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GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, PARKS AND RECREATION

August 14, 2007

Department of Housing, Parks and Recreation hosts baseball camps

The Department of Housing, Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Angels Baseball team, will host the Angels Youth Baseball Camp in the territory next weekend. Children ages 8-13 are urged to attend the camps on St. Thomas on Saturday, August 18, 2007, at the Emile Griffith Ball Park from 9:00a.m. – 1:00p.m and on St. Croix on Sunday, August 19, 2007, at the Renholdt Jackson Recreation Complex from 3:00p.m.-6:00p.m.

These camps will focus on the fundamentals of hitting, fielding and throwing mechanics, and are intended to target young individuals to stress the basic techniques that will carry them from one level to the next in their career.

Ronald Marigny, representing the Los Angeles Angels Baseball team, will be in attendance. While Kevin Ham, presently an Area Scout in South Texas and Los Angeles, and Arnold Brathwaite, an Area Scout in North Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas will also be in attendance.

A liability waiver must be signed by a parent or guardian in order for any child to participate. For more information, please contact the Department of Housing, Parks and Recreation at (340) 774-0255 ext. 225.

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