An Important Message about LCYO

Dear LCYO Parents,

I am writing to apprise you of a serious financial issue facing La Costa Youth Organization. The on-line company LCYO uses to process the credit card payments you made to register your son or daughter with LCYO for the 2009 Spring season has not forwarded the money to our organization. On Saturday, Dec. 6 Count Me In (CMI) informed LCYO and its 200+ other youth sports organization clients via e-mail that it is seeking additional funding and hopes to pay all monies due us. However, it can not provide us any assurances or a timeline of when we can expect payment.

First, let me assure you that despite this problem, the 2009 Baseball and Softball season will go on as planned. Our greatest asset is our volunteer coaches who teach your children the technical aspects of the games as well as lessons that apply on and off the field. Though we may face cuts in some areas, the LCYO Board of Directors is determined that they will not lessen the experience our children receive from participating in LCYO programs.

Your LCYO Board of Directors is busy examining all options available to us to recoup the approximately $180,000 owed to us by CMI, which is based in Bellevue, WA.  Attorneys are being consulted and other affected organizations are being contacted to consider what type of individual and/or group action should be considered.  We have submitted a complaint against the company with the Washington state Attorney General’s office, which has agreed to pursue our complaint.

We have been advised by a Visa/MasterCard official to instruct parents to immediately challenge their credit card charges paid to CMI. Our treasurer will soon provide instructions on how to do so via e-mail and on our website, www.lcyo.org.

The LCYO Board of Directors has temporarily suspended the ability to use credit cards for those who still need to pay for Spring registration or team sponsorships.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.  If you still need to pay for Spring registration, please send a check payable to LCYO at the following address: 

La Costa Youth Organization

7668 El Camino Real #104-610

Carlsbad, CA 92009

Though we are hoping for the best, we are preparing for a difficult situation.  LCYO has provided a quality softball and baseball experience for children in South Carlsbad and surrounding areas since 1980. Our Board of Directors is working diligently to make sure 2009 will not be an exception.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Respectfully,

Phil Urbina

President, La Costa Youth Organization