2 April 2009
BIG PRESENCE FOR SOFTBALL IN DENVER
A
display booth and seven-person delegation highlighted softball’s
participation in last week’s annual SportAccord event, held this year
in Denver, Colorado (USA). Attended by representatives from the
International Olympic Committee, numerous National Olympic Committees,
international sports federations, sponsors, host cities, and media,
2009 marked the seventh edition of the meetings, tradeshow,
conferences, and convention-type event that spanned close to a week.
International
Softball Federation President Don Porter, VP/North America Dale McMann
(Canada), Deputy Secretary General Ms. Low Beng Choo (Malaysia),
BackSoftball Task Force Co-Chair Donna de Varona, ISF Director of
Communications Bruce Wawrzyniak, and two-time Olympic softball athletes
Jessica Mendoza and Michele Smith were all on-hand, talking to
delegates and highlighting the BackSoftball campaign.
IOC
Member Ser Miang Ng (left end) and his daughter (right end) pose with
two-time softball Olympians Michele Smith (second from left) and
Jessica Mendoza, who are holding the medals they won at the Games.
The
ISF also used the occasion to conduct the draw for the Easton
Foundation Youth Softball World Cup (August in the Czech Republic). A
press release is available in the Other Documents section of www.BackSoftball.com.
At
softball’s booth at SportAccord are (left to right) Jessica Mendoza,
Michele Smith, Low Beng Choo, HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, Donna de
Varona, and Don Porter
PRESENTATION MADE IN NEW ZEALAND
A
presentation on softball was made this week at the Oceania National
Olympic Committees General Assembly in New Zealand. ISF Deputy
Secretary General Ms. Low Beng Choo and 2008 Olympic softball bronze
medalist Danielle Stewart (Australia), a BackSoftball Athlete
Ambassador, represented the sport to the approximately 150 delegates.
Danielle Stewart, Low Beng Choo, ISF VP/Oceania Bob Leveloff
ZAMBIAN SOFTBALL OFFICIAL ELECTED
Zambia
Softball Federation Secretary Chabi Chondoka has been elected to be a
Board Member of the National Sports Council of Zambia, joining several
other softball officials that have been reported on in recent editions
of this newsletter as holding positions with their National Olympic
Committee or Sports Ministry/Council.
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