NEWS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
COURT HOUSE, NORRISTOWN, PA., BOX 311, 19404-0311
PHONE (610) 278-3061 FAX 278-5943
COMMISSIONERS:
JAMES R. MATTHEWS, Chairman, JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Vice Chairman, BRUCE L. CASTOR, JR, Commissioner
RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY 08/08/08 PR#08-25
Montgomery County Commissioners Provide an Assist to Babe Ruth World Series
NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County Commissioners are kicking in $10,000 to help Lower Providence Township host the Babe Ruth World Series for 12-and-under girls.
Lower Providence and the Audubon Recreation Association had little more than two weeks notice to prepare to host an event that usually takes a year of planning.
A team from Luzerne County had been scheduled to host the tournament, which includes 14 teams from across the nation and over 300 participants. The tournament began Thursday and runs through next week.
Representatives of the Audubon team who are participating in the tournament presented Commissioners Chairman James R. Matthews and Commissioners Joseph M. Hoeffel and Bruce L. Castor, Jr. with a mounted softball, signed by the Audubon team, a World Series commemorative bat, and World Series shirts and pins.
Additional sponsors include the Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Paravoti Catering, Audubon Land Development, The Club at Shannondell, and Arnold’s Family Fun Center.
Participating in the check presentation are, from left, Commissioner Joseph M. Hoeffel; Anthony Gambone, ARA president; Commissioners Chairman James Matthews; Commissioner Bruce Castor; Gregg Kulp, ARA coach; William Roth, Lower Providence Township Special Projects Director; and Denise Walsh, Lower Providence Township Community Relations, with ARA team members, Amanda Kulp, Erin Rubendall, and Sammy Burns.
