FW: Softball Players and Fans in Ontario celebrate World Softball Day!
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>--- Original Message ---
>From: Softball Ontario <info at softballontario.ca>
>To: fastball at pmihrm.com
>Date: 6/12/09 10:25:22 AM
>
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> <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>
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>
><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font
size="2"><strong>CONTACT:</strong> Lisa
>Crompton<br
/>
>(416) 426-7150<br
/>
><a
href="mailto:lcrompton at softballontario.ca">lcrompton at softballontario.ca</a></font></font></p>
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>
><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 Association’s 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 Association’s 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
>Men’s 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
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