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Reading Club Kickoff Event Rescheduled for Wednesday

February 22, 2011 - Midwest League (MWL1)
South Bend Silver Hawks News Release


South Bend, IN - What do you get when you mix local students with a baseball-playing bird, and throw in thousands of books as well

That's easy! It's Swoop's Reading Club, back for a third season with great new prizes.

The South Bend Silver Hawks will formally launch the 2011 edition of Swoop's Reading Club with a grand assembly at Holy Cross School, 1020 Wilber Street in South Bend, on Wednesday at 10 AM.

Swoop - along with Silver Hawks President Joe Kernan, Vice President and GM Lynn Kachmarik, and representatives from Notre Dame Federal Credit Union and Indiana 811 - will present the reading program in a special assembly to the participating students at Holy Cross.

"This is our third year for Swoop's Reading Club, and every year it just gets better and better," Kernan said. "We want to thank our great sponsors for their support and all the schools for joining with the Silver Hawks to encourage reading in an exciting way."

Swoop's Reading Club, sponsored by Notre Dame Federal Credit Union and Indiana 811, will reward nearly 10,000 area students for reading in the classroom and at home. Prizes will be awarded for each goal a student completes, marked by the various bases around a baseball diamond. Each student that reaches home plate by completing all four reading goals will receive a free ticket to a South Bend Silver Hawks game at Coveleski Stadium.

"Youth education is one of our core community initiatives," said Thomas Gryp, President and CEO of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union. "We are very pleased to work with the Silver Hawks to support the reading club, not only with a financial contribution but also with time devoted to the project by our employees"

"As a sponsor of Swoop's Reading Club, Indiana 811 is fortunate to have the opportunity to directly reward students for reading," added Chuck Muller, Director of Member and Public Relations for Indiana 811. "As Indiana's call-before-you-dig center, we also believe in educating everyone, regardless of age, about the importance of contacting Indiana 811 before digging to identify the location of buried gas, electric, water, sewer and communications lines. This unique partnership allows us to achieve both goals."

The South Bend Silver Hawks will begin the 2011 season with an exhibition game against Notre Dame on Tuesday, April 5th. The regular season home opener is Monday, April 11th against the Lansing Lugnuts. For more information or to purchase a ticket plan, please call (574) 235-9988 visit www.silverhawks.com.



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