American Cancer Society

Would you like to make a donation to the American Cancer Society?
Please contact Wendy Stickler at the Bethlehem Area office.
The link for the ACS is shown here on our web site.
Please be sure to make a donation in the name of the Howard E. Deppe All Star Classic.
All proceeds from our event benefit the American Cancer Society.
During the 25 Years of our event, over $100,000 has been donated to the ACS.
Also, check out the Limeport Stadium web site.
As you all know, Limeport Stadium is one of the most beautiful places to play baseball in the Lehigh Valley.
We hope you can make it to Limeport on June 5th for our event.

Regular Season

Players and Parents - be aware of the May 7th turn in date for the player participation forms for the Game and Home Run Derby. Reference your paperwork for the correct address to send the information to at the American Cancer Society.
Or, please contact me at bdeppe@windstream.net if you have questions.

Booster Clubs, Varsity Clubs and Parents who desire to send in a Donation for an advertisement in the event program - the turn in date for this information to the American Cancer Society is also May 7th. Please try to meet the deadline as we have program printing deadlines which must be met prior to event day which is June 5th.

In addition, our event will accept business donations for advertisements in the event program or gifts which can be donated for raffle prizes on event day. Anyone planning to attend the event can bring this type of donation and turn this in at the scorers table at Limeport Stadium.

As the rosters become available, we will update game participation rosters and the Home Run Derby participation list on this site.

Stay tuned and good luck with the remainder of the Regular Season.

Opening Day

Coaches - The participation packets should have been sent to your schools and should have been received by you at this point.
Our request to you is to pass out the donation and event program advertising information to your varsity clubs, booster clubs and parent organizations.
Please keep in mind the May 7th deadline for player participation, donation and advertising to be sent into the American Cancer Society.

If you have any questions or need any information, please contact me at e-mail address:
bdeppe@windstream.net

We look forward to everyone's participation in the All Star Classic on June 5th in Limeport, PA.
Good Luck with your season.

Participation Packets

Thanks to the committee for attending the Winter Meeting. Everyone's input was outstanding and it was great to talk with you all.
The player participation packets and donation information will be mailed to the schools/coaches in early March.
This needs to be returned to the American Cancer Society by May 7th.
Remember, all types of donations from local businesses for raffles will be accepted. Bring this along on event day. We will hold raffles during the two games and the Home Run Derby.
If any of the committee members wants to send me a short bio. from our past committee members who have passed on, please put that together and send it to me. We will place this in the event program.
Thanks again for your participation and help.

Winter Meeting post

To our All Star Baseball Classic committee members, we hope you have received the Winter mailing including the event information, directory and meeting time which is February 3rd at 330pm at the ACS office in Bethlehem. I look forward to speaking with you all on Wednesday. Have a great weekend.

January 14th Update

The Howard E. Deppe All Star Baseball Classic has the goals of generating donations for the American Cancer Society and providing an opportunity for Lehigh Valley area Senior High School baseball players to showcase their talents one final time before moving onto college and other pursuits.
Our event is currently in its 25th year and we hope that you will join us in Limeport on June 5th for another successful Classic.
As the date approaches, remember that anyone is welcome to donate to either the Cancer Society or to our event. All proceeds from our 100% volunteer run event are donated toward the fight against cancer.
Businesses in the area are welcome to donate prizes which will be raffled off during the two All Star games and the Home Run Derby.
We hope players, coaches, Varsity Clubs, Booster Clubs and everyone involved with High School baseball in the Lehigh Valley will get involved - information packets will be mailed to the High School Varsity Baseball Coaches in March. Be sure to ask your coach for information on how to place an advertisement or other well wishes for your player or team in our event program.
Have a great remainder of the Winter. Spring and Baseball season are not far off!

All Star Classic Winter Update

This site will be used to communicate information for the 2010 Howard E. Deppe All Star Baseball Classic being held in Limeport, PA on June 5, 2010.

Information packets will be mailed to the Varsity Baseball Coaches in March.

As you are aware, it is our mission to raise funds for the American Cancer Society, Lehigh Valley Unit. So, we need to try and get as many people out to the event as possible.

Our next Committee meeting will be on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 3:30pm at the American Cancer Society Office in Bethlehem.

Have a great season and stay warm!