From the President:
Spring is an exciting time of year, and nothing signals this time of year better than the start of baseball and softball season. UMYA had another record year as far as the number of participants in these two sports. Many volunteer hours go into making the seasons possible. Barry Williams has taken over as our Baseball Coordinator, Joe Fritzinger has continued as our Softball Coordinator, Ron Miller is our Field Coordinator, Dean Franco is our Uniform Coordinator, Rob Mutchler is our Equipment Coordinator and Ann Martignetti has stepped up to be our Snack Bar Coordinator. All of these positions are time consuming jobs, and we are very thankful for their efforts! We continue to receive great support from many local businesses through our sponsorship program. This support allows us to outfit the young athletes in very nice uniforms without increasing our membership fees. Wendy Ashby has done a wonderful job with the program. If you have the chance, please support our sponsors.

The season could not happen without the many hours of time our coaches devote to their teams. Please take time to thank them, and don’t be afraid to offer your own help. We are always in need of volunteers to man the snack bar, coordinate practice times, organize team snack schedules, clean up equipment and take care of the field after practices and games. Please help in any way you can, and we thank you in advance.

I’m sure you have noticed the new snack bar in Lenape Park. It has been on our “to do “list for quite some time, and we are very thankful to the Township and ultimately the citizens of Upper Milford for making it possible. We have lost a lot of food and money over the last couple of years because of the leaky roof and break-ins at the old snack bar. Please stop by and check out our new digs! The Township is also in the process of making the parking lot wider and putting a turn-around area where the old snack bar sits. This will certainly add to our kids’ safety, and we appreciate it. Ben Kohler has been our organization’s liaison with the Township on this project, and we thank him for his time and efforts!

Our Second Annual Family Fun Day is in the works and will be held on May 20th at Lenape Park. Tracy Hausknecht is coordinating this year’s event. Last year’s day was a highlight of our year, and we look forward to another fun day. We hope to see many of you there!

We are always looking for new members. We meet the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm in the Township Building. Please consider attending. We keep the meetings short and are always looking for new ideas and ways to enhance the kids’ enjoyment.

Enjoy the season. We will see you at the Parks!
Tom Cichocki
President, UMYA

General Info

UMYA is United Way sponsored and no one is denied participation due to financial hardship.