BRANTFORD DAY at Toronto Blue Jays game – another big success!
 The Tournament Capital of Ontario (TCO) organized and hosted the 2nd annual BRANTFORD DAY at the Toronto Blue Jays game on Saturday April 5.
367 enthusiastic baseball fans, wearing City of Brantford red t-shirts, traveled to the Rogers Centre on 9 buses to watch an exciting game between the Toronto Blue Jays and World Series Champions the Boston Red Sox.
During a pre-game presentation Paul Godfrey Toronto Blue Jays President, presented a $3,000 cheque to Mayor Mike Hancock, Walter Gretzky, Pat Shewchuk (TCO Coordinator), Brealle Shewchuk and Corra Shewchuk.
Proceeds from the BRANTFORD DAY event will benefit the Sports Facilities Infrastructure Legacy Fund.
Lord Mayor Walter Gretzky and 13-year-old Jaclyn Sless participated in the ceremonial First Pitch of the game while eight other local youth were thrilled to participate in the 7th Inning Stretch, before an audience of 35,238.
The Tournament Capital of Ontario (TCO) would like to thank the following businesses for their generosity and support; Sharp Bus Lines, Ball Hockey International, Lynden Park Mall, S. C. Johnson and Son Limited, Ball Media, CKPC and The Expositor.
Thanks to MP Dave Levac, Millard Rouse and Rosebrugh, Ball Hockey International and Boyle Plumbing & Heating who gave a group of children from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brantford & District the opportunity to attend the game.
A big thanks to the terrific staff at Brantford Parks & Recreation for everything they did to help make this event so successful; thanks to all the bus monitors and thanks to the staff at the Tourism Centre for their help.
Thank you to the film crews from Brantford.com and Gretzky.com for their outstanding coverage and to Ted Beare from the Expositor for a great article.
Check out the videos on www.brantford.com and www.gretzky.com
A special thank you to Brantford’s Greatest Ambassador, Walter Gretzky for his continued support of our community and for giving everyone a memorable experience.
This year’s event was a resounding success and everyone involved agreed they couldn’t wait until next year’s BRANTFORD DAY.
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