Tornado Wipes Out Illinois Little League

The Streator Illinois Little League had their fields wiped out by a tornado this past weekend and are in need of donations and equipment to finish out the year (and beyond) on other area fields. Story and pics here

We were notified by Umps Care Charities of this need who had been contacted by former minor league umpire John Coons.

We sent them a package fulfilling their shared community umpire equipment needs (protective gear and accessories) yesterday that they should be receiving tomorrow.

Several umpires have expressed an interest of making monetary donations to the league in general after we posted this info on our Facebook fan page.

I read somewhere that when a tornado damaged another league's fields several years ago, this league stepped up to help. Now they are in need of assistance.

Please send any donations to:
Streator Little League
c/o Jason Telford
P.O. Box 279
Streator, IL 61364