Thanks to the beneficiant help of The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation Sports Matter Program, Twin City Little League out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has obtained a $25,000 Sports Matter grant to help the league’s operations and assist present extra alternatives to the youngsters inside the neighborhood. The award was introduced to the league as a part of the 2025 Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) Pro Games on the Little League Softball World Series, Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, on Wednesday, August 6.
“Through this financial support, The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation is creating more opportunity to help create accessibility for children to participate in the Little League experience, while furthering our commitment to communities around the world,” stated Liz DiLullo Brown, Little League Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Business Relationship Officer. “We are grateful for our continued friendship with The Foundation and for their support of Twin City Little League’s operations and mission to provide the best overall experience for kids playing baseball and softball in their community.”
First chartering with Little League in the Seventies, the league went dormant in 2014 however has since returned to the Little League program due to the dedication of the league’s volunteers. Today, Twin City LL gives youngsters inside the Winston-Salem neighborhood the chance to take the sphere, construct relationships, and study life classes by the sport of baseball and softball. Twin City LL continues to thrive off their help of their community of households, native companies, and their neighborhood sponsors to realize their mission of offering a worthwhile expertise for greater than 700 youth athletes.
Focused on permitting all youngsters, a lot of whom have by no means performed baseball or softball earlier than, the chance to construct new relationships in the neighborhood, Twin City LL takes satisfaction in making its program a spot that children, volunteers, and households can all name residence.
“We always want what is best for our Little Leaguers” stated Billy Tolliver, Twin City Little League President. “We cherish this opportunity, and believe we have the right volunteers to make our vision successful and grow the program. The goal is for our youth to pass on the legacy that they created here, whether they become board members, volunteers, or coaches in the future, we want Twin City to always be a place that they can call home.”
In 2017, DICK’S Sporting Goods partnered with Little League for a five-year $500,000 dedication, and since turning into the Official Sporting Goods Retailer of Little League, The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation has supplied grants and supported packages for a whole lot of leagues because the inception of the inspiration over a decade in the past.