Jimmy Fund Division - 9 Yr Old

I want to congratulate our Secratary Marie Shea for earning the 2015 Redsox Foundation Volunteer of the Year Award. 

Marie will receive this award tonight 8-14-2015 prior to the Red Sox game at Fenway. Please review Marie's accomplishments that earned her this award. 

"Her service to Little League is around 13 years in total, having served as a board member most of those years!

She has been a league treasurer in Malden, also has been our concession stand coordinator, also safety officer, player agent. She has been volunteering even after her son turned 13 this year and left little league for Babe Ruth.

Her dedication to special needs children not only in Malden but our other leagues in D12 is truly amazing.

She was the person solely responsible for Chartering a Challenger League 9 years ago. Not because she had to but because she thought all children should have the opportunity to play Little League baseball no matter what their issues are. I was President of Malden Northern at that time, I can still remember the chill I got when she told me she contacted Williamsport. I thought she was joking, but she in fact filed for a Challenger Charter. At first it was a small program but over the years it has flourished. This year we have around 52 registered players.

She has devoted herself to our District 12 Challenger program without hesitation.

But it goes beyond the challenger league, her volunteerism includes not only our District but also at the Jimmy Fund level.

In my eyes - when I hear the phrase
"Volunteer of the year" it's Marie Shea hands down!"

Bernie Colbert D-12

District Administrator