(l-r) Kenneth E. Rigmaiden, General President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), Gary S. Petersmeyer, served with the Positive Coaching Alliance for 19 years and a strong supporter of Coach Tate and the EPA T-Ball organizations from its inception. Coach Gene Tate, Founder. EPA-T Ball Pitching Machine, Jerry Lindsay-placed a big part in getting the EPA T-Ball Golf Classic started, the Aviators is a Triple-A Baseball Team of The Oakland A’s. Don Logan, Las Vegas Aviators President/COO-has been a BIG HELP to the EPA T-Ball program since coming to Las Vegas.
BY AAGD STAFF
November 30, 2019
The East Palo Alto T-Ball Pitching Machine Legacy Makers Banquet will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Las Vegas Ball Park, 1650 South Pavilion Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV. A baseball clinic will be held the day prior, on February 22.
The dinner program began in 2018 and is held as one of the organization’s premier annual fundraiser events. The evening benefits area young people who live in the underprivileged communities of East Palo Alto and the Belle Haven area of Menlo Park, CA., as well as Las Vegas. The program not only teaches the young people to play ball and the sports ethics, it also teaches the importance of education and personal ethics.
In addition to serving the less fortunate, the annual banquet honors and recognizes T-Ball supporters and alumni. Past honorees have included Jimmie Ray Kennon, who has been with the program since the beginning and has contributed greatly in education, along with Anthony Manor, Jerry Lindsey, Don Logan and Gary Petersmeyer, among others. The year 2020 honorees are Shirley Mitchell Neal, operations, Nvidia, Reyna Blasko, Division Manager, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, Dave Blasko, Director, Department of Animal Care, The Mirage and Kenneth W. Harris, Sr., Real Estate Broker/Owner.
For more information on tickets or sponsorship contact Gene Tate at (408) 515-7489 or email coachtate12@yahoo
