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Grimsby Baseball earns the first Softball Association Fundamental
Excellence (SAFE) three (3) STAR Rating!
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Date:          June 19, 2012
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Grimsby Baseball earns a SAFE STAR Rating from Softball Ontario!

Grimsby BaseballGRIMSBY, ON - Softball Ontario is pleased to announce
that Grimsby Baseball has earned the first three (3) STAR Softball
Association Fundamental Excellence (SAFE) STAR Rating in Ontario!  In
earning a three (3) STAR Rating, Grimsby has demonstrated their
commitment to providing their community with a high quality softball
program.

Grimsby began their quest to earn a SAFE STAR Rating in 2011,
submitting their SAFE STAR Application as well as an application for a
SAFE Award for Umpire Development.  Using their SAFE Award and SAFE
STAR Action Plan, along with resources from Softball Ontario, Grimsby
improved their SAFE STAR score over the off-season and now qualifies
for a three (3) STAR Rating – the highest rating awarded so far by
Softball Ontario.

“We had a 2-3 year plan so we were excited to even qualify for a SAFE
Star Rating but to find out we received a 3 STAR in our first year of
implementation had us over the moon.  We have a great core group of
dedicated volunteers who were determined to put in a solid foundation
for future initiatives.  This year our numbers almost doubled from 220
returning players to over 400.  By implementing the SAFE Star Program
our volunteers are being asked ‘This is great, what’s next?',” said Jen
Lawson, President of Grimsby Baseball.

SAFE STAR Three (3) STAR RatingSoftball Ontario acknowledges SAFE Star
Rated Softball Associations for their efforts in the four (4) Pillars
of Excellence that make up the SAFE Star Program: Organizational
Development, Volunteer Development, Long Term Player Development and
Softball Ontario Participation.  By achieving Softball Ontario’s
standards in all four Pillars of Excellence, the Association’s
commitment to ensuring a quality softball program within their
community shines through.

Jen added, “Softball Ontario makes it so easy for Boards to improve the
state of their leagues by simply downloading templates that are tweaked
to their needs.  I encourage all leagues that are serious about
improving the state of their association to take a look at this free
program. Thanks Softball Ontario!”

“Congratulations to Grimsby Baseball for becoming the first three (3)
STAR Rated Softball Associations!” said Rory Quigley, Softball
Ontario’s Participation Program Chairman, “Grimsby can be proud of the
efforts they have put into creating a quality softball program in their
community.”

Details of Grimsby Baseball’s SAFE Star Rating are available online at
[3]www.softballontario.ca and [4]www.playsoftball.ca.  If you would
like to find out more information about the SAFE Star Ratings Program,
or if you have any questions please contact Lisa Crompton at
[5]lcrompton at softballontario.ca or call 416-426-7150.
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its athletes, officials and volunteers by providing programs and
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