CARY, NC – The Raleigh Jaycees will host the Protecting our Nation's Youth (PONY) Fastpitch Softball National Championships for girls ages 12 and under and 14 and under July 17-22. PONY Baseball and Softball is designed to "Protect Our Nation's Youth" by providing experiences in youth baseball and softball that will help young people grow into healthier and happier adults.
The Raleigh Jaycees are hosting the tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Five local teams, the Apex Express 12U from Apex, Cary Crush 12U from Cary, NC Challengers 12U from Raleigh, Apex Sting 14U from Apex, and NC Challengers 14U from Garner, will be playing in the tournament featuring 115 teams from 13 states, Quebec, and Ontario.
"The Raleigh Jaycees are excited to host the tournament again this year, and to showcase the Triangle for the thousands of players, coaches, and fans who will be attending," said Andy Zeh, Raleigh Jaycees 2010 PONY tournament chair. "Our volunteers, the Town of Cary, and the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau have been working hard to make this a successful sporting event for the Triangle area."
Tournament play begins on July 17 and continues through July 22. Games will be held at various fields throughout Cary. Daily passes may be purchased at field locations throughout the tournament for $15. For more information about the PONY 2010 12U & 14U Fastpitch Softball National Championships visit http://pony.raleighjaycees.org or call (919) 713-0033.
About the Raleigh Jaycees:
Chartered in 1932, the Raleigh Jaycees is an organization dedicated to leadership development through community service. This all-volunteer, civic organization runs more than 100 community service and leadership development projects each year. The Raleigh Jaycees is an affiliate organization of the NC Junior Chamber, the US Junior Chamber and Junior Chamber International. Membership is open to anyone between 21 and 40 years of age. For more information visit www.raleighjaycees.org.
Aug. 29, 2010 - (By: Gary Tomlinson) "Learning from the school of hard knocks can be very informing, but often the tuition is too high! We should learn from other people's experiences." The purpose of this column is to share great business wisdom from the experiences of authors like Jim Collins, Michael Gerber, Gary Harpst, Michael LeBoeuf, Ron Willingham, Randy Pennington and others. Because when you combine great business education with your own business experiences the outcome you'll receive is far greater than the sum of its parts.
The wisdom of Randy Pennington's new book; "On My Honor, I Will; The Journey to Integrity-Driven Leadership" has been chosen to share with you this week. The seed for this book began with five words: "He's a REAL BOY SCOUT." Those words were spoken to Randy Pennington by his client who used them to describe his boss. They were not meant as a compliment. His client's contention that honor and integrity are not consistent with long-term success concerned Randy then and continues to do so today. It was the catalyst that caused him to write this book.
Unfortunately his client's belief is shared by many others today. More »
Aug. 29, 2010 - (By: Gary Tomlinson) "Learning from the school of hard knocks can be very informing, but often the tuition is too high! We should learn from other people's experiences." The purpose of this column is to share great business wisdom from the experiences of authors like Jim Collins, Michael Gerber, Gary Harpst, Michael LeBoeuf, Ron Willingham, Randy Pennington and others. Because when you combine great business education with your own business experiences the outcome you'll receive is far greater than the sum of its parts.