On April 8th and 9th, 2011, approximately 30 volunteers from the U.S. Forward Operation Location (USFOL), along with key staff members from the Holiday Beach Hotel (HBH), began renovations on a baseball field adjacent to the HBH. The baseball field has been used very heavily, yet the meticulous care needed to keep it nice has been neglected for a period of almost five years. Local schools and other groups within the Curaçao community have used the field but no one picks up trash or does the landscaping necessary to maintain its functionality. The vegetation overgrowth and overall dilapidated state was tackled vigorously over a two day period.The baseball field literally transformed over the weekend. Mr. Hugh Shaddick, General Manager of the Holiday Beach Hotel, was highly impressed with the incredible effort exerted by the USFOL and HBH volunteers. "In all of my years at this hotel, I have never seen the baseball field look so clean and nice," stated Mr. Shaddick, "and the continued partnership with the HBH and the USFOL personnel through this type of community outreach only reinforce the great relationships that continue to flower between them and the great people of Curaçao."