October
18-19, 2003
Tucson Electric Park
On October 18-19, American
Women’s Baseball will play a marathon 24-Hour Baseball Game. One objective is to raise awareness regarding the HIV/AIDS
pandemic that is blazing across Africa.
The other is to raise one million dollars for the health care of African
women and their children.
The game will also make history as the longest
women’s baseball game ever played. In 24-Hours, the two teams will play between 100
and 130 innings. Each team will consist of approximately 65 players who play in
shifts. Standard rules will be strictly followed, with the exception of
expanded roster size and game length.
A record of the game, as well as its participants, will be
permanently archived in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Through partner U.S. Doctors for Africa, funds will support the efforts of
volunteer American medical personal in local African hospitals as they provide
healthcare services, medicine, and educational training. One specific goal is to promote the
birthing of healthy babies free of HIV.
100% of all net monies raised by the game’s participants will go
directly to this effort.
30 million Africans are infected with HIV/AIDS. Africans make up 70% off all infections
worldwide. In Africa, over 6,500 people die everyday. Numerous pregnant, infected mothers transmit the disease to
their babies during labor.
For approximately $150 per mother, U.S. Doctors for
Africa can make
sure the all-important medicine and basic safeguards are in place to help
ensure a new baby is born free of HIV.
American Women’s Baseball players view this historic game as a chance
to be heroes.
The game will be played at Tucson Electric Park. The stadium is spring training home to both the Arizona
Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox, as well as the AAA Tucson Sidewinders of
the Pacific Coast League.
Tryouts and free clinics will be held this summer in Chicago,
Denver, New York, Pawtucket, Washington DC, San Francisco, Seattle, Los
Angeles, and Arizona.
Apple Computer will support the game with a
twenty-four hour live Internet broadcast.
Also provided will be educational content highlighting the HIV/AIDS
pandemic in Africa.
Film star, musician, and passionate humanitarian Steven
Seagal will serve as an honorary
spokesperson for the 24-Hour event.
For further information, log on to www.womensbaseball.com. Also feel free to contact Rob Novotny
at 847 746-6371 or robfromamerica@hotmail.com.