29 Palms Rotary Supports Unique Little League Program

The Twentynine Palms Rotary Club is sponsoring a unique event that is part of the opening ceremonies for the Twentynine Palms Little League.
 
For over 30 years, the Little League organization has been providing baseball and softball to the community. At 6:00 PM this Saturday, March 31, 2023, the official opening ceremonies for the league’s Spring season will be held on the ballfields at Luckie Park.
 
This year, for the first time, the League will show a movie on two giant screens set up right on the fields immediately following the ceremonies. The movie “THE SANDLOT” was chosen because it has a great message and focuses on youth athletics the sport of baseball. The problem was the cost of royalties and rights to screen the movie. Hearing of the need, the Rotary Club stepped up to sponsor the event by paying the costs to bring the film to Twentynine Palms.   
 
Accepting the check at a recent Rotary meeting, Twentynine Palms Little League President Nic Ibarra said “We wanted to do something special to kick off this year’s season and we felt having all the teams gather to enjoy a movie together is a great way to foster camaraderie and do team-building.”
 
The Twentynine Palms Rotary Club, chartered in 1948, is part of Rotary International, a non-profit dedicated to Community Service and World Peace, there are 1.2 million Rotarians in 134 countries. They meet locally at noon Wednesdays at the Little Church of the Desert meeting room.