Jimmy Fund Division - 11 Yr Old

Good morning all, I wanted to extend my sincere thank you to District 12 baseball for their support last night at Conant Park in Melrose for the 9 year old Jimmy Fund game against Medford. A special and courageous 6 year old boy from Melrose, Ryan Feeney, played with the Melrose 9 year old team last night and it was a great success for all involved. Medford Little League should be proud of the players and coaches of their 9 year old JF team. They did an outstanding job and the players represented their families, their coaches, their league and themselves wonderfully. Teams from Everett, Malden and Melrose were in attendance to support the younger players and to cheer on Ryan. Ryan's parents, Shawn & Jill, and his older brother Jack, were all blown away by the support of everyone at the field last night. It was truly a special night and one the Feeney Family told me they'd remember for a long time. As for Ryan, he enjoyed every minute of it, he earned a walk, had a nice hit and ran the bases, scoring both times he reached base in his two at-bats. I have attached a couple of photo's from last night. Ryan's smile speaks for itself. Thank you all again, District 12 is a great place to play baseball because of the players, parents and coaches involved and the Jimmy Fund tournament is about so much more than winning and losing baseball games. If anyone would like to help Ryan in his fight against Neurofibromatosis, the Feeney Family is having a fundraiser for NF at the Melrose Knights of Columbus on Thursday, August 4th at 7 p.m. Or if you would like to donate here is a link to Team RYNO: http://www.firstgiving.com/team/328947 Sincerely, Cory Thomas Vice President Melrose National Little League