Diamond Dreams

Diamond Dreams Scholarship Nominations

One of the top reasons that kids do not play baseball or softball is due to financial ineligibility. Across the country, 3.5 million kids will lose access to sports in the next decade. Friends of Baseball is reversing this trend in Oregon and SW Washington by providing a safety net to boys and girls who want to play ball through our Diamond Dreams scholarship program.

For the 2020 season, we are partnering with leagues again to help make the diamond dreams of children in our community possible. Our 2015 pilot program created a ripple effect in our community that we could not deny and this year, the Friends of Baseball board will be awarding scholarships throughout our service area in Oregon and SW Washington.

Our program this year will provide players within Oregon and SW Washington with scholarship funding through their leagues and/or the needed baseball or softball gear to ensure participation this season!

This is how it works. We are asking league coaches and administrators to act as the nominating party for individuals to be considered for this program (in order to maintain the integrity of the scholarship distribution). Please fill out the below form for up to 5 players you want to nominate. If you have more than 5 players to nominate, please email us at info@friendsofbaseball.org to discuss opportunities for us to support your request.

Families: If you have questions about your eligibility for the Diamond Dreams scholarship program, please contact your League Admins directly. Friends of Baseball cannot accept individual scholarship requests from players and/or their families. Each league will determine players and families to nominate based on greatest need.

Scholarship Nomination Deadline: February 28, 2020
Scholarships will be awarded by our Diamond Dreams committee with a final deadline of March 22, 2020 to communicate all scholarships.

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League or Team or Organization Name *

League/Team/Organization Contact Name *

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League or Team Phone Number *

League or Team Email *

Diamond Dreams funds are limited and first priority go to leagues who serve a high percentage of low income youth and youth of color. Please describe in a brief statement how you specifically work to recruit new players to your league (in particularly, youth of color and low income youth), how many youth you serve, the % of families you serve who are low income (e.g. participate in free and reduced price lunch programs), what % of youth you serve are youth of color, and how you will seek to engage families who receive assistance for opportunities to participate in league activities? If you are a Full Count RBI SUN school program agency or site coordinator, you only need to enter the name of the agency and school sites for the youth you are nominating. *

League/Team/Organization Contact Title *

League/Team/Organization Address *

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City

State

Zip Code

Country

If you are awarded a Diamond Dreams award for players in your league or youth in your organization interested in joining a league, are you interested in additional fundraising opportunities for your league or organization offered by Friends of Baseball? *

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Scholarship Nominee 1

Scholarship Nominee 1 Name *

Scholarship Nominee 1 Needs *

Partial Playing Fee Full Playing Fee Playing fee covered, needs playing essentials (glove, pants, shoes)

Friends of Baseball partners with leagues to keep kids on the field of play. Please select the option that best matches the needs of each nominee and what you are requesting Friends of Baseball to cover.

Type and $ Amount of Resources Requested for Nominee 1: *

Provide $ amount or list of items player needs based on your answer above.

Please provide two to three brief sentences introducing us to Nominee 1, their specific needs, and any additional comments on scholarship eligibility you might have relating to this player (please also include age, gender, race/ethnicity, if known, and level of play): *

Friends of Baseball uses free and reduced price lunch participant statistics to determine where need is greatest. If you have this information, please include in the narrative.

Scholarship Nominee 2

Scholarship Nominee 2 Name *

Scholarship Nominee 2 Needs *

Partial Playing Fee Full Playing Fee Playing fee covered, needs playing essentials (glove, pants, shoes)

Type and $ Amount of Resources Requested for Nominee 2: *

Provide $ amount or list of items player needs based on your answer above.

Please provide two to three brief sentences introducing us to Nominee 2, their specific needs, and any additional comments on scholarship eligibility you might have relating to this player (please also include age, gender, race/ethnicity, if known, and level of play): *

Friends of Baseball uses free and reduced price lunch participant statistics to determine where need is greatest. If you have this information, please include in the narrative.

Scholarship Nominee 3 Name *

Scholarship Nominee 3

Scholarship Nominee 3 Needs *

Partial Playing Fee Full Playing Fee Playing fee covered, needs playing essentials (glove, pants, shoes)

Type and $ Amount of Resources Requested for Nominee 3: *

Provide $ amount or list of items player needs based on your answer above.

Please provide two to three brief sentences introducing us to Nominee 3, their specific needs, and any additional comments on scholarship eligibility you might have relating to this player (please also include age, gender, race/ethnicity, if known, and level of play): *

Scholarship Nominee 4

Scholarship Nominee 4 Name *

Scholarship Nominee 4 Needs *

Partial Playing Fee Full Playing Fee Playing fee covered, needs playing essentials (glove, pants, shoes)

Type and $ Amount of Resources Requested for Nominee 4: *

Provide $ amount or list of items player needs based on your answer above.

Please provide two to three brief sentences introducing us to Nominee 4, their specific needs, and any additional comments on scholarship eligibility you might have relating to this player (please also include age, gender, race/ethnicity, if known, and level of play): *

Scholarship Nominee 5

Scholarship Nominee 5 Name *

Scholarship Nominee 5 Needs *

Partial Playing Fee Full Playing Fee Playing fee covered, needs playing essentials (glove, pants, shoes)

Type and $ Amount of Resources Requested for Nominee 5: *

Provide $ amount or list of items player needs based on your answer above.

Please provide two to three brief sentences introducing us to Nominee 5, their specific needs, and any additional comments on scholarship eligibility you might have relating to this player (please also include age, gender, race/ethnicity, if known, and level of play): *

Once we have received your nominations, we will review and you will be informed of our decision after our Diamond Dreams committee meets.

Friends of Baseball requires all leagues participating in the Diamond Dreams scholarship program to provide FOB with an email or written report (and receipts, if applicable) along with any photos available to document the use of scholarship funds.

Please submit this information to: 100 SW Market Street, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97201

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