Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com fastb...@pmihrm.com NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com >--- Original Message --- >From: Softball Ontario <i...@softballontario.ca> >To: fastb...@pmihrm.com >Date: 6/12/09 10:25:22 AM > <hr style="color: black" /> > <p align="center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="6">NEWS >RELEASE</font> </p><hr style="color: black" /> > <p align="right"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong> </font></font></p> > > ><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>CONTACT:</strong> Lisa >Crompton<br /> >(416) 426-7150<br /> ><a href="mailto:lcromp...@softballontario.ca";>lcromp...@softballontario.ca</a></font></font></p> > > ><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>DATE:</strong> > June 12, 2009</font></font></p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><hr style="color: black" /></font> > <p align="center"><strong><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Softball Players and Fans in Ontario celebrate World Softball >Day!</font></strong></p> > > ><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><img width="146" height="122" align="right" src="http://www.playsoftball.ca/media/international_softball.gif"; vspace="5" hspace="5" complete="true" complete="true" />NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- Declared by >the International Softball Federation (ISF) in 2005 to coincide with the date >that the International Olympic Committee announced that Softball would be >included in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, World Softball Day 2009 is >celebrated world-wide on June 13, 2009. </font></p> > > ><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">In Ontario, the >following events are being held to help celebrate World Softball Day and to >support the Back Softball Campaign to get softball back into the Olympics for >2016:</font></p> > <ul> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Unionville World Softball Day Celebration </strong> June 13, >2009 </font></font> > <ul> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Unionville Minor >Softball Associations Opening Day, held on World Softball Day, will feature >700 players taking part in their first official game and having team photos >taken. The event will also feature hitting and throwing stations to add to the >fun!<br /><br /></font></li> > </ul> > </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Don >Victoria Softball League Alumni vs. Coaches Game</strong> June 13, 2009 ></font></font> > <ul> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">The Don Victoria >Softball League is celebrating World Softball Day by holding a special Alumni >vs. Coaches game on June 13, 2009. The game will take place at 12:00 PM at >Fenside Park (DVP & York Mills area, behind Fenside Public School). It >will be a fun game between Alumni Don Victoria Players and Coaches, with >approximately 100 people in attendance. The game is free of charge to all >participants; however we are asking they bring donations for our local food >bank. <br /><br /></font></li> > </ul> > </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>3rd >Annual Guelph Gator Classic 09</strong> June 12-14, 2009 </font></font> > <ul> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">The Gator Classic >is in its 3rd year since its re-establishment as an annual tournament. The >tournament focuses on the younger divisions, Mite to Novice, as there are >typically fewer tournaments available for these age groups. Thirty-four (34) >teams from across Ontario are participating this year.<br /><br /></font></li> > </ul> > </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Brampton June Novice Annual Blast</strong> June 12-14, 2009 ></font></font> > <ul> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">The Brampton June >Novice Annual Blast features four (4) Novice Tier II teams competing for the >tournament championship. Each team is guaranteed five (5) games, which will >provide them with a great opportunity to celebrate World Softball Day!<br /><br /></font></li> > </ul> > </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Red >Lake District Softball Association Tournament</strong> June 13-14, 2009 ></font></font> > <ul> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Red Lake District >Softball Association is holding a boys and girls tournament on June 13 & >14, 2009! Three (3) local girls teams and three (3) local boys teams will be >competing against teams from out of town. A total of 150 players will be >participating!<br /><br /></font></li> > </ul> > </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Unionville Midget Girls Select Tournament</strong> June 14, >2009 </font></font> > <ul> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">The Unionville >Minor Softball Association Midget Girls Select Tournament features 8-10 Midget >Select Teams competing for the tournament championship. A great way to >celebrate World Softball Day!<br /><br /></font></li> > </ul> > </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Brampton Squirt Girls Select Tournament</strong> June 14, >2009 </font></font> > <ul> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">The Brampton >Girls Softball Associations Squirt Girls Select Tournament features 8 Squirt >Girls Select Teams competing for the tournament championship. Another great >way to celebrate World Softball Day!</font> </li> > </ul> > </li> > </ul> > > ><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Each of these events >will be celebrating World Softball Day and distributing BackSoftball Tattoos >to participants. Softball Ontario encourages you to join them in celebrating >World Softball Day!</font></p> > > ><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Other events being held >on World Softball Day include:</font></p> > <ul> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><em>Newmarket >Skins Open Tournament</em> | Newmarket, ON | June 13-14, 2009</font></font> ></li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><em>Gravenhurst >Boston Pizza Mixed Slo-Pitch Classic</em> | Gravenhurst, ON | June 12-14, >2009</font></font> </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><em>Port Hope >Ganaraska Sharks 18th Annual SPO Provincial Qualifier </em>| Port Hope, ON | >June 12-14, 2009</font></font> </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><em>Burlington >Mens Annual Slo-Pitch Tournament</em> | Burlington, ON | June 13-14, >2009</font></font> </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><em>CLMSO 2009 >Invitational Tournaments</em> | Cobourg, ON | June 13-14, 2009</font></font> ></li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><em>Stratford >Memorials Minor Boys Softball Tournament</em> | Stratford, ON | June 13, >2009</font></font> </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><em>Burgessville Pee Wee Boys Softball Tournament</em> | >Burgessville, ON | June 13-14, 2009</font></font> </li> > <li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><em>Guelph >Novice Girls Select Tournament </em>| Guelph, ON | June 14, 2009</font></font> ></li> > </ul> > > ><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Softball Ontario hopes >you enjoy celebrating World Softball Day this weekend, and encourages you to >continue to play softball!</font></p> > <p align="center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">-30-</font></p> > > ><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><em>Softball Ontario is >the governing body for the sport of softball in Ontario. Our goal is to >promote and develop the sport of softball for its athletes, officials and >volunteers by providing programs and services at all levels of competitions. ><br /></em></font></p> > > ><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><em>BackSoftball is a >campaign by the International Softball Federation (ISF) to promote the sport >of softball with the goal of getting softball back on the 2016 Olympic >Program. For more information about BackSoftball, please visit </em><a href="http://www.backsoftball.com/";><em>www.backsoftball.com</em></a><em> or >the ISF web site at </em><a href="http://www.internationalsoftball.com/";><em>www.internationalsoftball.com</em></a><em>. ></em></font></p><img src="http://www.softballontario.ca/mwpro/mwsubscribe/track.php?su=1737&s=197"; width="1" height="1"> > >
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