Thank you Chicago Pitch and Hit Club for your generous donation to the Dempster Family Foundation in honor of Jenny Dempster!
Jenny Dempster was honored with the “Mary Frances Veeck Woman of the Year” Award by the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago on Sunday January 29, 2012 at the Pitch & Hit Club Awards Dinner at the Carlisle Banquet Hall in Lombard, Ill. The Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago donated $1000 to the Ryan and Jenny Dempster Family Foundation in honor of Jenny and her award.
Jenny’s husband, Chicago Cubs Pitcher Ryan Dempster and close friends were on hand at the event to support Jenny as she received the award.
Andre Dawson was the Guest of Honor and Dave Dombrowski was honored with the Lou Boudreau Hall of Fame Award at Sunday night’s Awards Dinner.
Other Award winners included:
Guest of Honor – Hall-of-Famer Andre Dawson
Lou Boudreau Hall of Fame Inductee -David Dombrowski, President and General Manager, Detroit Tigers
Chicago Area Major League Player of the Year – Curtis Granderson, New York Yankees
Jerome Holtzman Award presented by The Chicago Baseball Museum – Minnie Minoso, Chicago White Sox
Dizzy Trout Baseball Ambassador Award – Roland Hemond, Arizona Diamondbacks
Mary Frances Veeck Woman of the Year – Mrs. Jenny Dempster, Chicago Cubs and Dempster Family Foundation
Harry Caray Sportscaster of the Year – Dan Roan, WGN Television
Nick Kamzic Scout of the Year – Kris Gross, St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Gleason Sportswriter of the Year – Scott Merkin, MLB.com
Major League Executive of the Year – Doug Melvin, Milwaukee Brewers
Minor League Executive of the Year – Bill Waliewski, Joliet Slammers
Chicago Area Minor League Player of the Year – Casey Crosby, Detroit Tigers
Chicago Area College Player of the Year – Jeff Holm, Michigan State University
Chicago Area Amateur Coach of the Year – Justin Fleener, Teutopolis Wooden Shoes
Bo Jackson Courage Award – Jack Deheer, Roy Hobbs Baseball
Len DiForte Amateur Baseball Service Award – Al Budding
Charlie Hum Club Service Award – Jim Hall
Pitch & Hit Club President’s Award – Old Timers Baseball Association of Joliet
In its 66th year, the Pitch and Hit banquet is the longest running and only industry-wide winter baseball banquet in the Chicago area. Proceeds from the dinner benefit other worthy baseball-related organizations, including Cubs Care, White Sox Charities and the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation.
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