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SPRINGFIELD — The 12th annual Western New England College (WNEC) Girls and Women in Sports Day is scheduled for Feb. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Alumni Healthful Living Center on the college's main campus.
The free community service event is designed for girls between the ages of 7 and 12 from the greater Springfield area.
Admission is free; however, participants are asked to bring a personal hygiene product, such as hair products, deodorant, toothpaste, paper towels. All items collected will be donated to a local domestic violence shelter.
To register or for more information, call 796-2229 or visit www.wnecgoldenbears.com and click on the "GWS Day" link.
Girls and Women in Sports Day is celebrated nationally to promote the participation of females in athletics and encourage a life-long interest in physical activity.
Participants will have the opportunity to select two sport clinics instructed by WNEC coaches and varsity athletes. Clinic offerings include basketball, dance, field hockey, soccer, softball and volleyball, with time alotted for both instruction and play. In addition, recreation time will be made available for swimming, racquetball and squash.
A complimentary lunch will be served.
All participants and their families are invited to remain at the Alumni Healthful Living Center and watch the Golden Bears take on New England College in women's basketball at 1 p.m. and men's basketball at 3 p.m. Admission to both games is free to Girls and Women in Sports Day participants and their families.
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