We wanted to provide a summary of how to plan and what to expect for your time:

• Start your tag day experience by going to Michele Park on Lawrence Road, 20 minutes prior to your respective canning time to check in and pick up your "tag day" canister.

• After you have your canister, you can proceed to your assigned location where your player will stand outside and collect donations for Salem Youth Baseball. 

• Once your 2-hour slot has ended, please come back to Michele Park to return your canister with your collected donations.

New for 2023: Digital Payment Option! No longer can innocent bystanders look at our players and claim “no cash, sorry”, because on each canister there will be a QR code and a Venmo account for quick and easy donations of any denomination.

Some things to remember about your child's tagging hours:

Please have your player wear Salem Youth Baseball attire. If you are new to SYB or have outgrown prior years attire, please have them wear a baseball hat and shirt, if possible. We will also have some SYB attire at Michele Park to wear while canning.

• Please supervise your child(ren) at your designated location at all times.

• All money collected will go to fund our baseball programs including uniforms, equipment, and field maintenance.

• If you have not yet turned in your volunteer check and calendar raffle payment, we will accept them at Michele Park when you are picking up or dropping of your can.  After this weekend, the only other time available to provide these will be at uniform pick-up.  To receive their players uniform a family must provide their fundraising and volunteer deposit checks.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Arianne Buckley (arianne1220@gmail.com).

Thank you from the Salem Youth Baseball Board
 

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044eadad2da6fd0-canning#/

SYB is excited for our annual Tag Day (Canning) fundraising activity to return this season.  All Tball, Farm, Minors and Majors players are required to sign-up for a 2 hour session. Please choose a time and place available on the sign-up genius link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044eadad2da6fd0-canning#/

Additional information on this mandatory event can be found on the sign-up genius page.  We thank you for your participation.  

Please like Salem Youth Baseball on Facebook.  This is another great way to stay connected throughout the year.  Please also post and tag us on tagging day with your players out in the community.  

As a reminder of fundraising and volunteer requirements for each player, please see below.  If you have any questions about the requirements for your family or would like to offer further assistance, please contact 

Fundraising Director: Lisa Ward ( ) or

Volunteer Coordinator: Arianne Buckley ( )

VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISING REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH SYB FAMILY

Volunteering:  4 hours per player (6 hours for a family with multiple players) 

Fundraising: 2 hour “tag day” canning per player + Calendar sales, minimum of 5 $10 calendars being required 

Additional information will follow through out the season on ways to complete volunteer hours, including assisting in the block house (snack shack) and field maintenance and preperation.

Bambino & Challenger do not have these requirements but can have opportunities to volunteer and fundraise at their request

VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISING DEPOSIT CHECKS

SYB is collecting 2 checks prior to the season, per player: 

1. $50 per player (no family max) for minimum mandatory Calendar sales (this payment is in exchange for 5 calendar raffle tickets, additional calendars will be available for sale in-season);

2. $200 per player ($300 per family) for Volunteer/Fundraising commitments (tag day + volunteering hours). This check will be returned on completion of commitments during the season.

To receive their players uniform a family must provide their fundraising and volunteer deposit checks. 

There will be multiple opportunities to turn in your checks prior to the start of the season.  1 has already passed, Tag Day is your next best opportunity!:

1. Tag Day: All TBall, Farm, Minors, Majors families can bring their checks when they pick up their can or drop off their can (2 opportunities in a single day!) or any time that SYB is at Michelle Park that weekend facilitating tag day activities.

2. Uniform pick-up day: Last chance to hand in check, uniforms can only be distributed to families who have submitted their fundraising and volunteer deposit checks.

SYB has opportunities to assist with financial hardship concerns.  Please contact to request further information.

SYB wanted to remind each of our families of the volunteer and fundraising requirements for this season.  This is a volunteer run organization that prides itself on maintaining comparatively low cost registration and financial assistance so that all families in our community can access America’s Pastime in the Granite State. By asking each family to contribute to our volunteering and fundraising efforts, it allows this league to thrive and contribute to the physical and mental well-being of our kids.  

