KIS GOES BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK.. . IT’S A HOME RUN!!!

KIDS IN SPORTS (KIS) helps kids play, and learn from their coaches, every day. That makes each day special for everyone who supports KIS, but when dozens of KIS kids attended our recent event at Sony Pictures Studios, it was so special that we wanted to share it with you.
KIS Board member Kelly Candaele’s mom was a member of the original All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). He honored his mother, and all the women who played pro ball in the 40s and 50s, with a delightful documentary, A League Of Their Own. That documentary inspired the hit movie.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the movie, Kelly arranged for a screening at Sony – and for 7 of the original AAGPBL players to attend. From the moment the KIS kids arrived, the event was electric. The former pro’s were so generous, enthusiastic, and encouraging that the children were dazzled. After the movie, with its scenes of the original players on the field playing baseball, the KIS kids were amazed to be in the company of athletes who are also pioneers. All the kids, and especially KIS girls who play baseball and softball, gained a new understanding of how far sports can take everyone – and how history lives.
This was a true home run.

KIS extends our heartiest thanks to the sponsors who made this special evening possible: PENNY FOLEY, THOMAS E. LARKIN, PETER O’MALLEY, CHARLES D. MILLER, JOHN BRYSON, CONWAY COLLIS, JONATHAN THOMAS, FLEISHMAN HILLIARD, INC.

Former All American Girls Professional Baseball Players in front of the Cary GrantTheater (L to R) Katie Horstman, Annabelle Lee, Maybelle Blair, Thelma (Tiby) Eisen, Helen Cambell (Back Row) Keith Cruickshank-KIS Executive Director, Shirley Burkovich, Lee Delmonico, Kelly Candaele- KIS Board Member.

Members of the Pecan Sports Club softball team collect autographs from Lee Delmonico and Tiby Eisen.