Little League receives funding from unusual source

[nissangirl74]

As a parent, or coach, would you have a problem with this?

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-l ... 8737.story

The financially-troubled Lennox Little League is getting a lifeline from an unlikely source -- a local strip club.

A $1,200 donation from "Jet Strip Cabaret," along with contributions from other groups, will help keep kids on the field for another season.

[alms24sebring]

Its another to have more strippers. Its not unethical, its entertainment.

Eh, its for a good cause. Itll also help my little boy become a man by looking at 98% naked women. Id be a proud father.

[dre1507]

Nope. If you wouldn't take money from drug dealers, because you don't support their form of work, then why take it from a "gentleman's club"? At least that's how I look at it.

[Jesda]

It isn't wrong, but it's inappropriate.

[Dattebayo]

it's inappropriate.

It's not like they're buying any favors for the donation, so I can't see how it would matter where the money came from, as long as it's legit.

[Heavy]

fresh jerseys....

[Bubba1]

I don't have any problem with it, as it's a legit business. In fact, I'm sure their fundraisers would be both "uplifting" in addition to well attended.

[Heavy]

everytime the team scores a run lap dances are half off

[Encryptshun]

I think a fair trade would be for the strip club to manage on-site concessions, staffed by the dancers. They get additional business, turn a profit, and use some of that money to fund the team. Plus it's free advertising and game attendance will skyrocket.

And as yet another added benefit, the parents will have something to distract them from trash-talking and getting into fights.

[numbnuts240]

"Jet Strip's manager, who did not want to be identified, said the club is community and family-oriented."

do they have "take your illegitimate child to work days"?

"The club has a family festival every year to raise money for school supplies for underage children. It also contributes to the local sheriff's deputies."

family festival at the titty bar? nice. also, what's an underage child?

[THawks]

I don't see why it should be an issue. The $1,200 kept 300 kids playing ball instead of sitting at home getting no exercise. They were ok with the money when it was anonymous but as soon as a name (and stigma) was attached to it, these kids are now goign to be in the outs, so to speak, again

This year, the little leaguers almost lost their season, after the Lennox K-8 School District doubled fees to rent baseball fields for games.
It also decided to stop allowing the league to sell hot dogs at games to raise money.

This should be the more pressing issue, not the source of all those singles...

[BusyBadger]

fresh jerseys....

Exactly what I was thinking and was going to post, except you found a better picture.

[Jesda]

it's inappropriate.

It's not like they're buying any favors for the donation, so I can't see how it would matter where the money came from, as long as it's legit.

Legal validity isn't the same as social acceptability.

[Bubba1]

Legal validity isn't the same as social acceptability.

I could see inappropriateness if the league sponsor were a child molester support group. But I think we've discovered a disparity of opinions as to whether a legitimate strip bar is socially acceptable or not.

[Jesda]

Legal validity isn't the same as social acceptability.

I could see inappropriateness if the league sponsor were a child molester support group. But I think we've discovered a disparity of opinions as to whether a legitimate strip bar is socially acceptable or not.

Acceptable to 'serve' me, absolutely.

Acceptable to openly sponsor a little league team, no.

[Jesda]

What if a dildo shop wanted to sponsor them?
What about an adult bookstore?
Porno theater?

I don't find any of them to be wrong for adults, but if they sponsor little league teams, it's just a bit inappropriate. Strip clubs are frequently points of origination for prostitution -- again, nothing wrong among adults, but not appropriate for sponsoring a childrens' athletic team.


Hold a bake sale.

[numbnuts240]

they're not sponsoring a team and plastering ads all over the uniforms, it was a charitable contribution to the league itself.

[THawks]

When I saw the thread title, my first thought was that it was a "dildo store" that was sponsoring them. The article said nothing about if the cabaret would be advertising on the home fields, were that the case, I could see the argument that it was inappropriate. As the article read, they were altogether ecstatic that they had received the check and were willing to cash it until later on, they found out where it came from. I would like to know the number of parents that frequent (or work at) said club. Maybe one of the kids parents owns the club, who knows but somehow word of their plight got to the manager and, as I find it highly doubtful a manager would be allowed to just write a check out of petty cash, to the owners. The club already holds fundraisers to help "underaged children" (I am going to go out on a limb and assume they meant underprivileged) by donating school supplies, why is a donation to keep kids playing ball inappropriate?

