The International Women’s Baseball Center is working with Baseball For All to put on a National girls 13 and under baseball tournament in Orlando, Florida. May 30-June 4. We need teams, fans and of course donations! Check out the link provided and please pass it on to anyone who might be interested in this great opportunity.
http://www.baseballforall.com/overview.html
The Indian Motorcycle Company
Working closely with the GMR Marketing team of designers and project managers, EDE produced and delivered signage, branded graphics and lighting enhancements for the newest member of the Indian line: Dark Horse. The entire project was envisioned, produced and delivered in just one week. With a hands-on team, EDE arrived at the Kaiser Tiger, event destination, and installed all components for branding the space, completing all elements in time for the riders to arrive and see the new motorcycle, the “star” of the show. That same night the EDE team uninstalled all branding so that Kaiser Tiger could return to their normal ambiance and Dark Horse could be sent home.
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47th ANNUAL INDUCTION BANQUET
Saturday, May 16, 2015
INDUCTEES
Jay Barker
Chris Gray
Evander Holyfield
Bobby Hunt
Derrick McKey
Tommy Neville
Tony Richardson
Ennis Whatley
Birmingham Ballroom at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel
5:30 p.m. – Public Reception
6:30 p.m. – Banquet
Semi-Formal Attire
$150 per person; $1,500 for Table of 10
For More Information Contact the
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
(205) 323-6665
The brand new, state-of-the-art TSN Theatre is home to a ground-breaking, original 3D film, entitled Stanley’s Game Seven (3D). The film tells the story of the greatest game on earth as it’s never been told before by celebrating the pursuit of the most iconic trophy in sport — The Stanley Cup.
Stanley’s Game Seven combines a stunning mix of original live action, computer generated 3D animation, and classic archival footage of some of the most renowned playoff moments in Stanley Cup history. The 22 minute film plays at the top and half past the hour in the Hockey Hall of Fame’s new TSN Theatre and is included in the price of admission.
The TSN Theatre has 125 comfortable seats set in a tiered theatre-style and the 10 foot high by 25 foot wide high-definition, 3D presentation will have you on the edge of your seat.
DENVER — The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame (CSHOF) has announced the organizations which will receive proceeds from the CSHOF “Championship Saturday,” CSHOF Induction & Awards Banquet and the CSHOF Golf Classic. The donations are being made in partnership with CSHOF sponsors Gatorade, King Soopers/City Market, AT&T Mobility, Wells Fargo, Sports Authority, Denver Broncos Football Club and The Denver Post.
The youth sports and donation committee of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame selected 20 organizations for receipt of the charity donations, as listed below:
Over the past 10 years, the CSHOF has donated over $900,000 in cash and in-kind to youth sports programs in Colorado, including over $600,000 to the Colorado High School Activities Association.
“All of these organizations meet our mission of helping youth sports and education in Colorado, and we are happy that we can impact so many programs,” said Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Chairwoman Kim Carver. “Our goal was to have an impact on as many youth sports groups as we could to further the goal of the Hall of Fame in improving youth sports in our state.”
For more information about the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, a 501-(c)(3) non-profit organization, please call 720-258-3536, or visit www.coloradosports.org.
The 2015 ISHA conference will be held in Williamsport, Pa., hosted by the World of Little League Museum.
Click here for the 2015 conference brochure
An invitation from Williamsport
Click here for a 2015 ISHA conference video.
The World of Little League Museum is proud to be hosting the 2015 International Sports Heritage Association Annual Conference this October.
Although Williamsport is not a very populous city, it is well known. Each August, Williamsport (population 29,349) welcomes tens of thousands of fans from around the world to the Little League Baseball World Series.
We’d like to allay any concerns you might have about getting here.
We have played 68 Little League Baseball World Series tournaments here, hosting hundreds of teams from dozens of countries and 35 U.S. states. In that time, only one team that qualified was not able to make the trip: A team from Berlin, West Germany, during the worst days of the Cold War.
So, we’re confident that if teams of 12-year olds from Uganda, Venezuela, Czech Republic, South Korea and Australia can get here (as they have in just the past few years), you can too.
Williamsport does have an airport: the Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT). There are three or more flights each day to and from Philadelphia, via US Airways. The flight to/from Philadelphia is about an hour, and is normally aboard a 32-seat, twin-engine, medium-range, turboprop airliner.
The airport is located about four miles from Little League International, and three miles from downtown Williamsport. There is a free shuttle provided by the Genetti Hotel, but arrangements should be made in advance. The car rental agencies located in the terminal are Budget, Avis, and National. Others are available off-site.
Other airports with regular scheduled jet aircraft flights in close proximity are in State College, Pa. (SCE – 55 miles), Elmira, N.Y. (ELM – 70 miles), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (AVP – 70 miles) and Harrisburg, Pa. (MDT – 75 miles).
Major “hub” airports within about 3-4 hours driving distance are: Philadelphia (PHL), Newark (EWR), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Reagan/National (Washington – DCA), Dulles (Washington – IAD), Pittsburgh (PIT), LaGuardia (New York – LGA), and Kennedy (New York – JFK).
You may find that flying into one of the smaller, closer airports (even Williamsport) is not much more expensive than flying into a major hub. Often, it depends upon timing – and the earlier you make plans, the better your chances at a good deal.
If you plan to drive here: The Conference hotel, the Genetti Hotel and Suites, is located at 220 West Fourth Street, Williamsport. Parking for hotel guests is free.
