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RANSOM TWP. – John Cuck, board member of the Abington Little League, addressed the Ransom Township Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting Oct. 3, asking them to consider funding for the Little League.

Cock pointed out to the board members that while many other Little Leagues are funded by their local governments and play on fields constructed and maintained by the towns, the Abington Little League, until it started receiving funding from South Abington Township and the Clarks Green Borough this past spring, has received no contributions from local municipalities.

He said over $420,000 still remains of the original $710,000 mortgage taken out by the Abington Little League for the purchase and construction of the Ackerly Field Complex in 1998.

A handout Cuck gave the supervisors stated that, “All Abington Little League funds are currently derived from player registration fees, concession stand receipts, sign and team sponsorships, fund raising efforts and the recent contributions of South Abington Township and Clarks Green Borough.”

“The Abington Little League,” Cuck said, “needs the support of the local governments.”

He said 51 out of the 836 children registered this year were from Ransom Township, and he hopes the municipality will consider financial support this coming year.