Hi TOLL families. Robeks Fruit Smoothies has extended a special offer to Thousand Oaks Little League until June 30th, 2010.
Remember all Saturday's are TOLL Day at Robeks. 10% off and 10% back to the league. Download the coupon and enjoy the great Smoothies and fruit juices at Robeks ~ Westlake Village. You can trust Robeks to provide the freshest fruits and vegetables, exotic juices, salads and sandwiches/wraps. Coupon required for discount.
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Thousand Oaks Little League
A year end message from the President of
Thousand Oaks Little League.
As the 2010 season slowly winds down, I wanted to take time to reflect on the 42nd season coming to a close. This season was different than most others over the past 9 years that I have been the President. We embarked on several major capital improvement projects which included new concrete around the snack shack, painting of the exterior of the snack shack, a new ice machine, and a new freezer to bring a higher level of service and quality of products to our little league families. We rebuilt the Acorn II score tower, and put concrete in the batting cage. These are just several of the larger projects that we completed to provide a better experience for our little league families.
As the season began, we were faced with heavy rains that flooded our fields numerous times and delayed our opening day by two weeks (this was the first time in the past 9 years I have been the President). Although delayed by two weeks, Opening Day was filled with many smiles and wonderful weather for all to enjoy with our opening day speaker Steve Garvey.
The seasons go by faster and faster as we all get older. A good friend of mine once said enjoy the moments we have at Thousand Oaks Little League as they go by way too fast. No truer words have ever been spoken. It has been over 5 years since my last son played on a Juniors field. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about the times my two boys played baseball for Thousand Oaks Little League. The fun, the laughter, the sadness, and the friendships made, all rolled up into one great big ball of emotions.
If I could share any words of wisdom that I have gathered from many friends over the years being involved in baseball, "let your children be children". Let them fail, let them succeed, let them understand disappointment; let them share in the happiness even if it is from their own accomplishments on the field. Remember this is only Little League. The chance of any child playing professional baseball is 1 in over 70,000. We have such great opportunities to learn from being involved in Little League of which none come from winning or loosing.
Everything you need to learn in life you can learn on a baseball field. You learn how to win with class, and lose with dignity. You learn how to play fair, and strive to win. You learn to respect your teammates, coaches, umpires and fans. You also learn to respect the game. You learn passion, drive, determination, commitment, and how to deal with adversity. You learn how to fail and pick up the pieces. You learn that success or failure is for the "moment". It is not for tomorrow and not for yesterday. You learn how to battle and give it your all.
So as we finish out the season, remember we are so blessed and have so much to be thankful for. None of these blessing has anything to do with winning. Take time to reflect and give thanks. Thanks to those who have devoted their time to your family, your children and the game of baseball. Give thanks for living in a free country, your family's health, and to all that keep us out of harms way each and every day. Enjoy the rest of your season and thanks for choosing Thousand Oaks Little League as your source of America's favorite pastime.
And as reminder, a message from your President "Thousand Oaks Little League ROCKS and that's the bottom line."
Your biggest fan, see you all next year.
John Short III
President
Thousand Oaks Little League
A year end message from the President of
Thousand Oaks Little League
As the 2010 season slowly winds down, I wanted to take time to reflect on the 42nd season coming to a close. This season was different than most others over the past 9 years that I have been the President. We embarked on several major capital improvement projects which included new concrete around the snack shack, painting of the exterior of the snack shack, a new ice machine, and a new freezer to bring a higher level of service and quality of products to our little league families. We rebuilt the Acorn II score tower, and put concrete in the batting cage. These are just several of the larger projects that we completed to provide a better experience for our little league families.
As the season began, we were faced with heavy rains that flooded our fields numerous times and delayed our opening day by two weeks (this was the first time in the past 9 years I have been the President). Although delayed by two weeks, Opening Day was filled with many smiles and wonderful weather for all to enjoy with our opening day speaker Steve Garvey.
