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First Grand Slam Kid To Be Honored Wednesday

May 5, 2008 - International League (IL1)
Gwinnett Stripers News Release


Richmond, VA - FasMart Stores, the Richmond Braves, The Richmond Times Dispatch, and the Virginia 529 College Savings Plan are pleased to announce the first monthly winner in the FasMart Grand Slam Kid promotion. Each month during the Braves season, FasMart will recognize a student who maintains excellent grades, performs athletically and gives time and energy to their community through volunteer efforts. The winner for April is Lauren Williams of Freeman High School.

15 year old Lauren is a Ninth grader at Freeman High School involved in the Center for Leadership, Government and Global Economics. Lauren excels academically, having graduated from the International Baccalaureate program at Moody Middle School and currently maintaining a 4.5 GPA at Douglas Freeman High School. She is a member of the Junior Beta Club, has received the Award of Honor from the Virginia Academy of Science and the President's Award for Educational Excellence.

As an athlete she participates in both soccer and basketball. She has played for the Richmond Kickers Central travel team for ten seasons and is a member of their U15 team this spring. She also played at Moody Middle School for three years and was a member of the Freeman JV team as a starting mid-fielder. In basketball she was the starting point guard for the Freeman JV squad.

In the community Lauren is involved in Girl Scouting, the YMCA Bright Beginnings program, and her church. As a result of her commitment to working with YMCA youth and families, Lauren was named the Tuckahoe Family YMCA Youth Volunteer of the Year for 2007. At Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church she participates in a variety of community and civic projects with her youth group. As a scout she has earned her Bronze and Silver Awards and is working toward her Gold Award which is the highest honor that can be bestowed by the Girls Scouts.

As the first monthly "FasMart Grand Slam Kid" winner for this year, Lauren earns a $500 scholarship administered by the VA 529 College Savings Plan and will be eligible to win the end of the year award of an additional $2500 scholarship. She will be honored in pre-game ceremonies prior to the Braves-Indianapolis game on Wednesday May 7th. This is the second year of the "Grand Slam Kid" program sponsored by FasMart, the VA 529 College Savings Plan, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and the Richmond Braves.

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