RCN Gives Children of One of the Largest Affiliates of Boys & Girls Clubs of America the Chance to Meet Baseball's Elite
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www.rcn.com - RCN Corporation Jenn Wright, Mgr., 703-434-8430 Communications and Public Relations or Communicreate Michael Houghton, 703-799-7383 RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of digital television, data, and voice services to residential and small - medium business customers, announced that it will provide the opportunity for local children to meet Washington Nationals players on the field at Nationals Park at the upcoming July 29th home game.
Nine children from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington (BGCGW) will take the field at Nationals Park and hold the spots of the starting Nationals players before the first pitch of the Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies game. In addition, the children will receive an official Washington Nationals jersey and the opportunity to meet the Nationals mascot, Screech.
Members of the Richard England Clubhouse #14, Silver Spring, and Hopkins Branches of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, the children, ages 8 - 13 were selected by their local Club as a reward for excelling at one of their Club's summer programs.
"We are proud to partner once again with RCN", said Kevin Dowdell, BGCGW acting President & CEO. "This is a wonderful opportunity for our Club members to attend a Nationals game, and experience a once-in-a lifetime chance to take the field in a state-of-the-art ballpark and meet major league baseball players. It's opportunities like this that assist BWCGW in furthering its mission of helping boys and girls of all backgrounds to build confidence, develop character, and acquire skills that prepare them for school and for life as productive, civic-minded, and responsible adults."
As part of a partnership agreement with the Nationals, RCN receives one title night with special benefits. "As the local hometown provider of internet, digital television, and phone services, we are very committed to giving back to the community in which we serve", explained Don Channell, RCN Metro DC's General Manager. "We believe that the special honor of being one of 'RCN's Starting 9' is one of the ways in which RCN can support BGCGW, a very important community based youth development organization in the Washington, DC metropolitan area,"
RCN will also provide each child with a Back to School gift pack containing an assortment of back to school supplies. "We want the children to have an extraordinary game night experience, and we also want to show our support by providing them with some educational tools to give them a head start on the upcoming school year," noted Channell.
About RCN Corporation
RCN Corporation, www.rcn.com, is a facilities-based, competitive broadband telecommunications services provider delivering digital television, high-speed data and voice services to residential and small-medium business customers under the brand names of RCN and RCN Business Services, respectively. In addition, through the RCN Metro Optical Networks business unit, RCN delivers fiber-based high-capacity data transport services to large commercial customers, primarily large enterprises and carriers, targeting the metropolitan central business districts in the company's geographic markets. RCN's primary service areas include Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley (PA), New York City, Boston and Chicago.
About RCN Metro DC
RCN serves Washington, D.C., Gaithersburg and Montgomery County MD (including Bethesda, Chevy Chase, the Village of North Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase Section 5, the Village of Martin's Addition and Takoma Park), and Falls Church, Virginia. (RCNI-G)
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
One of the largest affiliates of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, BGCGW serves 35,000 children in 20 Clubs, 3 outreach centers, and a summer camp located in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Through a variety of educational, sports and recreation, health, arts, and character development programs, BGCGW creates a positive environment where children are encouraged to develop their ambitions and turn them into reality. BGCGW helps boys and girls of all backgrounds, especially those who need us most, build confidence, develop character, and acquire skills that prepare them for school and for life as productive, civic-minded, and responsible adults. For more information on programs, please call 301-562-2000 or visit our website at www.bgcgw.org.
Children of Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington to take the
field at Nationals Park on July 29th for RCN Night
