their garages, basements, storage areas, etc., and give their equipment new life by giving others who cannot afford equipment the opportunity to play.
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