Hello
I am a longtime reader of DR1, but this is my first post. For that a reason, I am apologizing in advance if am either too long winded or don't give enough information.
My name is Steve Pindar. I am American and live in NY State. My wife and I have also been doing mission work in the DR since 1997. We maintain an apartment in San Pedro de Macoris and travel there 2 or 3 times each year. For the past few years our work in the DR has focused on feeding the hungry and we also collect items here in the States (clothing, eyeglass frames, medical supplies, shoes, baseball equipment) which we ship to the DR and distribute to those in need.
One of my projects - the baseball equipment project - has grown steadily since it first began in 1999 with a single donation. The concept of the program is simple - we collect new and used baseball equipment in all sizes and for all ages from teams/schools/organizations/leagues all over the USA. This equipment is shipped to the DR and distributed to children who are playing with little or no equipment. In 2004 we collected almost 4,000 lbs of equipment, which was shipped to the DR and distributed in May, 2005. In 2005, we collected almost 6,000 lbs of equipment which will soon be on its way to the DR. Although it's impossible to come up with the exact number of children who have received equipment, it's fair to say that literally thousands and thousands of children have received equipment through the years.
This year our baseball equipment project has grown once again, as I recently entered into a partnership with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Roberto Clemente Family, and a man from Pennsylvania who operates a program similiar to ours in Puerto Rico. It is our intention to send donations of equipment this year to the DR, Puerto Rico and also another country such as Mexico.
From what I understand, these forums/threads are read by people from all over the world, and it is my intention/hope to make this a global project.
We are currently looking for donations as well as those who might be interested in either sponsoring a collection and/or acting as a collection site for a certain geographic area.
To answer the most frequenly asked question ahead of time - what kind of equipment do you accept? We gladly accept new and gently worn baseball equipment. If it has anything to do with baseball we accept it.
Since I am new here, and have never posted before, I realize that I don't have any history, which may lead someone to say "how do we know this man is who he says he is and that he just isn't using this equipment for his own gain?" If that is the case, please feel free to contact me. I am more than willing to provide URL's for articles that have been printed through the years regarding our work in the DR, as well as a URL for on online photo album of our work.
Thank you very much for your kind consideration of this project.
I am a longtime reader of DR1, but this is my first post. For that a reason, I am apologizing in advance if am either too long winded or don't give enough information.
My name is Steve Pindar. I am American and live in NY State. My wife and I have also been doing mission work in the DR since 1997. We maintain an apartment in San Pedro de Macoris and travel there 2 or 3 times each year. For the past few years our work in the DR has focused on feeding the hungry and we also collect items here in the States (clothing, eyeglass frames, medical supplies, shoes, baseball equipment) which we ship to the DR and distribute to those in need.
One of my projects - the baseball equipment project - has grown steadily since it first began in 1999 with a single donation. The concept of the program is simple - we collect new and used baseball equipment in all sizes and for all ages from teams/schools/organizations/leagues all over the USA. This equipment is shipped to the DR and distributed to children who are playing with little or no equipment. In 2004 we collected almost 4,000 lbs of equipment, which was shipped to the DR and distributed in May, 2005. In 2005, we collected almost 6,000 lbs of equipment which will soon be on its way to the DR. Although it's impossible to come up with the exact number of children who have received equipment, it's fair to say that literally thousands and thousands of children have received equipment through the years.
This year our baseball equipment project has grown once again, as I recently entered into a partnership with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Roberto Clemente Family, and a man from Pennsylvania who operates a program similiar to ours in Puerto Rico. It is our intention to send donations of equipment this year to the DR, Puerto Rico and also another country such as Mexico.
From what I understand, these forums/threads are read by people from all over the world, and it is my intention/hope to make this a global project.
We are currently looking for donations as well as those who might be interested in either sponsoring a collection and/or acting as a collection site for a certain geographic area.
To answer the most frequenly asked question ahead of time - what kind of equipment do you accept? We gladly accept new and gently worn baseball equipment. If it has anything to do with baseball we accept it.
Since I am new here, and have never posted before, I realize that I don't have any history, which may lead someone to say "how do we know this man is who he says he is and that he just isn't using this equipment for his own gain?" If that is the case, please feel free to contact me. I am more than willing to provide URL's for articles that have been printed through the years regarding our work in the DR, as well as a URL for on online photo album of our work.
Thank you very much for your kind consideration of this project.