ADVISORY/Dodgers' Manny Mota and Dave Roberts Join LADWP at Power Hitter Clinic and Competition in Baldwin Hills.

News & Sports Editors 

ADVISORY...for Friday (July 12)

WHAT:    The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is
         teaming up with the Los Angeles Dodgers to offer the popular
         Power Hitter Clinic and Competition. The clinic will provide
         baseball fans ages 6-14 an opportunity to learn baseball
         fundamentals from Dodger centerfielder Dave Roberts and coach
         Manny Mota. Following the clinic, the children will compete
         in a hitting competition with winners advancing to the finals
         at Dodger Stadium on September 14.

WHO:     --  Dodger Centerfielder Dave Roberts
         --  Dodger Coach Manny Mota
         --  LADWP Representatives
         --  Hundreds of young ballplayers

WHEN:    Friday, July 12, 2002
         11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
WHERE:   Ladera Little League Fields - in the Kenneth Hahn Recreation
          Area
         5401 South Fairfax Ave.
         Los Angeles, CA 90056
         (Between Slauson Avenue and Stocker Street)

PHOTO OP: Dodger coach Manny Mota and Dodger centerfielder Dave
          Roberts with hundreds of young Angelenos participating in a
          baseball clinic and hitting competition. Participants and
          spectators will also visit the LADWP community booth, where
          they will receive goodies and learn about water and energy
          conservation.

WHY:      This is the fourth of six LADWP Power Hitter Competitions
          planned throughout Los Angeles during the summer of 2002.
          The event is one of many that LADWP sponsors to support the
          community it serves and the children of Los Angeles. Other
          events include the Community Salute and Dodger Jams
          programs.