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Saginaw Valley Set To Host Second Community Youth Day

Saginaw Valley Set To Host Second Community Youth Day

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -  The Saginaw Valley State University Athletics Department is set to host its second Community Youth Day event of the 2010-11 season on Saturday, Oct. 16.   The event will feature a Youth Baseball and Softball Clinic.  The clinic will take place from 10:30-11:30 am, with registration beginning at 9:45 am.  The clinic is being held in conjunction with the SVSU football team's home game against the University of Indianapolis at noon.  The event is once again open to all Girls and Boys in the Great Lakes Bay Region who are in the grades K-8. 

The first 100 kids will receive a free bicycle helmet and custom fitting following the clinic AND "2" bicycles will be given away AND a family package for ski/snowboard helmets (limit 6 helmets per family). 

    * All Clinics are FREE!!
    * Clinics are conducted by SVSU coaching staff and student athletes at SVSU's Ryder Center.
    * Clinic participants will receive free admission to the game that follows the clinic, a coupon for a free hot dog and pop at the concession stand, a free T-shirt and potential halftime performances.  Parent(s) accompanying clinic participants will also receive complimentary admission to the game following the clinics.
    * T-shirts can be worn into Graff Chevrolet of Bay City for a free oil change. 
    * College scholarships, a karaoke machine, bicycles and bicycle helmets are also given away during clinics.  (Check the flyer for additional details)

SVSU Cardinal Kids Club members will receive fast tracked registration at the event and a photo with the Cardinal mascot and athletes at all Community Youth Days.  For more information on the Cardinal Kids Club, visit: http://athletics.svsu.edu/cardinal_kids_club or email: kidsclub@svsu.edu.

The Community Youth Day program, which has won numerous awards as SVSU's main community engagement project, has a full schedule of events set for the 2010-11 season.  For more information on this year's events, please visit:  http://athletics.svsu.edu/Community/CYD or call 989-964-7311.

Click here for the Community Youth Days Website

Click here for Cardinal Kids Club Website


The first Community Youth Day, a free Basketball Clinic, was held on Saturday, Oct. 9th at SVSU.  The first of five clinics, which was held in conjunction with the Cardinals' football game against Michigan Tech, was attended by 79 Girls and Boys, in grades K-8, from the Great Lakes Bay Region.  Walker Wenzler was the lucky recipient of a $250 College Scholarship.

Click here to view photos from the kick-off event