Media Advisory/Photo Op - Come throw the first pitch at SPORT, an Exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre

TORONTO, June 14, 2012 /CNW/ - On your Marks, Get Set, Go! This summer, as the world cheers on their nations' athletes, the Ontario Science Centre is bringing back one of its iconic fan-favourite exhibitions - SPORT - for a limited time.

Time your fastball at the Baseball Pitch, an exhibit which allows guests to try their hand at pitching the regulation 60 feet 6 inches, or race a cheetah in the 10-metre dash. Twelve interactive exhibits allow visitors to learn about active living and the human body through sport.

Developed by the Ontario Science Centre, SPORT has toured science centres around the world. The exhibition opens to the public June 25^th, 2012 and runs until January 6, 2013.

What:	Special media preview of the Science Centre's newest exhibition, SPORT
Who:	Lesley Lewis, CEO, Ontario Science Centre Dr. Hooley McLaughlin, Chief Science Officer, Ontario Science Centre Students from Shaughnessy Public School
When:	June 21, 2012 at 10 a.m.
Where:	Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto PLEASE ENTER VIA MAIN LOBBY DOORS (Television crews may enter via South Security entrance)

 

Media Contacts: 

Tricia Soltys
Narrative Public Relations, Office: 416-644-4128, Cell: 416-509-0955 [email protected]

Shelley Thomas
Narrative Public Relations, Office: 416-922-2211 ext. 3364, Cell: 416-357-7829 [email protected]

Christine Crosbie
Media Relations Officer, Ontario Science Centre, Office: 416-696-3191 Cell 416-895-5482, [email protected]