1951 Pony Place

P.O. Box 225

Washington, PA 15301

PONY is an acronym for Protect Our Nation's Youth. The concept for the name originally came from boys at the local YMCA in Washington, Pennsylvania and stood for "Protect Our Neighborhood Youth,"

PONY Baseball and Softball seeks to:

Expand its youth baseball and girls softball programs to young people throughout the world.

Continue to seek corporate and organizational partnerships to expedite and enhance the work of the corporation.

Seek ways to subsidize the cost of tournament travel for participating teams and World Series hosts.

Provide additional materials to member leagues to assist them in providing an improved baseball/softball experience for the young people of their community.

Provide increased funding for Zone operating expenses.
Expand the display of historical materials and equipment at the headquarters.

Expand the headquarters display of state-of-the-art equipment available to leagues.

Continue to seek ways and means of providing continuing education and training for staff, Field Directors, league officers and managers and coaches to enable PONY to provide an ever more effective program.

Cooperate with Major League Baseball, Baseball USA and other groups interested in the continued development and expansion of the game of baseball and softball.

Seek partnerships with other organizations that may enable PONY to more effectively carry out or expand its mission.

Find ways to recognize and acknowledge the efforts of individuals, groups and organizations whose efforts, at any level, have been an asset to the PONY organization in its work to help young people develop into healthier and happier adults.