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Glendora Pony Colt leaders outline 60-year history, volunteer-run operations and succession concerns
Summary
League president Linda Denman presented a report on Glendora Pony Colt Baseball’s history, operations, community work and plans, stressing volunteer upkeep of Henderson Field and saying she will not step down until a successor is prepared.
Linda Denman, president of Glendora Pony Colt Baseball, told the Recreation and Human Services Commission the league has served Glendora youth “continuously for more than 60 years” and described a volunteer-run operation that maintains fields and programs year-round.
Denman said the league tracks multiple measures of success: tradition, player retention and preparation for high school play. “If success is measured by tradition, Glendora Pony has served the city's youth continuously for more than 60 years,” Denman said. She added that “over the past three years, 100% of eligible players have returned for a second season and beyond.”
The report, delivered with a PowerPoint provided to commissioners, summarized the league’s organizational structure, board composition and finances. Denman said board members may not currently have children playing in the league so “all decisions are made based on what's best for every single player.” She credited longtime volunteers and community donations for developing and maintaining field infrastructure and said the league also received periodic city grants that helped pay for permanent improvements until those grants diminished.
Denman described program offerings that run nearly year-round, including spring pony, summer colt/Palomino, fall skills-and-drills work with Azusa Pacific University and a fall wood-bat program. She noted Glendora Pony shares Henderson Field with Glendora High School, which retains priority for preseason and CIF use; Pony leaders said they perform field maintenance, operate a snack bar and maintain restroom facilities for high school activities and absorb related material costs.
Commissioners and attendees praised the league’s community role and charitable activities, including City of Hope blood drives, pediatric donations and an annual memorial effort tied to a local family. Vice Chair Gerber and other commissioners thanked Denman for sustaining the program and asked about succession planning; Denman said she will not leave until “there is someone who embraces the mission statement” and who is prepared to “take the keys.”
The commission did not take formal action on the presentation. The session moved on after brief comments from several commissioners acknowledging the league’s community contributions and longevity.
Looking ahead, Denman encouraged residents to read the written report provided to the commission, which includes board bios, program financial breakdowns and historical notes including a 2019 international exchange called the Friendship Games with a team from Saga, Japan.
