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«7 Page 14 â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, January 31, 1979 ‘‘We‘re always hot to trot to get sponsors for tâ€"shirts and equipment and so on, which isn‘t too difficult," said Middlemass. "Funding isn‘t a problem. Speaking on behalf of the association last week. the manager of Waterloo‘s Chamber of Commerce inâ€" dicated that there will be an allâ€"out effort made to reâ€" cruit volunteers as umpires, coaches, managers and scorekeepers for all diviâ€" sions this year. Well, he doesn‘t actually want you for himself. He wants you as a volunteer for the Waterloo Minor Baseâ€" ball Association. By Rick Campbelli **What we need are volunâ€" Chronicie Staff Writee _ {2ers to do everything from All idle citizens of Wa. CO2Ch to scorekeep. I know terloo beware‘ we don‘t have a unique siâ€" Jack Middlemass wants tWation here, but we in the you. association plan to take a Well. he doesn‘t actualy Sh0t this year. a concerted want you for himself. He effort to involve the comâ€" wants van as a valunteor far munity." Ball association needs volunteers WE WOULD RATHER SELL IT TO YOU CHEAP, THAN CARRY IT TO OUR NEW LOCATION! THE MOVING SALE Baseball is one of the most efficientlyâ€"run minor sports programs in the city, right from tâ€"ball for sixâ€"toâ€" eightâ€"yearâ€"olds to the Junior Interâ€"County Expos. £ 0_ "*The association is planâ€" ning instructional clinics to teach those who want to learn to umpire or scoreâ€" keep. All we ask is that peoâ€" To show just exactly how many volunteers are needâ€" Qfli‘?e tyke division alone there are 14 house league teams and an allâ€"star unit which Middlemass has coached for the last four years. Assuming two coaches and one scoreâ€" keeper per team, that means 45 volunteers in that division alone. Not including umpires! **"There‘s a lot of people on the fringes,‘just watching the games from the sideâ€" lines. We want to get those people involved,."" said Middlemass. ple be enthusiastic." To show its own enthuâ€" siasm. the association has JACK MIDDLEMASS planned registration two weeks earlier this year to get better organized. Regisâ€" tration is on March 3 with a followup date March 10, givâ€" ing the executive lots of time to assess names of poâ€" tential volunteers. ‘‘*A lot of parents think these volunteers are paid. That‘s not the case at all. It‘s strictly a case of involâ€" vement and participation. ‘‘Our association is a bunch of super people who spend hours a week at the job,""* said Middlemass, who has been coaching and/or on the executive for the last seven years. ‘"‘I wasn‘t a super player myself, hut I can comâ€" municate to kids. That‘s the type of person required, soâ€" meone who has compassion for the kids." Unfortunately this will probably be the last year of coaching for Middlemass as he will be taking on added responsibilities at the Chamber of Commerce. But he says there are still lots of other things he can do to help the association. **I‘ve got to stay jn it in some capacity. Just look at the house leagues. For most kids it‘s the only time they get to play a team sport. To see the look on their faces when they catch â€" or even **We need help in different ways and we hope to reach about 3â€"400 parents. Maybe their son or daughter plays. Maybe they‘re just a neigâ€" hbor of a player. Or maybe they just want something to get involved with. . **We want them all." Watch for further stories on volunteer information for the Waterloo Minor Baseâ€" ball Association. nearly catch â€" a ball and then get a pat on the back from the coach... We just can‘t let those kids down. *‘*Although we need volunâ€" teers. you can‘t help but adâ€" mire groups ~like the Kiwanis Club, which has been actively involved with the tykes for 20 or 21 years now. And I mean banker accountants and so ‘ out wherever they can. . _ **At the end of the season all the teams are invited to amr â€" élimination chamâ€" pionship. The top four teams play off for A and B titles and we get the Kiwanis drum and bugle corps out to perform for the kids. The little guys think they‘re in the World Series. It makes you want to be a part of it. coaching, umpiring,