The 2013 Toronto Blue Jays Honda Super Camp comes to Moncton

TORONTO, Aug. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - The ultimate baseball experience begins on Monday, August 5th for approximately 100 participants at Kiwanis Park in Moncton, New Brunswick. Kids aged 9-16 will be learning their skills and techniques from former Toronto Blue Jays alumni including Roberto Alomar, Juan Beniquez, Homer Bush, Duane Ward & Santos Alomar Sr. Each participant will receive a Blue Jays photo card supplied by Honda Canada, a hat, t-shirt, instructional manual along with a leather pro model Roberto Alomar Series baseball glove. Two local Honda dealers and staff will also be on hand to serve lunch to all Super Camp participants and distribute various mementos to each child.

Jays Care Foundation believes every child deserves the chance to get involved in organized sport. In partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada and Toronto Community Housing, Jays Care subsidizes registration fees for Blue Jays Baseball Academy Rookie Leaguers in each of the Honda Super Camps to help remove financial barriers to participation. Blue Jays Baseball Academy Rookie League is entering its 25th season and will reach more than 5,000 children and youth across Canada. During each Super Camp, a representative from the local Boys & Girls Club will be presented with a dedicated bat for the Club on behalf of the Blue Jays Baseball Academy.

With the goal of growing the game of baseball across Canada, Jays Care has invested more than $15,000 in the refurbishments of Waasis ball diamonds in the Town of Oromocto, NB, including infield crowning and replacement of the backstops. This undertaking will improve the safety and quality of the community baseball and softball programs, and benefit 3,000 youth from the Oromocto and Area Minor Baseball Association, Oromocto High School Athletics and School District 17 Middle School Athletics.

Major League Baseball and Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig named the Toronto Blue Jays as the 2012 recipient of the Commissioner's Award for Philanthropic Excellence, which was created in 2010 to annually recognize an extraordinary charitable and philanthropic effort of an MLB Club. The Blue Jays were honored this January for the "Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy," a series of initiatives to help support youth across Canada and provide them with opportunities on and off the field of play. The Jays Care Foundation, the official charity of the Toronto Blue Jays, will receive a $10,000 grant from Major League Baseball as part of this recognition.

Who:	Roberto Alomar, Santos Alomar Sr., Jesse Barfield, Juan Beniquez, Homer Bush, Duane Ward
What:	Photo/interview opportunity with the alumni and the participants
When:	Monday August 5, 2013
	9:00 am - 1:00 pm - duration of clinic
	12:00 p.m. - media are invited to watch the last hour of the camp
	12:00 p.m. - interview availability
Where:	Kiwanis Park
	Limerick St.
	Moncton, NB
How:	Media are required to check in at the stadium

SOURCE: Toronto Blue Jays

T.J. Burton, Coordinator Amateur Baseball
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