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Braves Team Up With TakeMeFishing.org For Trip

June 27, 2007 - International League (IL1)
Gwinnett Stripers News Release


Richmond, VA- The Richmond Braves teamed up with TakeMeFishing.org for a fishing trip with R-Braves players June 23. Braves catcher Corky Miller and pitcher Trey Hodges joined 16 winners of a drawing at The Diamond for a morning of fishing at Swift Creek Reservoir at Pocahontas State Park.

Braves players and contest winners and their guests fished for two hours and enjoyed lunch provided by the Braves. Contest winners were randomly selected from an on-going drawing held continuously at The Diamond during the first few months of the season. David Osborne, Matthew Wood, David Deal, James Rodgers, Annett Farrell, Timothy Surpless, Dean Covey, Dale Brower, Eugene Nelson, Jennifer Catlin and John Winn were all invited to bring a guest on their trip. Five-year-old Braden Deal was the morning's most successful fisherman, catching six fish.

TakeMeFishing is partnering with Triple-A baseball to give fans of 27 teams around the country, including the Braves, the chance to win a variety of prizes, including the fishing trip with Braves players, and the Grand Prize, a new Triton VT 17 foot bass boat powered by Mercury. Fans can visit Pop's marine on Richmond Road in Toano to see the grand prize model on display.

The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (www.rbff.org) is a non-profit organization established in 1998 to increase participation in recreational angling and boating.


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