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RIVER RATS HOME RUN READING CHALLENGE STARTS TOMORROW;PROGRAM FEATURED IN TODAY'S SUN JOURNAL |
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NEW BERN, NC—The "River Rats Home Run Reading Challenge"--a program designed to encourage elementary school students to read--kicks off tomorrow with more 17 area schools participating. The "Challenge" involves more than 6,800 students in five counties and was profiled in an article in this morning's New Bern Sun Journal.
The "Home Run Reading Challenge" is sponsored by Coastal Children's Clinic and endorsed by the Craven Literacy Council. It rewards students for reading books during a two month period starting March 15 and ending May 15. Students can earn prizes including River Rats tickets and temporary tattoos, mini-golf games from Swing Zone Family Fun Park, ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery, and food from Chick-fil-A.
"We are excited to unveil the Challenge as our first large-scale community outreach program," said Michael Weisbart, General Manager of the River Rats. "It will be exciting to see how the program develops in its first year."
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About the River Rats: The New Bern River Rats baseball club is a member of the Coastal Plain League, a high-profile wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league. The team will open the 2007 season on Wednesday, May 30 against the Wilmington Sharks at New Bern High School’s Boykin Field. All 57 games can be heard on the Meinke Car Care Center Broadcasts on ESPN Radio 1490 AM. The team’s official website is www.NewBernRiverRats.com. About the Coastal Plain League: The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 10th anniversary season, the CPL is the largest summer league in the country, featuring 15 teams playing in |
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