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Steve Goldstein at the Grateful Deli (15455 W. Dixie Hwy., 305.940.4141) has a special Little League offer he wants to make available to us. He will deliver box lunches to our games or practices (each including a turkey/ham/tuna/roast beef sandwich (with lettuce, tomato and cheese if requested), chips and a canned soda) for only $5 per lunch. He asks 1 to 2 hours advance notice, and a minimum of 12 lunches per order. Even though he is closest to Taylor (and the batting cages), he is extending this offer to all of our fields. PS The rest of his menu ain't bad either! Be sure to say hi and thanks to Steve next time you stop in.

By now, everyone should know that Sunday, April 10, we are going to watch the Marlins play the new Washington Nationals. Your team manager has fliers that you can use to order your tickets FROM HIM, and another copy is in the handout below. The checks parents write for their tickets should be payable to the manager, and the manager in turn will write ONE check payable to the league (NMBOLL) for the total number of tickets he wants for his team.

 We recently discovered that we had inadvertently scheduled the Minors division for too many regular season games. We have therefore revised that schedule, cancelling the games during the week beginning Monday, March 1, 2005, and changing games and dates thereafter.  Now, each team is scheduled to play 15 regular season games. The last game of the regular season falls on Thursday, April 21, 2005, with playoffs beginning on May 2, 2005.  Please destroy any prior schedules that you may have printed and been given, and instead rely on the new schedule posted on the web.

A Special Invitation Meet Red Sox Hall of Fame 3rd Baseman Wade Boggs and over 50 former major league baseball players and celebrities at the 2005 Baseball for Kids Weekend. The events, taking place over March 19th - 20th in Tampa, Florida, benefit the All Children's Hospital of St. Petersburg. Tickets are available for both the dinner on the 19th and the Legends game on the 20th. A portion of the table/ticket prices are tax deductible. Celebrities and former players scheduled to appear include Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Orando Cepeda, Bob Feller, Goose Gossage, Dave Parker, George Foster, Buck Martinez, Tommy John, Jay Johnstone, Sam McDowell, Ryne Duren, Luis Tiant, Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard, Paul Gleason (actor), Jonathan Silverman (actor) and Mary Delgado and Byron Velvick from The Bachelor. Visit: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/features/alumni/article.jsp?article=kids_weekend to see a detailed schedule of events, ticketing information, and complete list of players and celebrities scheduled to appear. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to mingle with some of baseball's greats while contributing to a great cause. See you there!

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