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Rock Cats Join Six-Team Effort To Educate Fans

June 1, 2012 - Eastern League (EL1)
New Britain Rock Cats News Release


New Britain, CT- The New Britain Rock Cats Baseball Club, the Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, announced today that they are teaming up with the Alliance for Consumer Education to create a New England-wide program to "Strike Out Inhalant Abuse" at six Minor League ballparks in six different states in 2012. The effort seeks to bring awareness to the serious problem of inhalant abuse in a unique program designed to educate parents, school officials, and individuals in the community about the often-overlooked dangers.

Participating baseball teams will work with their local SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Chapter to conduct awareness school assemblies and community appearances with mascots and players to educate fans about the dangers of inhalant abuse. The Inhalant Awareness message will be shared all summer through team websites and in-stadium announcements, and the program will culminate in an "Awareness Game" at each stadium.

The Rock Cats' Inhalant Abuse Prevention Night will take place on Tuesday, July 17 as the Rock Cats take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto-AL). The Rock Cats will feature a poster giveaway for the first 1,200 kids that enter the ballpark that evening.

A special report by the "Partnership for a Drug-Free America" revealed that 1 in 5 students in the USA between the grades of six and twelve have abused an inhalant at least once in their life. In fact, inhalants are the fourth-most abused substance. "We see a need to share this important message with the families both in the Rock Cats community, and all throughout New England," stated team president John Willi. "The Rock Cats are grateful to be a part of this unprecedented six-team effort to positively impact our fans."

This is the fourth consecutive season that the Rock Cats are working with the Alliance for Consumer Education. Visit www.inhalant.org for more information on inhalant abuse prevention and the Alliance for Consumer Education.



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