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<strong>Grimsby Baseball earns a SAFE STAR Rating from Softball Ontario!</strong><br>
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<img align="right" alt="Grimsby Baseball" height="172" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/71a17dfff5844262b6f3e33e9/images/GrimsbyBaseballLogoe2e84d.jpg" style="width: 300px;height: 172px;margin: 5px;border: 0;line-height: 100%;outline: none;text-decoration: none;display: inline;" width="300">GRIMSBY, 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.<br>
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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.<br>
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“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. <br>
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<img align="left" alt="SAFE STAR Three (3) STAR Rating" height="230" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/71a17dfff5844262b6f3e33e9/images/SAFE_STAR_397c9d7.jpg" style="width: 195px;height: 230px;margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px;border: 0;line-height: 100%;outline: none;text-decoration: none;display: inline;" width="195">Softball 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.<br>
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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!”<br>
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“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.”<br>
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