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Kids Club Parents FAQs:
Q: Where will pickup be located this Saturday night?
A: Outside Gate C by the ticket office
Q: What am I picking up?
A: If you didn’t pick up this past Saturday then you’ll be picking up your child’s:
• Kids Club T-shirt Jupiter Senior
• Membership card
• Tickets
• Food and drink voucher
Q: Do I need to pick anything up if I already have the T-shirt, membership card, and are doing digital tickets? Softball
A: Yes! You’ll still need to pick up your child’s food and beverage voucher for the night.
Q: Do I need to pick up the food and drink voucher if my child has hard copy tickets? Jupiter Senior Softball Association (JSSA) player
A: No. Our food vendors will tear off the tab of your child’s ticket to account for their food and drink voucher. Vic Troiano, has been named recipient of the 2023
Q: Are you doing tie-dye for Kids Club T-shirts this year? Commissioner’s Award.
A: Yes! We’ll be doing tie-dye on the last Saturday of every month. The award by JSSA Commissioner Paul Storch is
Q: Do kids get to run the bases after the game on Saturday? “For Meritorious Service in Furthering the Mission and
A: Yes! All kids get to run the bases after the game on Saturday night (weather permitting). Spirit of the Jupiter Senior Softball Association.”
In announcing the special honor Storch cited
Q: Is it too late to sign up for Kids Club?
A: No. It’s never too late. Troiano’s dedication and “unprecedented string” of
managing winter league teams while coordinating pickup
games, serving as an umpire and assuming a leadership
role as a division and association board member.
A member of the senior softball organization since
2010, Troiano is noted for his low-key manner as well
as his genuine honesty and humility. “Additionally, on
and off the field you will not find a JSSA member with
more spirit, soul and love in his heart,” Storch said.
Troiano said he was taken aback upon learning of
the award and feels blessed and honored. “My theme
has always been, let’s have some fun, don’t get hurt and
let’s have a competitive game, win or lose,” he said. The
award was to be officially presented later in the spring.
The year-round Jupiter Senior Softball program
is open to persons 55 and over and is sponsored by
the nonprofit Jupiter Senior Softball Association in
cooperation with the Town of Jupiter’s Parks and
Recreation Department. Games are every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday morning beginning at 8:30
a.m. They have been at Maplewood Park pending
completion of renovations at Jupiter Community Park.
For information about the softball program,
including sponsorship or to register, contact Gary
Newman at (917) 623-0791, or go to www.leaguelineup.
com/jssa.

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Vic Troiano, recipient of the 2023 Commissioner’s Award