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OHL Windsor Spitfires

Phil Ball Wins $2,500 and $2,500 Given to Raise-a-Reader Foundation

March 13, 2009 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Windsor Spitfires News Release


Phil Ball, of Tecumseh, has made local history.

Randomly chosen to be the shooter at the Southland Shootout in the biggest shootout contest ever to hit Windsor and Essex County, Ball pocketed an impressive $2500 for himself, while also raising an additional $2500 for the Windsor Star's Raise-A-Reader Campaign.

"The donation from Southland Insurance could not [have] come at a better time as, like many other charitable causes, our beneficiaries are struggling to secure financial support," says Bev Becker, Representative for Raise-A-Reader. "There is a need now more than ever to work with the local literacy programs to raise funds and awareness of their services."

Scoring 10 goals in 20 seconds, Ball says that he was "calm" despite the enormous pressure created by the event.

"It was a very exciting, good time," says Ball, who watched the game from the Southland Suite alongside his family and friends. "Actually shooting with everybody chanting, was really a neat experience."

"I had high expectations for Phil," says Southland Insurance President Stephen Savage. "His training has really paid off. Scoring 10 goals in 20 seconds is no easy task."

Playing for a 250K Grand Prize, Ball had to shoot all twenty (20) pucks into the net within twenty (20) seconds. For every puck put into the net, Ball received $250, courtesy of Southland Insurance.

Southland Insurance strives to go above and beyond the expectations of their clients and the community. "We hope that this event has been as much fun for them as it has been for us," says Savage.

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