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COMCAST AND “DADS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE” TEAM UP TO
PRESENT 3RD ANNUAL GEORGE FOSTER “BATTER UP” COMMUNITY CLINIC FOR DADS AND KIDS, SATURDAY, JUNE 20th
Retired MLB Player George Foster to Lead Free Baseball Clinic in New Haven in Celebration of Father’s Day Weekend
WHAT:
This Father’s Day weekend, Comcast partners with Dads Do Make A Difference to present the 3rd annual “Batter Up” Community Baseball Clinic for dads and kids, led by retired Major League Baseball player George Foster. Foster will teach the fundamentals in developing baseball skills and techniques, as well as self-confidence with dads and their kids. The free clinic will also feature free food for the participating children.
WHO: Retired MLB Player George Foster (New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds)
Dads and Kids from the New Haven Area
Comcast Employee Volunteers and Representatives
WHEN:
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2009 – 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
WHERE:
Pop Smith Little League Field
480 Sherman Parkway, New Haven, CT 06511 (Corner of Sherman Parkway & Munson Street)
(Note: adjacent to James Hill House High School)
BACKGROUND:
This is the third straight year that Comcast and Dads Do Make A Difference have teamed up to present this free community baseball clinic.
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Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet=2 0customers, and 6.8 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.
Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.
Dads Do Make A Difference – This simple statement symbolizes a needed message and movement: To increase the positive awareness and interactions of dads and their children. This innovative grassroots initiative impacts families, blazing trails and tackling the real issues facings dads and kids everywhere ---from the halls of Congress, to Celebrities, lending assistance in courts, jails, and public schools to its beginning base, in the hub of the community.
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