ADVISORY/Six-Year-Old Cerebral Palsy Patient to Throw Out First Pitch At SF Giants Game; iPrint CEO Hands Ball to Exemplary Youngster to Make the Toss.Sports Editors/Baseball Writers & Columnists ADVISORY...for Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. (July July: see month. 15) --(BW SportsWire)
WHAT: A charming six-year-old San Bruno boy Max Molini, will
throw out the first pitch at this Saturday's San Francisco
Giants game on behalf of Menlo Park-based iPrint.
Max, who is afflicted with Cerebral Palsy, will receive
autographed baseballs and will take photos with players
before throwing out the game's first pitch.
Tracy Molini, his mother, and Royal Farros, iPrint's
chairman and CEO, will accompany Max.
WHEN: Saturday, July 15, 2000
Autographed ball presentation: Approx. 12:15 p.m.
Max's first pitch: 1 p.m.
WHO: Max's mother and sister play in local softball leagues,
while Max serves as honorary batboy for his sister's team,
The Pirates. His uncle was a star pitcher at San Mateo's
Junipero Serra High School where he threw multiple
no-hitters. Max enjoys watching Giants games on
television, and although he has attended many Giants games
at 3Com Park, this will be his first trip to the new
Pacific Bell Ballpark. Max and his family live on the
Peninsula.
This opportunity is provided by Royal P. Farros, Chairman
and CEO of iPrint, whose company is sponsoring Giants Cap
Day. In addition to involving Max in the Giants game,
iPrint will also dedicate a page of its Web site
(http://www.iPrint.com) to Max, featuring a link to the
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, where
visitors can make donations to support the Hospital and
related services. As the official sponsor for Giants Cap
Day, iPrint will supply 30,000 iPrint batting practice
caps to Giants fans the day of the game.
WHERE: San Francisco Giants Game
Pacific Bell Park -- Autographs taking place behind
backstop; First pitch will be thrown from pitcher's mound.
24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107
For press credentials, call Maria Jacinto, SF Giants,
415/972-2447
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