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Jel:
Umpires that do post-season work including district all the way to the LL World Series are volunteer and may not participate at that level if they have accepted pay for LL games. They may get paid for other games, but not LL.

Greymule:
I never said that you had to provide services to Little League. I do not demand that. All I am saying is that if you choose to, it should be volunteer. And, I am also not saying that Little League is more important than other charitable organizations. All I am saying is that if you choose to contribute, it should be on a volunteer basis. Little League is a worthy organization. If you choose other worthy organizations, good for you, and good for your community. Little League is designed to be a volunteer organization at the local level, as stated in their rule book.
I don't know what you do for a living. For all I know, you may just umpire. That's fine. But, say you are a warehouseman. Your local food bank needs volunteers to make it work. You choose to assist them in running their warehouse during your off hours. Do you think they should pay you because of your training, expertise, and time involved? Same thing.

One more time for all, then I am done. Little League umpires should be volunteer. Local leagues are set up to provide equipment, training, and attire when necessary to their umpires that do not have or cannot afford their own. I do not expect, nor do I demand, that umpires from paid associations donate their services to Little League. However, if they choose to, then it should be on a volunteer basis only.

And, I stand by my statement that a major cause of lack of community in our country is greed. Many people choose not to support their communities if it means they won't get paid. That's too bad, and very sad.

Soap Box, on this thread, permanenty vacated.