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332:(NBBA) manages the annual Beep Ball World Series, which brings together blind athletes from all across the world to compete in the game. While the NBBA coordinates all the logistics for the tournament, Pioneers volunteers support the NBBA by giving their time and talents to the local tournaments and the World Series and adopting beep balls.
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