Now I have half a mind to approach my local dildo shop to have them sponsor a little league team around here. Maybe call the team "Pocket Rockets" or "The Silver Bullets"?

[nissangirl74]

So....what happens if they can't raise the money through other means? What do they tell the kids / parents? "Sorry. Yeah, we had the money, but we gave it back. Your kids don't get to play this year."

[AZhitman]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I don't really see a whole lot wrong with it.

We need to get past the puritanical nonsense that makes grown-ups act like adolescent boys who've just seen their first set of bewbies... We're running into the same thing implementing the Medical Marijuana program here in AZ.

As conservative as I am on most topics, this ain't one of them... There's a lot of other "causes" I can throw my support behind, and worrying about where the funding for a little league team comes from isn't one of them.

The REAL concern is, how many of the clientele of the strip club are in there pissing away unemployment / disability / student loan / food stamp / other gov't assistance money?

[Jesda]

So....what happens if they can't raise the money through other means? What do they tell the kids / parents? "Sorry. Yeah, we had the money, but we gave it back. Your kids don't get to play this year."

Is an entire group of parents really unable to raise $1200 by each writing a small check? I mean, I know CA's cost of living is kind of a ripoff, but come on.

It's not a big deal, but it shouldn't be necessary to resort to strip club funding for such a small amount.


Then again, you hear bizarre stories about how so many Americans dont even have a grand set aside for emergencies. And by "Americans" I dont just mean 20-somethings in or recently out of school:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/10/pf/emer ... /index.htm

[alms24sebring]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I don't really see a whole lot wrong with it.

We need to get past the puritanical nonsense that makes grown-ups act like adolescent boys who've just seen their first set of bewbies... We're running into the same thing implementing the Medical Marijuana program here in AZ.

As conservative as I am on most topics, this ain't one of them... There's a lot of other "causes" I can throw my support behind, and worrying about where the funding for a little league team comes from isn't one of them.

The REAL concern is, how many of the clientele of the strip club are in there pissing away unemployment / disability / student loan / food stamp / other gov't assistance money?

This.. seriously.

[Red coupe]

It isn't wrong, but it's inappropriate.

Agreed.

When I was working with the colleges formula hybrid team we had talked a sponsorship from a strip club.
I was pretty leery about it even when it was for a team of "adults", tbh.

I woulda taken it... Cause I like money and it sure helps race cars go faster... But I am not sure the schools/SAE would have let it slide if it ever came up on their radar.

Seems like a little league team would be that time 10. Sure would rather this then a bunch of kids with no team due to lack of funding though. Not like the strip club is sending girls over.

[nissangirl74]

Is an entire group of parents really unable to raise $1200 by each writing a small check?

Apparently so, or this would have never made the news.

[AZhitman]

Of note is the fact that the club didn't ask to be named, or publicize their support of the team.

That makes a huge difference... It shows some respect for the concerns of the parents and the sensitivities of the community.

[AZhitman]

Is an entire group of parents really unable to raise $1200 by each writing a small check?

Apparently so, or this would have never made the news.

Could be well over $100 per, depending on the # of kids on the bench.

[Jesda]

Could be well over $100 per, depending on the # of kids on the bench.

The parents might have to give up Olive Garden for a while.

[nissangirl74]

Considering how much we have to pay here for Dar to play football (and CA is much, much, much more expensive) I'm guessing it is well over $100 and closer to $200. For some people, that absolutely is a stretch on an already stretched budget. FWIW, in the future, I would advise the club to make any further donations anonymously. Problem solved.

[Jesda]

Indeed.

And a money order is as near-anonymous as it gets!

[Bubba1]

Considering how much we have to pay here for Dar to play football (and CA is much, much, much more expensive) I'm guessing it is well over $100 and closer to $200. For some people, that absolutely is a stretch on an already stretched budget. FWIW, in the future, I would advise the club to make any further donations anonymously. Problem solved.

I would think the reason most businesses donate to kid sports leagues is to make it known they support such causes to generate business. I don;t see anonymous donations as a general problem solved as that defeats the purpose of the donation in the first place. The fact this strip bar owner did it is admirable but is likely an exception. If the strip club is legit, and there are plenty of legit ones around, I see it as no worse than having a wine/spirits store sponsor. It's not like the kids are being offered lap dances or beer discounts.

And if league parents are that uncomfortable seeing "Jesda's Tittie Bar" on the back of a 12 yr old's uniform, one could simply request to have the name read "Jesda's".