SHELBY — Five little league fields in Shelby recently received a much-needed makeover thanks to three generous organizations.
Flashover Maintenance out of Crestline, River Run Solutions out of Ashland and The Danny King ChangeUp Charity out of Mansfield each donated materials, equipment, labor, time and more to the Shelby Little League fields to help the Shelby community and its families gear up for the little league baseball and softball season coming this summer.
“Part of what we do at Flashover Maintenance is give back,” said David Taylor, the organization’s vice president of operations.
“Giving back is something we have always done and we are always excited about volunteering for kids. Our company, along with River Run, both believe in providing top quality services, and that includes supporting our local communities.”
Organizations wanted to give back to community
Flashover Maintenance and River Run Solutions specialize in residential and commercial lawn care as one of their service lines. Both companies agreed the Shelby Little League project was an important and exciting way to give back to the Shelby community.
“I’m extremely excited to have been part of this project,” said Josh Horst, president of River Run Solutions.
“The fields aren’t typically taken care of throughout the winter season, so we wanted to recondition the fields by re-edging, mowing, spraying, pulling weeds, cleaning dug outs and more.
“A lot of us were baseball players growing up and we love this project and the ability to give back like this.”
ChangeUp Charity helping local youth
The Danny King ChangeUp Charity also jumped on board, donating bats and gloves to a few little league players who are financially burdened — giving them a chance to play this summer.
“I heard that there were a few t-ball and little league players in need and that’s when we also decided to step up and help as well,” said Danny King, founder and owner of The ChangeUp Charity.
“Every young boy and girl deserves the chance to play and I feel very fortunate to be able to help make that happen. I’m a college player now, but began playing baseball back in t-ball and it changed my life.”
The ChangeUp Charity, a 501c3 nonprofit, began operating last year in hopes to help youth players and families who are facing financial difficulties by working with area coaches and programs.