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Sarasota News Leader September 13, 2013 Page 80 ORIOLES TO HOST WALK FOR THE KIDS ON SEPT. 14 The Baltimore Orioles will host the annual Walk for the Kids to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County on Sept. 14 at Ed Smith Stadium, the team has announced. clubs in Sarasota County. The Orioles strongly encourage Sarasota County residents to join a Walk team or pledge online to support the Boys & Girls Clubs, an organization that is helping to shape the future of our community "The Oriole Bird will lead hundreds of walkers by influencing youth in a positive way," Rovine in a one-mile circuit around the Orioles' year- added in the release. round sports and entertainment facility to raise funds for the four local clubs, which are The Walk is $25 for adults and free for chillocated in Newtown, central Sarasota, Venice dren under 18, the release notes. Participants will complete a one-mile circuit around the and North Port," a news release says. outside of the stadium and then enter the sta"We are thrilled that the Orioles are once dium "for lots of fun, free activities," the reagain a lead partner in Walk for the Kids, lease concludes. which is the major annual fundraiser for our clubs [through which] we strive to provide a world-class experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who walks through our doors," said Bill Sadlo, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, in the release. "Our goal is to have all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship and living a healthy lifestyle." The clubs provide afterschool and summer programs for more than 5,500 children and youth ages 6 to 18 throughout Sarasota County, the release notes. "The Boys & Girls Clubs and Major League Baseball share a special, national partnership, and the Orioles are strong supporters of the local organization," said David Rovine, vice president for the Orioles in Sarasota in the release. "Following last year's successful Walk for the Kids at Ed Smith Stadium, we are pleased to again host the event and donate our celebrity mascot, the Oriole Bird, to promote the major annual fundraiser for our local The Oriole Bird poses on the pitcher's mound at Ed Smith Stadium. Photo by Norman Schimmel