Sarasota News Leader
February 8, 2013
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March 14 is also "Kids Run the Bases Day,"
the release points out. Following the game, all
youngsters 14 and under will be invited onto
the field to take their turn running the bases.
a key community initiative supported by the
Orioles, and we are excited to reward Big
League Readers with a day at Ed Smith Stadium."
"The Baltimore Orioles are proud to team
with Sarasota County's libraries to encourage youngsters to read," said Greg Bader, vice
president of communications & marketing for
the Orioles, in the release. "Youth literacy is
For more information, contact the Sarasota
County Call Center at 861-5000 and ask about
the Big League Reader program or visit www.
scgov.net.
The first Von Paris moving and storage truck, representing the firm that has moved the Baltimore
Orioles between their spring training and home facilities since 1991, arrived at Ed Smith Stadium
on the morning of Feb. 3 — a sure sign games will be getting under way soon in Sarasota. Orioles
staff was on hand to greet the truck and begin unloading equipment into the Baseball Operations
Center near the corner of Euclid Avenue and 11th Street. Photo by Norman Schimmel
