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Fundraising Requirements


Raffle Fundraiser: NEW in 2025!

2024 Fundraising Total: $68,290
2025 Fundraising Goal: $50,000+
 - As of 4/7/25: $45,180

We appreciate all you and your family will do to help set up PLL for the future years to come. Please click here [pll-2025-raffle-instructions.pdf] to view a three-page PDF showing all of the details in an easy-to-read format so that your player knows how to register and participate. Below are helpful notes, too.

GETTING STARTED: YOU MUST SIGN YOUR PLAYER UP.
Personal links are not automatically created and sent. 
[Quick & Easy. Takes <10 Minutes]
- Click here for instructions (PDF) [pll-2025-raffle-instructions.pdf] or get a hard copy from your Team Parent.
- Download the RAISE-365 for Apple | RAISE-365 - Apps on Google Play (Recommended) or Sign-Up Here.
- Sign up your player (and/or coach) using the attached instructions. (Join with code: 11205525).
- Add contacts (sends automatic reminders) OR share out the link with friends and family.

 All raffle ticket purchases take place at this site: Portsmouth Little League - 2025 Raffle Fundraiser. Purchasers will enter a player's name at checkout in order to "give credit" to that player.  If a purchaser forgets to enter a player's name, it's ok. Our volunteers will do our best to manually assign these donations after the fundraiser ends.

We ask that each player do their very best to reach a personal goal of raising a minimum of $225. (Same as previous years.)

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HOT TOPICS: SIBLINGS?
- Siblings should register separately, but each will need to register under a different/separate email address.
OR
- Siblings may register as one, under one email address, as a "family."
Fundraised dollars will be divided equally and manually by PLL volunteers when the fundraiser is over so that incentive prizes can be distributed accurately.

IS EVERYTHING ONLINE? ARE THERE PHYSICAL RAFFLE TICKETS?
Yes - this fundraiser is entirely online. No - physical raffle tickets will not be distributed to players to sell "door-to-door." Please know that our board members spent hours discussing this change, collecting data from other organizations, and researching options.  Ultimately, not burdening our volunteer Team Parent and Team Parent liaisons with the responsibility of recording and transporting thousands of dollars in cash weekly helped us make a decision to try a new way. In the app, you are able to download personalized flyer that your player(s) can distribute, and the QR code will link a donor directly to the purchasing page.

SO I CAN'T ACCEPT CASH OR CHECKS? You (a parent or player) may accept cash/checks from those who want to support you, but you are responsible for then purchasing the tickets online with those dollars. PLL is happy to accept and recognize donations via cash or check (see sponsors and donors listed here). However, to participate this raffle, donations/raffle ticket purchases should go through the fundraising site.  
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HOW ARE FUNDRAISED DOLLARS USED? Below are some notes on expenses that PLL incurs annually + some of our capital improvement progress and plans. Equipment: Each year, teams need certain equipment to get the season started and play throughout it safely.

Annual costs typical include:
* Practice Baseballs (30) for Each Team: ~$4,000
* New/Replacement Catcher's Equipment: (~12 sets/year): ~$1,800
* New/Replacement Catcher's Mitts: (~12/year): ~$1,000
* Game Balls (~330 home games): ~$5,000
* Helmets for New Players (~80/year): $3,500
* We also try to replace equipment as it breaks in-season: field lining machines, refrigerators, screens, mound repair, etc.
Thankfully, we have many talented volunteers who help us save $$$ in many ways: installing sound systems, refurbishing pitching machines, providing plumbing services, re-threading gloves, repairing nets, and more.

Field Maintenance:
As a league, we were able to accomplish (with work still in progress for the next couple of weeks) the following over the Winter:
* Replacement Fencing at Central Field (with assistance from the City of Portsmouth)
* Purchase and Installation of new Sound System at Central Field
* Dugout Repair and Repainting at Plains Field and Hislop Park
* Backstop Repair at Plains Field * Snack Shack Upgrades, Repairs, Painting at all three Fields
* Repaired Staircase at Plains Field There are still items on the to-do list for this season and/or future years, including: dugout roofing at Central Field, scoreboard replacements, bullpen repair, new safety toppers for chain-link fencing, and more.

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Thank you for getting this far.  PLEASE KNOW HOW MUCH we appreciate you supporting PLL as we strive to provide a family-friendly, safe and fun baseball experience for all.

LET'S PLAY BALL ... AND GET TO OUR GOAL!

Volunteer Requirements

At registration, adults are asked to volunteer themselves and/or others for roles withing the league.

Choose from:
Team Manager (requires Board approval)
Assistant Coach
Transportation
Team Parent
Volunteer (Snack Shack, Practice Assistant, etc.)

ALL VOLUNTEERS (yes, even just Snack Shack) MUST complete a background check and provide a USA Baseball Abuse Awareness Course Certificate.

  1. Background Check: You'll receive and email automatically after registering from PORSTMOUTH LITTLE LEAGUE and JDP.  Please complete this within 14 days.
  2. USA Baseball Abuse Awareness Training (follow bulleted instructions below):
  • Click here: Courses | USAB Develops (As recommended by Little League.)
  • Login OR Create a Login
  • Enter Required Information and PLEASE select Portsmouth LL - Portsmouth, NH as your local league and click +Join.
  • One logged in, click here again.
  • Scroll to Abuse Awareness for Adults and ENROLL (it's free!)
  •  Watch the videos or read the transcripts. Click links and learn at your own pace. (Plan for 10-30 Minutes)
  • Take the 10-Question Quiz (and score 80% or higher)
  • Your certificate is automatically emailed to the email that you used to register. 
  • Click here to submit your certificate ONLY IF you didn't select Portsmouth LL as your league. You'll receive an email receipt from PLL.

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Concessions/Field Prep/Announcing

  • Concessions - A parent from each team is assigned to cover the snack shack for each game. All parents are required to take 2-3 shifts during the regular and playoff season in the concession stand. If a team does not cover the snack shack, they forfeit the game. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to game time to set up. Children under 16 are not allowed in the snack shack.
  • Announcing - A parent from the VISITING TEAM is assigned to maintain the scoreboard and announce. Responsibilities are to announce the players as they go up to bat and use the scoring box to keep track of balls, strikes, outs and the score. Children are allowed to help with this activity, but an adult must be present at all times.
  • Field Preparation - Preparation of the field is the responsibility of the HOME TEAM, parents are required to assist the coaching staff in raking and lining the field. Please arrive 20 minutes early to help in this effort.

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