HTB Bookmark Contest Winner Honored
The Hit the Books initiative officially kicked off this week on the Eastern Shore. The program will continue through February 27.
The "Hit the Books" program encourages school-aged students on the Eastern Shore to read outside of their regular classroom assignments. Students that complete their reading goals receive two free tickets to a Shorebirds home game during the 2012 season.
Hannah Lowe's winning design featured a drawing of Sherman the Shorebird surrounded by a column of books along with the slogan, "Run Home and Read" and the Shorebirds logo.
"Her design perfectly illustrated the goal of the program, to get students to read beyond the classroom," said Shawn Schoolcraft, Director of Marketing and Community Relations. "We look forward to seeing the kids realize the fruits of their labor at Perdue Stadium this summer!"
In 2012, over 40,000 students from over 100 local schools are participated in the "Hit The Books" program, which is the largest non-school funded reading program on the Eastern Shore.
"Reading books is a favorite pastime of mine and I love to see young people reading books," said Dr. James M. Crouse at The Brace Place. "Our sponsorship of the Shorebirds 'Hit the Books' program is a perfect fit for us at The Brace Place."
Participating schools will be notified in March about their game date at Perdue Stadium. Students will be honored as part of a pregame parade around the field at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.
For more information, contact the Delmarva Shorebirds at 410-219-3112.
Delmarva Shorebirds
The Delmarva Shorebirds are the Class "A" Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The Shorebirds are owned by 7th Inning Stretch, L.P., the same company that owns the Stockton Ports of the California League and the Everett AquaSox of the Northwest League. The Shorebirds were the proud hosts of the 2011 South Atlantic League "Strike Out Hunger" All-Star Game presented by Perdue that drew 7,410 fans. For more information, call the Shorebirds at 410-219-3112.
The Shorebirds are celebrating 17-years of professional baseball on the Eastern Shore. During the 2009 season, the Shorebirds finished with an average attendance of 3,567 fans, the largest average since the 2002 season. In 2007, The Shorebirds had the top attendance based on market size in Minor League Baseball(tm), according to Sports Business Journal (Aug. 2008). In 2010, more than 6,000 fans packed Arthur W. Perdue Stadium nine times including a season high of 8,993 fans on August 7th. In 2011, the Shorebirds welcomed ten crowds of over 5,000 fans.
The Shorebirds were established in 1996 by an investor team headed by legendary chicken company owner, the late Frank Perdue. The Shorebirds have called Arthur W. Perdue home ever since. For more information about the Delmarva Shorebirds call 410-219-3112 or visit www.theshorebirds.com