08/18/2026
Dear AYBSA Families,
We want to provide everyone with an update regarding this season’s volunteer process and volunteer fees.
This year, we tried something new with how we tracked and handled volunteer hours. While our goal was to make the process easier and more organized, we recognize that it did not go as smoothly as we had hoped. As a board, we take responsibility for that.
We fell behind on tracking hours, reviewing volunteer submissions, and getting refunds processed in a timely manner. We understand that some families have been finished with baseball or softball for well over a month now and are still waiting for this to be resolved. That is not the experience we wanted families to have, and we feel that we dropped the ball.
We sincerely apologize and ask for your patience and understanding as we get everything wrapped up for this season.
If you feel you have competed all of your participant’s hours and paperwork, please come up to the MS football practice field tonight from 515-715pm to receive your refund envelope. Kishon Hoffman will be near the big yellow goal post (top right corner in the purple box on the attachment below). Kelly Klawitter and Kala Dorshorst will also be there this Thursday, Aug 20 from 515-715pm if tonight doesn’t work.
If you chose to shred or donate your check, you don’t have to do anything more and we appreciate your time you committed to our program.
For next season, we will be reevaluating the volunteer process before registration opens. Our goal is to have much clearer expectations, timelines, instructions, and communication from the very beginning so families know exactly what is required and when volunteer fees will be returned.
We appreciate everyone who volunteered their time this season. Our program depends heavily on parents, families, coaches, and community members stepping up to help, and we truly appreciate everything you do for AYBSA and our kids.
Please forgive us for falling behind on this. We will learn from it, make the necessary changes, and do better next season.
Thank you for your patience and continued support of AYBSA.
AYBSA Board