Dukes Announce County-Wide Elementary School Tour
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (Thursday June 7, 2007) –For the week of June 11,
2007 the Pittsfield Dukes players and mascot Duke will be visiting
elementary schools all throughout Berkshire County.
The tour is slated to begin Monday morning with Dukes making visits
from as far south as Lenox up north to Dalton and Cummington and
everywhere in between, visiting one school per day on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday due to their busy road schedule.
The lineup card is filling quickly for the Dukes as they are
scheduled to make an appearance 9 a.m. Monday morning at Crosby
Elementary School, followed by a Tuesday morning field day event
starting at 9 a.m. at Williams Elementary School in Pittsfield. The
next stop along the way will be in Cummington Wednesday morning
where the Dukes will meet the students of Berkshire Trail Elementary
School at 9:30. The final day of the Dukes tour will begin at
Allendale Elementary at 9 a.m. and take a swing around the county
stopping at Lenox’s Morris Elementary at 12:15 in the afternoon and
concluding in Hinsdale at Kittridge Elementary at 1:30.
The tour will include Dukes players and Duke the team’s mascot,
speaking with students on a variety of topics such as the importance
of staying in school, staying healthy, and being a team player. The
players and Duke will also have the opportunity to sign some
autographs, as well as handing out free tickets to all the
elementary school students in preparation for Friday June 15th’s
Berkshire Elementary School Night at Wahconah Park. The Dukes will
host the Danbury Westerner’s that night starting at 7 p.m.
Season tickets for the Dukes are available now. Tickets can be
purchased online at www.pittsfielddukes.com or by calling (413)
447-DUKE.
The Dukes appreciate your support. GO DUKES!!!
