Each year, each of our leagues award a deserving volunteer with the league Volunteer of the Year award. Those volunteers are recognized at our annual District Opening Ceremonies that precede the first game of the Little League Baseball tournament.
Additionally, the District awards a Volunteer of the Year to recognize those that have served the District and/or Member Leagues. Here are the past recipients of the District 1 Volunteer of the Year award:
2023 Stamford Springdale and North Volunteers: Tom Duddie, Tony Strazza, Joe Calindrelli, Rich Moravero, Jim Caterbone, Scott Brown, Ed and Terri Condon, Junie and Sandra DeLeo
2022 David Brown, Stamford National and Stamford National-American LL
2021 Special recognition honoring Jim Caterbone for 50+ years of service to Springdale Little League, CT D1, and Stamford North LL
2020 No award - COVID
2019 Steve Scalzo, Ridgefield LL
2018 Brian Martin, Stamford LL Challengers
2017 Special recognition honoring Joseph "Junie" DeLeo for 50 years of service to Springdale and Stamford North LL
2016 Mickey Vitti, Stamford Federal, Assistant District Administrator, and District 1 Umpire in Chief
2015 Brian Maloney, Stamford Federal and Stamford National LL
2014 Anthony Zezima, Assistant District Administrator and Stamford LL
2013 Scott Miller, District Administrator and Stamford American LL, Weston LL
2012 Joe "Junie" DeLeo, Stamford Springdale LL
2011 Larry Miller, Assistant District Administrator and Stamford American LL and Jerry LaMotta, Stamford American LL
2010 Andy Acocella, Redding LL
2009 Mike Laguardia, Assistant District Administrator, Softball Umpire in Chief
2008 Perry Pierce, Assistant District Administrator and Darien LL
2007 Steve Hefferan, Norwalk Ben Whone LL and Bruce Yuen, Assistant District Administrator and Ridgefield LL
2006 Billy DeVito, Stamford National Lione LL
2005 Michael Carter, Weston LL
2004 Beth Cooper, Stamford American LL and Rob Rossi, Assistant District Administrator, Umpire in Chief, and Norwalk Ben Whone LL
2003 Frank Noto, Stamford Federal LL and Springdale LL Community
2002 Darien LL Community
2001 Mark Kolier, Wilton LL
2000 Bill Fitzgerald, Rowayton LL
1999 Charlie Santos-Buch, Darien LL
1998 Jim Fransen, District Administrator, Stamford Federal and Ridgefield LLs and Cindy Pierce, Darien LL
1997 Tim Meehan, Assistant District Administrator and Norwalk Ben Whone LL
1996 Jim Caterbone, Jr., Assistant District Administrator and Springdale LL
1995 Dave Scott, Ridgefield LL
1994 Bill Terry, Assistant District Administrator and Wilton LL
1993 Jim Caputo, Springdale LL
1992 Bob Michaelowski, District Administrator
1991 Larry McClellan, Assistant District Administrator and Darien LL