Jeanine Asay, a 2012 graduate of High School South, was honored by the West Windsor Little League on June 16 with the League’s first ever Big Brother/ Big Sister Award. Asay was singled out in recognition of her unprecedented five years of volunteer service as a youth softball coach, since aging out of the program in 2007.
In her letter of congratulations, league President Ellen Vogt cited Asay’s “many hours of dedication to the league in support of our softball program.” She went on to note that “when the many girls in our program see you returning each week, each year; they realize that their time with West Windsor Little League does not need to end at 12 years old. You are a role model to each and every one of those girls.”
Asay credits the generosity of her own Little League coaches as her inspiration to give back to WWLL as a Big Sister all these years.
Commenting on the experience she said “This program is my main connection to the community outside of school. I have formed so many positive relationships with both the players and their parents. Being a ‘Big Sister’ has inspired me so much that I plan to remain involved in coaching and mentoring programs for the rest of my life.”
Asay will attend the University of Maryland, where she plans to study operations management in their business honors program with the goal of impacting small businesses and non-profit organizations that benefit society.
