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On this Giving Tuesday — Tuesday, December 2 — communities everywhere are invited to support organizations that matter to them. OYO has always been shaped by one guiding belief:
We exist so every child can grow – on and off the ballfield, in skill, in confidence and in character.
This year, we have the opportunity to strengthen that mission in a powerful new way with the addition of the OYO Bullpen, our indoor training facility designed to give athletes year-round access to meaningful development.
For the first time, OYO players will have a consistent space to train during the winter and off-season – a space where they can get intentional reps, build confidence and continue improving no matter the weather. This is a significant milestone not only for our league, but for every young athlete who will benefit from it.
The training area inside the Bullpen includes roughly 2,400 square feet of turf. Today, for Giving Tuesday, we invite you to symbolically sponsor a square foot of that turf for $5.
Your gift goes far beyond helping offset the $16,000+ expense associated with purchasing and installing the new turf. More importantly, your financial support will fuel the training, coaching and year-round development that will happen on that turf for every OYO athlete in 2026 and beyond.
If OYO has played a meaningful role in your family’s life, we invite you to be part of this next step.
Thank you for supporting OYO and helping us build year-round development opportunities for our players.
Where Your Gift Goes
MAKE YOUR DONATION TODAY!
THE OYO DOZEN
(1) Teamwork.
(2) Diversity.
(3) True to our roots.
(4) The OYO Way.
(5) 50 years and counting.
(6) Baseball and softball for every age, every skill level.
(7) Recreational and instructional.
(8) Good stewards of our assets.
(9) A safe and happy place for ballplayers, coaches and families.
(10) Full-service park with 14 fields, 3 batting cages, 2 concession stands/restrooms.
(11) An all-volunteer organization working tireless to coach young resilient ballplayers, maintain the park, improve the fields and much more.(12) Memorable experiences and opportunities aplenty for all.
THE OYO IMPACT
While the popular Frank Bunker Gilbreth’s novel features the catchy title “Cheaper by the Dozen”, it is not always feasible to operate and manage a safe and responsible youth baseball and softball program featuring more than 1900 players and 1300 families annually by operating “cheaply”. As you scroll down and review our table, you will see how your donation of any amount will truly make a difference at OYO for 2025 and beyond!
THE OYO DIFFERENCE
The Oaklandon Youth Organization provides valuable life lessons to these players and families by combining athletics, character building and personal responsibility. Board members, coaches and parents collaborate to deliver on-the-field and off-the-field instruction that teaches the rewards of hard work, preparation for real-life challenges, habits for success, discipline and respect for others.
Since 2012, Giving Tuesday has been a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities. We hope on December 3, 2024, you will be inspired by the mission of OYO to deliver valuable experiences for ballplayers that can help support — or even change the trajectory — ballplayers, families and volunteers. So, we hope you will help OYO through your financial support on Giving Tuesday to ensure we can provide the opportunities and infrastructure improvements to meet the increasing demand in our league.
OYO THANKS YOU!
As always, thank you for your time and consideration of support for OYO. We wish you many blessings and much good health this holiday season!
ABOUT YOUR DONATION
All donations greater than $1000 should be made directly to the OYO Treasurer at oyotreasurer@gmail.com. The OYO Treasurer will issue an invoice in the amount for payment by check payable to OYO, and this can help keep hundreds of dollars in the organization and not allocated toward online processing and transaction fees. In addition, all donations valued at $250 or more will be awarded an OYO keepsake for their generosity.
| $5,000 | Contributes to rental of equipment and purchase of field aggregate product to completely revamp one ball diamond |
| $2,500 | Offsets some of the costs for our liability insurance |
| $2,000 | Equipment maintenance or replacement in our full-service concession stands |
| $1,500 | Practice balls for all our baseball teams for a year |
| $1,000 | Public address system upgrades and light bulb replacements on our lighted fields |
| $750 | Technology expenses for online software solutions to operate our league |
| $500 | Umpire equipment supplies |
| $350 | Uniforms for one full team of baseball or softball players |
| $250 | Scorebooks for all teams for a year |
| $175 | One month of alarm service to secure our park |
| $100 | Fuel to operate our equipment at the park for one month |
| $75 | Chalk to line basepaths for one week of games during the season |
| $50 | One umpire for one older division game |
| $25 | Covers the "gap" between what we charge a family for their ballplayer to play at OYO and what the player actually "costs" OYO |
| $10 | Covers one player's field maintenance costs for a year |
| $5 | Covers one player's game ball costs for a year |