All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Autograph Signing

WHO: Former AAGPBL Players:

Anna Meyer Petrovic

Anna Mae O’Dowd

Betsy Jochum

Dolly Vanderlip Ozburn

Dolly Niemiec Konwinski

“Ginger” Eileen Gascon

Helen Ketola LaCamera

Helen Nordquist

Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez

Jeneane DesCombes Lesko

Joan Holderness

Joyce Hill Westerman

Karen Violeta Kunkel

Lois Youngen

Mary Moore

Maybelle Blair

Shirley Burkovich

Sue Parsons Zipay

Sister Toni Palermo

Virginia Ventura Manina

WHEN: Sunday, October 23, 2016, 3-5 PM

WHERE: Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota, FL 34236

WHY: Join us for an exciting and rare opportunity to meet this historical group of women attending the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League’s 73rd Reunion, which is taking place in Sarasota, October 20-23, 2016. These are the women portrayed in the hit blockbuster movie “A League of Their Own.”

Guests will have the chance to meet, greet and receive autographs from 20 former AAGPBL players who played for the Belles, Sallies, Redwings, Lassies, Colleens, Peaches, Chicks, Blue Sox, Comets and Daisies. Entry is $20 and will benefit the Women’s Sports Museum.

The Women’s Sports Museum Kick-Off Gala, occurring October 22, 2016, has been scheduled alongside the AAGPBL’s 73rd Reunion, as this museum is inspired by them as well as other great women in all sports.

About Women’s Sports Museum

The Women’s Sports Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that is all about women in and around sports – past, present and future. The mission of the museum is to present and preserve historical documents, artifacts and personal recollections of the participants, reporters, fans, families and friends of all those dedicated to excellence in women’s sports. It will also promote and recognize the achievements of women in sports by establishing and maintaining a place for their accomplishments to be admired, studied and experienced. For more information on the Women’s Sports Museum, contact Peter Fanning at 404-313-7776 or visit the website at www.womenssportsmuseum.org.

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