as the official provider of online
registration and customized Web site services for Dixie teams and leagues in
11 states.
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"Our partnership with the Major League Baseball Players Trust provides
Volunteers of America with the opportunity to improve the lives of at-risk and
disadvantaged children and youth around the country," said Charles Gould,
national president of Volunteers of America.

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hosting this first-ever Philadelphia event, which enables the club's
members to interact with their favorite Major League baseball players . For more than 100 years, Volunteers of America has
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The Active Network, the official Web services provider for such national
sports organizations as Little League(R) Baseball , NFL Youth Football and MLS
Soccer Camps, will provide integrated online registration for Dixie's 2,000+
leagues and customized eteamz (http://www.com) Web sites for its teams. "Getting our teams and leagues online with services like Web
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"It is with great pleasure that Major Leaguers, through the Players Trust,
award these grants to Volunteers of America's local offices," said Torii
Hunter, a Players Trust representative and all-star outfielder of the
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The grants will help purchase play equipment for a day shelter for
children of homeless and needy families, infant care supplies for the children
of homeless and runaway mothers, and health and wellness equipment for at-risk
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LA JOLLA, Calif. Online registration offers a convenient registration option
and provides an immediate confirmation.
"We've seen what Active has done for youth sports programs across the
country and are looking forward to offering this technology and innovative
service to our Dixie family," said Wes Skelton, commissioner, Dixie Youth
Baseball, Inc."

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information, visit http://www. The company's marketing
services offer integrated online and field marketing campaigns to reach active
consumers., June 18-22. "We are fortunate to have the
Players Trust on our team . "We know the funds will have a direct and positive impact
on the lives of the needy. The Major League Baseball Players Trust and Volunteers of America
have launched Action Teams of Major League players and high school students in
cities across the country to inspire others to become volunteers in their own
communities. For more information about the Major League Baseball Players
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calling (toll free) 800-756-1176. Volunteers of America's local offices in North and South
Carolina, North and South Dakota, Northern New England, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Oklahoma each received a grant of $10,000 to fund programs targeting at-
risk and disadvantaged children and youth .

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League organizers can also eliminate
paperwork and check processing, streamlining the registration process each
season. In a few simple steps and without the need for HTML skills,
administrators and players can build homepages, add online registration and
payment to their sites, post news, photos and schedules, link to their
fundraising campaigns, and even send broadcast phone calls to players right
from their sites. The main purpose of
the programs is to provide a recreation outlet for as many girls and boys as
possible, with an emphasis on local league play rather than tournament play. The grants will also be used to purchase vans to enable
homeless, at-risk and runaway youth and children of incarcerated parents to
visit their parents, deliver food to their families, and transport them to
medical appointments. For more information about Volunteers of America,
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PHILADELPHIA----Major League
baseball players Jimmy Rollins, Randy Wolf, Chase Utley, Ryan Madson
and Jason Michaels will appear at a special free "Meet + Greet" with
fans to celebrate the recent launch of the Players Choice Platinum
Club on Thursday, April 14 at McFadden 's Restaurant and Saloon at
Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Registration for the event is through the Players Choice Platinum Club
web site, at http://www. Major League Baseball Players Trust Awards Grants
to Volunteers of America Local Offices

WASHINGTON , Through the Major League Baseball
Players Trust charitable foundation, Major League baseball players today
presented Volunteers of America with grants to help at-risk and disadvantaged
children and youth.

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The Active Network, Inc. The event begins at 6:30 p. The partnership features the personal involvement of
Major League baseball players and their families with a variety of programs
conducted by Volunteers of America's local offices throughout the United
States. Volunteers of America served nearly 2
million people last year.

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WHO: Major League baseball players Jimmy Rollins, Randy Wolf ,
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WHEN: Thursday, April 14, 2005 , 6:30 p.C."
The Major League Baseball Players Trust partnered with Volunteers of
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Dixie will offer Active's services to administrators, players,
coaches, volunteers and parents across its three major divisions: Dixie Youth
Baseball; Dixie Boys + Majors Baseball; and Dixie Softball.
Through Active's online registration, parents can register Dixie players
day or night, quickly and securely, right from a Dixie league Web site, using
a credit card.
Through its Dixie Youth Baseball, Boys + Majors Dixie Baseball and Dixie
Softball divisions, Dixie offers youth sports programs for boys and girls
throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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