Kids' Opening Weekend ready to shine
April 19, 2007 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Memphis Redbirds News Release
Memphis, Tenn. - Kids' Opening Weekend will be this weekend when the Redbirds return to AutoZone Park beginning Saturday, April 21 with Baptist Pediatric Care and the Memphis Redbirds pairing up once again for the festivities.
The Redbirds front office will have numerous kids serving as honorary staff members during the game. Kids will fill the positions of General Manager, Team Manager, Public Address Announcer, junior RedHots and junior Zone Patrol members.
The General Manager will take part in important decisions concerning the park and the fans. The Team Manager will exchange the Redbirds lineup with the Royals and umpires at home plate prior to the game. Junior RedHots and Junior Zone Patrol will dance and sling t-shirts with the RedHots and Zone Patrol throughout the game. Kids can register for the Baptist Pediatric Kids' Opening Day contest to become an honorary Redbirds staff member at memphisredbirds.com.
Saturday night is also Stubby Clapp Day with the Redbirds legend being honored on the field following the game. Clapp will officially have his number retired during the ceremony preceding the season's first fireworks shot.
Prior to Sunday's game, members of Baptist Pediatric Care's "Healthy Heroes" Club will be honored with a parade. Also, the first 1,500 kids arriving to the park Sunday will be given a free P.D. Parrot plush doll courtesy of Baptist Pediatric Care. P.D. Parrot will also be on-site to meet and greet fans.
Baptist offers pediatric services at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis and Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown. The pediatric department at Baptist Memphis provides a complete range of inpatient and outpatient, medical and health care services. General care and 24-hour emergency services are available for newborns through teens, including acute asthma, ear infections, upper respiratory infections, new-onset diabetes and orthopedic and sports injuries. Baptist Germantown offers a wide range of rehabilitation services for children. For more information about Baptist's pediatric services, log on to www.baptistonline.org.
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