Latino Night with the Toledo Mud Hens is July 26

On Sunday, July 26, 2009, the Spanish American Organization and La Prensa host its 7^th annual Latino Scholarship Day with the Toledo Mud Hens, as the Toledo Mud Hens take on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees at Fifth Third Field, Toledo.

In attendance at the 2008 Latino Scholarship Day with the Toledo Mud Hens are: Yvonne Ramos, Sonia Troche and daughters, Robert Torres, and La Prensa’s Rubén Torres.  

Tickets for the July 26^th game are $12 each, with $3 of each ticket benefiting student scholarships. Yvonne Ramos will sing the National Anthem; SAO and La Prensa have selected two individuals to throw out the first pitches, including Trinidad Rodríguez, a firefighter for 17 years, and another, to be announced.    

While the July 26^th game starts at 6:30PM, mariachi and the folkloric dance group El Corazón de México will perform beginning 5:00PM, outside of the Home Plate entrance at Washington and Huron Streets—courtesy of El Camino Real Restaurants and the Toledo Mud Hens.

Scholarship recipients will be recognized on the field at 6:00PM. Recipients include: Savannah Frelin (Lourdes, $1,000), Jennifer Pioch (Lourdes, $1,000), Maya Bautista (Owens Community College, $650), and Ana Alicia Muñoz (Owens Community College, $650), a LASSO member from St. Francis de Sales High School.  

Last year, almost 800 tickets were sold for scholarship funds. Tickets are limited. Contact 419-870-6565, 419-290-3082, or 419-290-8872 for your tickets today or email [email protected]

Earlier that day (July 26), Club Taino Puertorriqueño hosts its 13^th Annual Constitution Day Picnic at Swan Creek Metropark, 4659 Airport Hwy. Festivities begin at 1:00PM. For further info, contact María at 419-385-1150. 

Lourdes
On Saturday, July 25, Lourdes College hosts its annual “Night at the Mud Hens” event.

Festivities begin at 3:00 p.m. with a pre-game picnic on the grounds of Lourdes College hosted by President Dr. Robert C. Helmer and his wife Linda. Tickets for the game are $10 each, with $1 of each ticket benefiting student scholarships. During the July 25^th game, Chairperson of the Department of Theological Studies Sr. Shannon Schrein will sing the National Anthem and Dr. Helmer will throw out the first pitch.

This annual event gives alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends of the Sylvania-based college a chance to connect and celebrate Lourdes while cheering on the Toledo Mud Hens. Limited tickets are available. To reserve tickets contact Alisa Smith at 419-824-3807 or email [email protected].