Niagara Police
Athletic League
2020 Annual Report
In the 50 year history of Niagara PAL never have we been faced with such adversity! There have been a variety of obstacles and issues over the 
years that needed to be addressed, changing from a police department supported entity to a public one, an insurance crisis, being evicted from a building, and more, but nothing like 2020!
January, February, the beginning of March, it was business as usual, then, as they say, everything changed and has not been the same since. An invisible microbe altered everyone's world as they know it! Forever!
2020 was the 50th Anniversary of Niagara PAL and a series of events were planned to celebrate, all put on hold. Hopefully this year PAL will be able to celebrate 50 years in year 51. We were able to get a few things done, the Sports Award Dinner, the Steakout, a fall soccer program, but not much else. Unlike the other adversities that PAL has faced, they were issues that allowed us to still conduct programs for the kids. This one did the one thing that was the most difficult to deal with, not being able to provide for the youth of the community.
Unfortunately some programs have already been affected, no elementary basketball league, no Sports Award Dinner. PAL will attempt to do as many programs and events in 2021 as possible. Do The Right Thing recognition ceremonies have been scheduled (slightly modified for the times), indoor soccer will be played, and the Steakout will go on July 12th . We can only hope that the situation improves and we can do all the programs, endeavors, events that Niagara PAL has been able to do for now more than 50 years. And maybe we can do a 50th Anniversary celebration, just a year late.
Baseball Unable to conduct program
Basketball 
Girls Summer High School League: Unable to conduct program
Elementary School League: We were able to finish the program. The last day of play was March 14th, then they shut everything down.
JV Boys League: Unable to conduct program
Brian Swayze Students of Excellence for the first time in more than 35 years PAL could not recognize high school seniors for their accomplishments in Leadership, Service and Scholarship.
Chess A tournament was planned for May
Concession Trailer it spent the summer parked in the lot!
PAL Summer Soccer Program: Unable to conduct program
Kidz & Kites: Canceled
Wildlife Festival: Canceled
Counseling No kids — no demand
Do The Right Thing
Do The Right Thing Ceremony: managed to get the Starpoint session in
Easter Camp Unable to conduct program
Elementary School Run Event canceled
Fine Arts Awards After creating more involvement from the schools, had to cancel the event
Great Niagara Steakout-Join us for the 16th Annual Steakout on Monday July 12, 2021
Halloween Event Holiday Card Signing Unable to conduct program
Jingle Falls Canceled
Santa Dash 5K Canceled
Kids Free Play Daps Unable to conduct program
Kids Running Club They were able to get a few weeks in
Kidz & Kites Canceled
Scholarships Able to award a total of 23 thanks to the support of many others Soccer: Two
Fine Arts Awards: None
Mark "Chief" Williams Memorial Scholarship: Seventeen Comeback Athlete of the Year: Two
Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Elia Memorial Scholarship: Two
Brian Swayze Students of Excellence: None
Soccer
Summer: Unable to conduct program
House: Played until March
Fall: was able to play a shorter session of 4 v 4
Indoor: Program stopped early
Travel: Canceled
Sports Awards Were able to have the dinner and recognize the athletes
Tennis Unable to conduct program
Twelve Daps of Christmas Assisted with a modified version of the program, still able to help those in need
Van Used more than 20 times by various groups in January and February, then it was parked until
Feedmore WNY needed it in June
Respectfully submitted,
Arthur E. Eberhart
Executive Director