If you have any questions about the requirements for your family or would like to offer further assistance, please contact 

Fundraising Director: Lisa Ward ( ) or

Volunteer Coordinator: Arianne Buckley ( )

VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISING REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH SYB FAMILY

Volunteering:  4 hours per player (6 hours for a family with multiple players) 

Fundraising: 2 hour “tag day” canning per player + Calendar sales, minimum of 5 $10 calendars being required 

Additional information will follow through out the season on ways to complete volunteer hours, including assisting in the block house (snack shack) and field maintenance and preperation.

Bambino & Challenger do not have these requirements but can have opportunities to volunteer and fundraise at their request

VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISING DEPOSIT CHECKS

SYB is collecting 2 checks prior to the season, per player: 

1. $50 per player (no family max) for minimum mandatory Calendar sales (this payment is in exchange for 5 calendar raffle tickets, additional calendars will be available for sale in-season);

2. $200 per player ($300 per family) for Volunteer/Fundraising commitments (tag day + volunteering hours). This check will be returned on completion of commitments during the season.

To receive their players uniform a family must provide their fundraising and volunteer deposit checks. 

There will be multiple opportunities to turn in your checks prior to the start of the season:

1. Evaluations: All Farm, Minors and Majors families are asked to bring their checks to evaluation check-in as the first and BEST opportunity to complete this goal.

2. Tag Day: All TBall, Farm, Minors, Majors families can bring their checks when they pick up their can or drop off their can (2 opportunities in a single day!) or any time that SYB is at Michelle Park that weekend facilitating tag day activities.

3. Uniform pick-up day: Last chance to hand in check, uniforms can only be distributed to families who have submitted their fundraising and volunteer deposit checks.

SYB has opportunities to assist with financial hardship concerns.  Please contact to request further information.

Klemm's Mobil at Tuscan (across from the mall) will be donating proceeds to SYB from all car washes in March. March is the busiest car wash month and SYB receives proceeds from each car wash all month long.  We ask that you please support this local business for all your car wash needs this March and pass the word along to family and friends.  This is a true win-win for the SYB community.  

Thank you!

Everyone receiving this email has already registered at least one player this season.  Please take these next few weeks to make sure your friends and family are registered as Registration Ends at Noon on Friday, March 10th

Dates and activities to put on your calendar and look for additional communication on include:

Evaluations on Saturday, March 11th

Who: All players in Farm, Minors and Majors

Location: Salem Training Facility (16 Industrial Way, Salem, NH)

Times: Farm starts at 9:00 am, Minors starts at 10:30 am, Majors starts at 12:00 Noon.  Each player will have a timed entry that will be emailed in advance of evaluation day.

Why?: Evaluations are the best way that SYB can make sure our teams are competitively balanced, keeping the season fair and exciting for all levels of players.  If you are new to SYB, attending will give you a chance to meet board members, managers and coaches who will be working with your player this season.  If you are a returning player, attending will give your prospective managers a chance to see how players have developed and grown since the last season played. 

‘Tag Day’ (Canning) the weekend of March 24th - 26th

Who: All players in T-Ball, Farm, Minors and Majors

Each player must register for a 2 hour slot to take part in this pre-season fundraiser.  

Available Times and Locations will be posted via Sign-Up Genius approximately 2 weeks prior.  Additional emails and communications will go out as reminders.  Thank you in advance for your participation!

Uniform Pick-Up Day on Wednesday, April 12th

Who: All SYB Players

Location: To be announced closer to the date

Times: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Opening Day Festivities & Games on Saturday, April 15th

***Weather Permitting*** More details on opening day activities and schedule to be announced!

Please email information@salemyouthbaseball.net with any questions on this years pre-season events. Thank you!