<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html><head> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head><p>Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network</p><hr/><div><b>From: </b> Softball Ontario Umpires Program <ssutton@softballontario.ca>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:03:32 -0700</div><div><b>To: </b><fastball@pmihrm.com></div><div><b>ReplyTo: </b> ssutton@softballontario.ca
</div><div><b>Subject: </b>LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER AND CARD WITH SOFTBALL ONTARIO!</div><div><br/></div>
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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>
<p><font size="2"></font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font
size="2"><strong>CONTACT:</strong> Stephanie Sutton<br
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(416) 426-7150<br />
</font></font><a href="mailto:ssutton@softballontario.ca"><font
face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"
size="2">ssutton@softballontario.ca</font></a></p>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font
size="2"><strong>DATE:</strong> July
27, 2011</font></font></p>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><strong>NORTH YORK,
<state w:st="\"on\"">ON -</state></strong> Softball Ontario’s
Provincial Umpires-in-Chief Jack Van Bynen and Peter Kluszczynski want to
remind you that it is your last chance to register and card with the Softball
Ontario Umpires Program. Please make note of the important deadlines for
Ontario’s Umpires:<br /></span></font><font face="\"Arial\""><span
lang="\"EN-CA\""><span><span><br /></span></span></span></font><font
face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><u><strong><span>Umpire Registration
</span><span lang="\"EN-CA\"">Application
Deadline</span></strong></u><span> </span></font><font
face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><span><span
class="\"335542818-12052008\""> </span><span>
</span></span></span></font></p>
<ul>
<li><font
face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><span><span></span></span>August 31,
2011</span><span lang="\"EN-CA\""> is the final deadline for all
Umpire Registration Applications for Fast Pitch and Slo-Pitch to be received
at the Softball Ontario Office</span> </font></li>
</ul>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><strong><u>Umpire
Carding* Deadlines</u></strong> </span></font></p>
<ul>
<li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>August 31, 2011
–</span><span> Final deadline for all Fast Pitch and Slo-Pitch Umpire exams to
be received by the Softball Ontario office</span></font> </li>
</ul>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Softball Ontario's
Slo-Pitch Provincial Umpire-in-Chief, Jack Van Bynen encourages all Umpires in
Ontario to act before the deadline: "Once you register and card with
Softball Ontario you become a member of the best Umpires Program in Canada
where the opportunities and services are second to none. I cannot stress
enough by registering and carding with Softball Ontario you provide yourself
with the two important pieces of equipment: accident and liability insurance
coverage and testing your knowledge of the rules by reading the Softball
Canada Rule Book and completing the Softball Canada National Umpire
Exam". While Softball Ontario's </span><span>Fast Pitch Provincial
Umpire-in-Chief, Peter Kluszczynski adds: "It is important that all
Softball Ontario Umpires who would like to attend a Provincial or Canadian
Championship(s) for the 2010 Softball season become a member of Softball
Ontario and complete their exams for the August 31, 2009 deadline. I am proud
to be a Softball Ontario registered and carded Umpire and encourage all
Umpires in Ontario who have not registered by this date or completed their
exam to do just the same".</span></font> </p>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Registration forms are
available online at <a
title="\"blocked::http://www.softballontario.ca/\""
href="%5C%22http://www.softballontario.ca/%5C%22"><font
title="\"blocked::http://www.softballontario.ca/\""
color="#000000">www.softballontario.ca</font></a>! <span
class="\"335542818-12052008\""><font color="#0000f0">
</font></span>For more information, contact Steph Sutton at </span><span><a
title="\"blocked::mailto:ssutton@softballontario.ca\""
href="%5C%22mailto:ssutton@softballontario.ca%5C%22"><span
title="\"blocked::mailto:ssutton@softballontario.ca\""><span
title="\"blocked::mailto:ssutton@softballontario.ca\""><font
color="#0000f0">ssutton@softballontario.ca</font></span></span></a></span><span>
or by calling </span><span><span
class="skype_pnh_print_container">416-426-7150</span><span
class="skype_pnh_container" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_pnh_mark">
.</span></span></span></font><font
face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><span
class="\"335542818-12052008\""></span></span></font></p>
<p><span><span class="\"335542818-12052008\""><span><font
size="1"><em>* Please note the term ‘Carding’ or ‘Carded’ refers to an Umpire
who has written the Softball Canada National Umpire Exam. Once a successful
mark is achieved depending on the level of the Umpire, a Softball
Ontario/Softball Canada Umpire Card is issued.<span> </span>An Umpire cannot
be considered ‘Carded’ until he or she has successfully completed the Softball
Canada National Umpire Exam. </em></font></span></span></span></p>
<p align="center"><em>-30- </em></p>
<p><font 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.</em></font></p></font><font
face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font
face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER AND
CARD WITH SOFTBALL ONTARIO!</strong></font></font>
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