Clearwater Campers Get To Take the Field with the Tampa Bay Rays

7/28/2010 2:53:10 PM

Contact: 793-2339, ext. 248

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July 28, 2010

Contact: Sandy Clayton

(727) 793-2339, ext. 248

Clearwater Campers Get To Take the Field with the Tampa Bay Rays

CLEARWATER, Fla. - A group of City of Clearwater summer campers from the Long Center were chosen to take the field with the Tampa Bay Rays this Thursday, July 29 as part of the opening ceremonies. Thursday’s game is at 12:10 p.m. against the Detroit Tigers.

The Rays will be celebrating Florida Recreation and Parks Association Day at Tropicana Field. There will be thousands of kids in attendance from summer camps around the Tampa Bay area. “It is a real honor for our kids to be chosen as the ‘Baseball Buddies’ for the day,” said Sandy Clayton, Recreation Program Coordinator for the City of Clearwater.

The Baseball Buddies program allows youth to get up-close to their favorite Rays players and feel the excitement. And stand next to them, right on the field, when the national anthem is played.

For more information, call (727) 793-2339, ext. 248.

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