While Key Club members tend to fully engage in service projects around the school, a certain traditional activity stands at the top — Angel League is an outdoor program that allows disabled kids to play baseball with Key Club volunteers.

“Key Club does a lot of service (in school),” junior and Key Club Vice President Jeanne Bandelaria said. “Angel League is a lot different because we are actually out there and involved with other people, especially little kids. It’s really fun.”

Angel League takes place in Allen Station Park on Monday evenings. The spring season will start on Feb. 23. Unlike regular baseball games, the sport is played without any competitive aspect and solely for fun in Angel League.

“They are no strikes or any of that stuff,” Bandelaria said. “We just go out and have fun. It gives the kids time to release all the energy they have inside of them. If they want to hit the ball, then they can, or they can just run around (the bases).”

Key Club volunteers are joined with adult sponsors and parents during this program. The kids are between the ages of 4 and 15. Every volunteer is paired up with a child, and they become “buddies.”

“My buddy’s name is Mia,” senior and Key Club President Hannah Varghese said. “She’s just like any other kid. She’s really into the game and she likes to hit the ball every single time.”

The volunteers stick with the same buddy every week, unless one of them is absent or there are extra players.

“The kids look forward to (seeing) us,” Varghese said. “If you’re not there one day, they’ll ask where you were and they expect you to be there. It’s so fun.”

Angel League allows Key Club members to earn their service hours in an active way while interacting with disabled kids.

“I’ve just always been the type of person who likes to make other people happy,” Varghese said. “Taking the time out of your day to do something for someone else is what I consider service to be. It’s a good feeling.”