Little League Marcus Award Goes to Kahn and Schmitt

from the Larchmont Mamaroneck Little League

(June 18, 2008) During the second game of the Larchmont Mamaroneck Little League (LMLL) Majors Division Championship Series, parents and players paused for an event
that honors a winner of a very special category. LMLL President David J.
Fishman presented the league's Daniel Marcus Sportsmanship Award to Sam Kahn
and Zoe Schmitt, not for the number of runs, hits or strikeouts they had
achieved, but for demonstrating sportsmanship, teamwork, enthusiasm, and a
pure love of the game.

Daniel Marcus Sportsmanship Award Winners

Zoe Schmitt

Sam Kahn

The award is the only individual player award presented by LMLL and is given
in memory of Daniel Marcus, a Larchmont Little Leaguer who loved baseball,
played with great enthusiasm, and died ten years ago, just before his 13th
birthday. Daniel's father, Steven Marcus, whose donation supports the award,
was on hand this year, as has become his tradition.

This year's recipients were selected by a vote of the LMLL board from dozens
of nominations from local coaches. "We had an especially qualified group to
choose from this year," Mr. Fishman said, "but in the end we were moved by
the nomination of Sam and Zoe and that both spoke eloquently of their quiet
leadership and love of the game.

To get a more complete look at who Daniel was, you can click on the website
www.hellodaniel.com. The site is a living memorial established by his family. It tells about his loving family and friends, his great sense of humor, the good times he had on holidays, and more. It also tells us that Daniel had asthma, a pulmonary disease which affects millions of people, but is rarely fatal. Sadly, Daniel was the exception. He died of a sudden asthma attack on January 27, 1998.

After his death, organs from Daniel's body were donated to four critically ill boys who were given an extra chance at life. The website also notes that a fund has been established in Daniel's name at the Children's Hospital at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. (See: How to Donate.)

"The award is a fitting tribute to a fallen member of our community," said Mr. Fishman. "It embodies the spirit of what we try to accomplish with youth sports and with the LMLL. And with this award, we will always remember Daniel who was the personification of a positive and productive LMLL player."

The names of previous award winners can be found on the LMLL website.

At the award presentation: LLML President David Fishman, Zoe Schmitt, Steven Marcus and Larchmont Mayor Liz Feld.

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