NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Officer Brian Norwood
Email:
bnorwood@kennerpd.com
Office: (504) 712-2294
Date: June 25, 2009
Kenner
Youth Flag Football to kick off in August
KENNER—Beginning
in August,
the Kenner Police Department, the Boys &
Girls Club of America and the New Orleans Saints will host a
boys and girls flag football league.
This will be the fifth time
Kenner has hosted a youth flag football
program.
The league is open to boys and girls
between the ages of 7-14.
Age groups are grouped together as
follows:
7-8 year-olds, 9-11 year-olds and
12-14 year-olds.
All of the age groups will be coed,
with the exception of the 12-14 year-olds.
Games will be played at Muss
Bertolino Playground in
Kenner.
Online registration will begin on
Wednesday, July 1st.
Participants
must
register online by Sunday, July 26th to be
eligible to play.
“Our goal is to provide kids with a safe
and fun experience,” said Police Chief Steve Caraway.
“This program will help kids build
self-esteem through teamwork while teaching them the
fundamentals of football.”
With several
Kenner
police officers volunteering as coaches, the program will give
kids the chance to interact with and learn from positive role
models.
It also allows kids to see police
officers as ordinary people, who believe in giving back to their
community even when they’re not wearing a uniform.
To register online, visit the Kenner Police Department website
at
www.kennerpd.com
and follow the link posted for flag football on the home page.
To volunteer, to become a sponsor, or for more
information on the league, please contact the KPD Community
Relations Division at (504) 712-2294.
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