SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds, the Brace Place Honor Hit the Books Bookmark Winner

Published on January 17, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


Salisbury, Md. - The Delmarva Shorebirds, class "A" affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and Dr. James M. Crouse at The Brace Place, presenting sponsor of the Hit the Books program, recently honored Hannah Lowe of Sussex Academy of Arts & Sciences for winning the 2012 Hit the Books Bookmark Design Contest. Her winning design was distributed to all participating students on the Eastern Shore.

The Hit the Books initiative officially kicked off this week on the Eastern Shore. The program will continue through February 27.

The Hit the Books program encourages school-aged students on the Eastern Shore to read outside of their regular classroom assignments. Students that complete their reading goals receive two free tickets to a Shorebirds home game during the 2012 season.

Hannah Lowe's winning design featured a drawing of Sherman the Shorebird surrounded by a column of books along with the slogan, "Run Home and Read" and the Shorebirds logo.

"Her design perfectly illustrated the goal of the program, to get students to read beyond the classroom," said Shawn Schoolcraft, Director of Marketing and Community Relations. "We look forward to seeing the kids realize the fruits of their labor at Perdue Stadium this summer!"

In 2012, over 40,000 students from over 100 local schools are participated in the "Hit The Books" program, which is the largest non-school funded reading program on the Eastern Shore.

"Reading books is a favorite pastime of mine and I love to see young people reading books," said Dr. James M. Crouse at The Brace Place. "Our sponsorship of the Shorebirds 'Hit the Books' program is a perfect fit for us at The Brace Place."

Participating schools will be notified in March about their game date at Perdue Stadium. Students will be honored as part of a pregame parade around the field at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

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