2018

2018 Final Budget Report

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Budget for Durham Softball, a charity softball league in Durham, NC
Final 2018 Budget Report for Durham Softball! Thanks to everyone for playing and making this year possible. Here is the recap of a few goals we had for the league this year and how close we came to achieving them:

1. Field a league with 8 teams of players. 
We only had 5 in the Spring, but we had 11 in the Summer. We averaged 8 teams per season, so we’ll call that a SUCCESS.

2. Donate 40% of our revenues. 
We definitely underestimated the cost of certain items in our budget, but they ended up being necessary to build a foundation for future seasons. Still, I think hindsight has shown that was way too optimistic. After going through Year 1, I’d now say 22.75% is pretty solid, but we FAILED on this one.

3. Donate more than $3,000. 
We *only* donated $2,800 in cash and didn’t quite hit $3,000, but our physical item donation drives were much more successful than I anticipated. With an estimated value of an additional $2,500 worth of items donated, I think we should call this a SUCCESS.

4. Get the Durham Bulls Baseball Club to acknowledge our league’s existence. 
We were really just hoping for a Twitter shout out or something, but we won their $10,000 Ballpark Renovation Grant and got invited onto the DBAP field to represent our league at a Bulls game. That was incredible. I still can’t believe it happened, but there are photos so I’m pretty sure it was real. Huge SUCCESS here.

5. Reach 500 Facebook Followers. 
We didn’t make it to 500, but the Followers we do have are great. If you’ve read this far and you’re still reading because you care about this league, you’re extra awesome. We FAILED, but maybe we’ll get there before next season!

Going 3 for 5 sounds like a pretty good game, so we’ll take it! Thanks again for playing everyone!

Durham Bulls Ballpark Renovation Project Award Presentation

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Durham Bulls Ballpark Project

Our league applied for the $10,000 Durham Bulls and Coastal Credit Union Ballpark Renovation Project grant, awarded to four deserving organizations in the Triangle area. And we won! From Capital Broadcasting:

Four organizations have been chosen as the inaugural winners of the Durham Bulls Ballpark Project presented by Coastal Credit Union. Person High School, Bull City Little League, Durham Softball and Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association have each earned a $10,000 donation for facility renovations.

“This was an extremely tough decision for our committee, as every application was well-done,” Durham Bulls Vice President Mike Birling said. “In the end, these four organizations stood out not only as worthy groups, but as locations which will help to grow the sports of baseball and softball for years to come.”

Person High School will have renovations made to both its baseball and softball fields, and Bull City Little League will see an improvement to its facility which houses three fields. The Durham Softball facility will have an overhaul for the first time since it was built, and Hillsborough Youth Athletic League will see renovations for its over 500 children who participate in its leagues each year.

Each facility will be renovated in the coming months, with a list of priorities submitted by each location. Additionally, representatives from each organization will be honored on-field at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Tuesday, August 7.

I am super excited about what this means for our league and our future in Durham sports. I want to thank all the players for believing in the concept and making this amazing league possible.

To celebrate, get your Durham Bulls tickets for Tuesday, August 7 through this link! The Bulls and Columbus Clippers will play a doubleheader (two 7-inning games) starting at 6:05pm.

As if $2 Taco Tuesday wasn’t enough motivation to attend, we get to accept the $10,000 check for our league on the field in-between the two games! Special tickets are discounted down to just $8.99 and two sections of tickets have been reserved for all winners!

Represent our league and wear your Durham Softball shirt, if you can. I’ll make a cool, custom Durham Softball keychain for anyone who wears their Durham Softball jersey and tags our league in a Facebook post on your personal timeline or on our page’s timeline. Show off your Durham Softball pride and help support the other three deserving winners during the ceremony in-between games of the double header! I hope to see you there!

https://groupmatics.events/event/BallparkChallenge

2018 Spring Softball Registrations are OPEN!

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All 8 of Our Non-Profit Sponsor Organizations

PLAY SOFTBALL FOR CHARITY!

Registrations are now open for our 2018 Spring season!

Players can sign up to play for one of the sponsor organizations in the league and compete to earn donations for their cause. The season starts on April 8 and registrations are limited, so sign up now!

For registration details, visit:
http://bit.ly/2GvlZtf

Sponsor Organizations:
Girls on the Run of the Triangle
Hope Animal Rescue
Housing for New Hope
Kidznotes
Meals on Wheels of Durham
Miracle League of the Triangle
South Durham Little League
STEM in the Park

Special thanks to The Research Triangle Park for their contributions.

Press Release: 2018 Durham Softball Season Announcement

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New Durham Softball League Supports Local Non-Profit Organizations

DURHAM, NC – Durham Softball is a new co-ed recreational softball league that benefits local non-profit organizations in Durham. Players will compete each game for donations to their team’s sponsor organization and help raise awareness for their cause. Thanks to the RTP Foundation, Durham Softball will donate an average of more than $300/team each season to these great local non-profit sponsors.

Durham Softball features a diverse group of local non-profit organizations:

“Our sponsor organizations represent some of the best causes in Durham, so I thought it would be a cool idea to bring them together in one league,” said Ryan Mentock, commissioner of the Durham Softball League. “We believe that each of the sponsors represents a different type of need in our community and they all share the same basic mission of helping Durham. I think it makes the competition more meaningful and fun if we can help support local charities while playing the game.”

Sponsors will earn minimum donations for their participation and teams will compete to earn larger donations by winning games during the season, finishing in the Top 4, or winning the Championship. The goal of the league is to have fun while helping these non-profits improve Durham.

“None of this would be possible without the support of the RTP Foundation, so we are extremely grateful for their help,” said Mentock. “The RTP Foundation’s contributions reflect their commitment to our community and their ability to bring people together to solve society’s toughest problems.”

If you are interested in helping one of these local non-profit sponsor organizations by playing softball, visit durhamsoftball.com for more information!

$55/Player Single-Season Player Registration Fee includes a Team Jersey, 14 Regular Season Games, at least 1 Playoff Game, and a free drink for all players at our sponsor bar after every game.

Registrations Begin February 1, 2018. The first game of the Regular Season is April 1, 2018. Games will be played on Sundays between 11am and 5pm from April through October at the RTP Softball Fields.