Lancaster Junior Barnstormers

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Fundraiser

Enjoy a smoothie and sandwich from the Tropical Smoothie Cafe on March 23rd between 4:00pm and 8:00pm, and help support the Lancaster Junior Barnstormers 12u RED team raise money for Cooperstown! Click the picture to the left to download and print the flyer, then present it at Tropical Smoothie Cafe and they will donate 20% of your purchase to LJB!

Chicken Barbeque Fundraiser

Save the date! The 15U Red team is sponsoring a chicken barbeque on Saturday May 15th. More details to follow...

LJB/LGH Blood Drive is a Huge Success!

Thank You to all of the individuals who donated their time and blood for the LJB's/LGH Blood Drive. We had approximately 80 potential donors for this great cause. A special thanks goes out to the Lancaster Barnstormers and their Upper Management Team for allowing us to use the Wheatland Suite of Clipper Magazine Stadium and another special thank you to Amy Welsh, the LGH Blood Donor Recruiter.

Did you know what all is involved with a blood drive? Let me try to give you an idea of what all goes into that unit of blood. (I am sure I will miss a few things). You need people to organize blood drives, set them up, take the blood, bags for the blood, people to transport the blood back to the blood center, people to separate the blood into 3 different components (red blood cells, plasma, platelets), equipment to do this, places to store the products (refrigerators, freezers, platelet rotators), testing (ABORh typing, screening for HIV/hepatitis, syphilis and many other things), people to label the blood, pack it up in boxes to be shipped to hospitals, and drivers to transport the blood.
At the hospital: people to test the blood to ensure compatibility with the patient, refrigerators/freezers/platelet rotators to store the products, people to prepare the product (plasma must be thawed, platelets pooled, etc.), doctors to order the blood, nurses to transfuse the blood (sorry, I don't know too much about this end of things).

I have left out many steps in the process but you get the idea. It's a very complicated process none of which would be possible without the generosity of the blood donor.

Again, Thank You to everyone involved!!

Blood Donors Clipper

Haiti Clothing and Food Drive...

The Lancaster Junior Barnstormers in conjunction with Welsh Mountain Health Centers http://www.welshmountain.com/Fact%20Sheet%2009.pdf are collecting used clothes, non-perishable foods and other items to make hygiene kits. The kits are going to have items like toothpaste, soap, washcloths, bath towels, nail clippers, nail files, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant (non aerosol), comb/brush and handkerchief. Each kit will be the items wrapped in the bath towel with a safety pin! That's where the boys will be most helpful! We are going to be shipping via Christian Aid Ministries; some other items may go with one of the Dr.'s in the community. We also have a business within our organization that will assist with shipping costs of items not sent by Christian Ministries.

Anyone willing to donate any items or your sons time, please contact Sandy Mcshane @ (717) 286-3427 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Quality Players Wanted

Do you have what it takes to be a 'Stormer? The Lancaster Junior Barnstormers 10U, 12U and 14U teams are looking for a few quality players to fill their rosters for the 2010 travel baseball season. For more information, contact Larry Hess at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 824-6356.

LJB/Barnstormers Fundraiser

The Lancaster Barnstormers minor league baseball team kindly allows us to use their name for our travel baseball program. One way we can thank them is to attend their games and encourage other fans to enjoy their games, too! LJB families and friends, please click the LJB/Barnstormers Fundraiser link on the left side of this page to purchase tickets for the May 2nd and May 14th Barnstormers' games at Clipper Magazine Stadium. By purchasing tickets through that link, you will be supporting both LJB and the Barnstormers. Go 'Stormers!

Triple Crown/LJB's First Annual Diamond Classic

The Lancaster Junior Barnstormers are proud to announce the first annual LJB Diamond Classic Triple Crown Tournament!

This tournament of elite baseball teams will be held Memorial Day Weekend - May 29-31, 2010. All games will be played on the highest quality baseball fields in scenic Lancaster County. Watch this site for more announcements about the Diamond Classic or contact Larry Hess ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) for more information. You can also see the tournament details at our page on the Triple Crown Sports site.

Mark your calendars now to return to Lancaster County during the Labor Day weekend when the Lancaster Junior Barnstormers will host another tournament. Stay tuned for more details!