UMaine to host annual National Girls & Women in Sports Celebration, Feb. 7

Orono, Maine — You’re invited to hitch the University of Maine within the annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration when the ladies’s basketball staff hosts Bryant on Saturday, Feb. 7. This yr’s National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration is introduced by Bangor Savings Bank, Aroma Joe’s, Law Office of Joe Bornstein, Hannaford and in partnership with Strong Girls United.

 

Prior to the sport towards Bryant, the Black Bears will host a structured Interactive Sports Fair within the New Balance Field House at 11 a.m. for teenagers eighth grade and youthful.

RSVP HERE

 

Doors for the Interactive Sports Fair will open at 10:30 a.m. Representatives from UMaine’s varsity packages, together with further UMaine Club Team representatives, will probably be readily available to supply youth the chance to take part in a number of drills from quite a lot of totally different sports activities and aggressive occasions. Youth planning to attend the Interactive Sports Fair are requested to reach previous to 11 a.m. because the attendees will probably be divided into teams previous to the honest starting.

 

Representatives from the Strong Girls United Foundation will be a part of the sports activities honest. Strong Girls United is a basis whose mission is to empower women to be robust, assured, and resilient by way of sport and bodily exercise alongside menstrual well being and well-being actions.

 

All youth who RSVP for the Interactive Sports Fair are eligible for complimentary tickets to attend the UMaine ladies’s basketball recreation vs. Bryant and a complimentary ‘Strong Girls United’ t-shirt, whereas provides final. A ticket will grant entry to the Interactive Sports Fair and the UMaine ladies’s basketball recreation towards the Bulldogs. Parents and guardians are eligible for a particular, group ticket price of $6 to attend the honest and the sport. All tickets could also be picked up or bought on the will name desk within the foyer of Memorial Gym on recreation day. For extra data, please contact the UMaine Athletic ticket workplace by cellphone at 207.581.BEAR or by e-mail at um.tickets@maine.edu.

 

Schedule of Events:

• 10:30 a.m. – Doors open
• 11:00 a.m. – Youth organized into teams
• 11:10 a.m. -12:30 p.m. – Interactive Sports Fair
• 1:00 – Women’s Basketball vs. Bryant
• Postgame autographs

 

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