The World of Little League is located at 525 U.S. Route 15 (known as Montgomery Pike on some GPS systems), 18 miles north of Exit 210 on Interstate 80, in South Williamsport.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (February 5, 2015) – The World of Little League®: Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store has a sweet surprise in store for educators in February.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the museum has announced “World of Little League Museum Loves Teachers.”
Educators at any level showing teaching identification receive free admission to the museum throughout the month. Up to two guests also are free for a total value of up to $15.
The education event is in conjunction with the Williamsport Loves Teachers program sponsored by the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau, Feb. 13-23. However, the museum has opened its doors to educators at no charge for the entire month.
“This is a great way for teachers, from pre-school through college, to learn what our museum has to offer,” said Lance Van Auken, Little League Vice President and World of Little League Executive Director. “We’re glad to provide a benefit to educators who do such important work for our community, commonwealth, and nation.”
Several of the members of the museum’s Hall of Excellence are educators, including Pennsylvania resident Michael Pladus, who was named the 1999 National High School Principal of the Year. Dr. Pladus was principal of Interboro High School, Prospect Park, Pa., when he received the national award for his dedication to students and his drive to help them succeed.
Dr. Pladus retired as superintendent of Upper Dublin School District (Ambler, Pa.) and was praised for his accomplishments and impact on students and those with whom he has worked, according to an article in the Ambler Gazette on Dec. 17, 2013.
A member of the Shenandoah North (Pa.) Little League, Dr. Pladus said, during his induction to the Hall of Excellence, that “Little League provided me with more than positive recreation; it provided me with opportunities to learn lessons from which I have benefited throughout my life.”
Dr. Robert Stratta was inducted into the Hall of Excellence in 2000. Now Professor of Surgery and Transplantation at Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C., he played for North Roseland Little League of Chicago. He considers pitching in the 1967 Little League Baseball World Series one of the high points in his life.
Dr. Stratta, who attended college on a baseball scholarship, isn’t shy about crediting Little League and the sport of baseball with enabling him to accomplish so much in life. “I played baseball for the competition and sheer joy of the sport. But in the end it allowed me to travel around the country, paved the way for my higher education, and taught me how to effectively compete in the ‘game’ of life.”
A 1996 Hall of Excellence inductee, Dr. Robert Sloan, was like many children, playing Little League for “something to do.”
But Little League became one of the forces that drove him to success. The graduate of Western Little League in Abelene, was President of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, when he was inducted. Now he is President of Houston Baptist University.
“In a way, all the basic elements of life are in baseball and Little League,” said Dr. Sloan. “You have to show up at a certain time. If you’re late, you let the team down. And just like life, there are isolated individual performances that stand out. But in the end, it’s what the team did that really matters.”
Dr. Sloan, a Little League coach from 1984 to 1990, has authored two books and more than 50 articles.
The Williamsport Loves Teachers program is open to all teachers, school district employees and teachers union retirees. There is no charge for registration and it may be made by contacting the Lycoming County Visitors Center in downtown Williamsport near Wegman’s. Each instructor will receive a Very Important Teacher’s pass. The passes include discounts on dining, shopping, attractions and entertainment.
Education is important to Little League and to the museum, which offers group rates for field trips and has lesson plans available in several subjects, including reading, world cultures and mathematics. The lesson plans were developed through the Education Departments at Bloomsburg University and Mansfield University. Additional information is available from Janice L. Ogurcak, Director of Public Programming and Outreach at 570-326-1921 ext. 2280.
Rates for pre-registered groups of 20 or more people are as follows: $1 for children 12 and younger; $3 for those 13-61; and $2 for anyone 62 or older. Otherwise rates are $2, $5 and $3, respectively.
Additional information about the county program is online at http://www.vacationpa.com/HomeEvent.php
The World of Little League, 525 Montgomery Pike (US 15), is open daily from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. with the exception of Monday, Jan. 19. General admission is $5. It is $2 for children (ages 5 through 12) and $3 for senior citizens (62 years and older). Children four and younger are admitted free of charge.
More information about the Museum is available at LittleLeagueMuseum.org or you can contact the Museum at 570-326-3607. Follow World of Little League on Facebook (facebook.com/LittleLeagueMuseum) and Twitter (twitter.com/LLBMuseum).
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Little League® Baseball and Softball is the world’s largest organized youth sports program, with 2.4 million players and one million adult volunteers in every U.S. state and more than 80 other countries. Founded in 1939, more than 35 million people around the world, from a U.S. president to community leaders to professional athletes, can call themselves Little League graduates. And every year, millions of people follow the hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship that the Little Leaguers display at our nine baseball and softball World Series events, the premier tournaments in youth sports. For more information, visit LittleLeague.org, or follow Little League on Facebook (facebook.com/LittleLeague), Twitter (twitter.com/LittleLeague), and Instagram (Instagram.com/LittleLeague).
The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame’s newest exhibit, Legends of the Hardwood: State Championship-Winning High School Basketball Coaches in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, is now on display in the museum’s rotunda. Featuring team photos, state championship trophies, and basketball uniforms, the exhibit highlights such legendary Georgia high school basketball coaches as Vienna High’s Joe Jenkins, Lanier High’s Selby Buck, Perry High’s Eric Staples, Taylor County’s Norman Carter, and Southwest (Macon) High’s Don Richardson. Legends of the Hardwood: State Championship-Winning High School Basketball Coaches in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame will remain on display through April.