The seasons go by faster and faster as we all get older. A good friend of mine once said enjoy the moments we have at Thousand Oaks Little League as they go by way too fast. No truer words have ever been spoken. It has been over 5 years since my last son played on a Juniors field. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about the times my two boys played baseball for Thousand Oaks Little League. The fun, the laughter, the sadness, and the friendships made, all rolled up into one great big ball of emotions.
If I could share any words of wisdom that I have gathered from many friends over the years being involved in baseball, "let your children be children". Let them fail, let them succeed, let them understand disappointment; let them share in the happiness even if it is from their own accomplishments on the field. Remember this is only Little League. The chance of any child playing professional baseball is 1 in over 70,000. We have such great opportunities to learn from being involved in Little League of which none come from winning or loosing.
Everything you need to learn in life you can learn on a baseball field. You learn how to win with class, and lose with dignity. You learn how to play fair, and strive to win. You learn to respect your teammates, coaches, umpires and fans. You also learn to respect the game. You learn passion, drive, determination, commitment, and how to deal with adversity. You learn how to fail and pick up the pieces. You learn that success or failure is for the "moment". It is not for tomorrow and not for yesterday. You learn how to battle and give it your all.
So as we finish out the season, remember we are so blessed and have so much to be thankful for. None of these blessing has anything to do with winning. Take time to reflect and give thanks. Thanks to those who have devoted their time to your family, your children and the game of baseball. Give thanks for living in a free country, your family's health, and to all that keep us out of harms way each and every day. Enjoy the rest of your season and thanks for choosing Thousand Oaks Little League as your source of America's favorite pastime.
And as reminder, a message from your President "Thousand Oaks Little League ROCKS and that's the bottom line."
Your biggest fan, see you all next year.
John Short III
President
Thousand Oaks Little League
All practice and play fields Opened.
T.O. Big League wins
U.S. Championship in the
2009 Big League World Series!
Spring is just around the corner and once again, Thousand Oaks Little League (TOLL) is gearing up for
another successful year.
TOLL is open to all boys and girls, ages four to eighteen. We utilize America’s
favorite pastime to develop the hallmarks of a positive growth environment for children such as teamwork,
sportsmanship, self-esteem and confidence.
In doing so, we hope to provide today’s children with the
necessary skills to become tomorrow’s leaders.
However, we can’t do it alone. As the saying goes (and we firmly believe) “It takes a village!” For our part, the Board of Directors has once again committed itself to:
1. Subsidize league costs through corporate sponsorship to make participation an option for ALL families, regardless of their economic situation; and
2. Maintain the healthy, competitive and most importantly a FUN
environment for Little League
Baseball.
In order to help our league meet these goals, we are asking for your financial help in sponsoring a Board Sign
Just as with other community sports programs, the success of Thousand Oaks Little League is directly tied to parental involvement.
TOLL is an all-volunteer program where our kids can learn, play and compete with other youths with similar interests and is dependent on all parents participating and making a contribution toward the accomplishment of the League's goals.
Parent participation is necessary and essential to the success of the program. All parents must volunteer some time during the season. Parent participation may take many forms.
There are many volunteer opportunities available such as coaching, scorekeeping, umpiring, acting as the team parent, or helping with field preparation, maintenance and clean-up.
There are additional opportunities to volunteer by helping with one of our annual activities such as the Opening Day Ceremonies, the Golf Tournament, the Over-the-Line Tournament, or you can sponsor a team by making a monetary contribution.
When your team's coach or team parent approaches you to volunteer some of your time to the success of your team and the League, please do so enthusiastically - and keep in mind that without our parent volunteers the League could not exist.
Spring is just around the corner and once again, Thousand Oaks Little League (TOLL) is gearing up for
another successful year.
TOLL is open to all boys and girls, ages four to eighteen. We utilize America’s
favorite pastime to develop the hallmarks of a positive growth environment for children such as teamwork,
sportsmanship, self-esteem and confidence.
In doing so, we hope to provide today’s children with the
necessary skills to become tomorrow’s leaders.
However, we can’t do it alone. As the saying goes (and we firmly believe) “It takes a village!” For our part, the Board of Directors has once again committed itself to: 
