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Dad's Day at the Yard Comes to Ripken Complex

Published on June 15, 2004 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Aberdeen IronBirds News Release


Baltimore, MD- The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation today announced the return of Dad's Day at The Yard, June 18-20th at the Ripken Baseball Complex in Aberdeen, MD. Twenty-five essay contest winners, ages 10-14, who wrote an essay based on the theme "Why I want to be like my Dad or Father Figure", will attend the event accompanied by their Dads.

The essay contest was open to Boys & Girls Clubs from Maine down to South Carolina, and Georgia. Volunteers from AmeriCorps, a network of national service programs, judged the essays based on originality, relation to theme, creativity and composition. On behalf of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, the contest winners and their father figures will be flown into Baltimore for a weekend of festivities including a baseball clinic on Cal Sr.'s Yard, part of the Ripken Youth Academy, led by Bill Ripken. The winners will also be honored in an on-field ceremony before enjoying an Aberdeen IronBirds game at Ripken Stadium on Saturday, June 19th.

Dad's Day at the Yard Winners:

Christopher Rodriguez-Hartford, CT; Christopher Dawson-Hartford, CT; Justin Rivera-Shelton, CT; Chermara Cuffee-Wilmington, DE; Sammy Herring-Gainesville, GA; Carlos Rosa-Somerville, MA; Joe Mazaka-Somerville, MA; Doug Slagmolen-Woburn, MA; Douglas White-Aberdeen, MD; Christian Biggs-North East, MD; Olivia Corson-Portland, ME; Derek King-Waterville, ME; Cody Wolfe-Cherokee, NC; Chanel Manter-Nashua, NH; Grenier Guengoua-Newark, NJ; Courtney Percy-Clifton, NJ; Brittani Maddox-Buffalo, NY; Nia Seymour-Hogansburg, NY; Myan Adams-Hogansburg, NY; Cory Blake- Philadelphia, PA; Talisha Glover-Columbia, SC; Epipinee Davis- Spartanburg, SC; Earl Mallory-Norfolk, VA; Michael Donaldson-Richmond, VA

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