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Free Braves tickets and fitness event for girls

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June 5, 2015

Girls ages 8 -12 are eligible to join the free “She Can Play – Fitness Festival” hosted by the Braves Wives.

The event takes place Wednesday, June 10 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Atlanta Braves Baseball Academy at the Villages at Carver YMCA, 1600 Pryor Rd SW, Atlanta.

Attendees will learn about living healthy at the event which encourages them to get involved in sports and live an active lifestyle. Health and fitness groups will host stations focused on hip-hop dance, Zumba, kickboxing, yoga and more.

The girls will also receive a Fitness Festival t-shirt, lunch, and two free tickets to the Braves vs. Padres game on Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m.

More than 250 girls are expected to participate. You can register your daughter by sending her full name, age and t-shirt size and your name, cell number, and email address to bravesfoundation@braves.com before Monday, June 8.

For more information visit www.Braves.com/shecanplay.

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Nedra Rhone is a lifestyle columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where she has been a reporter since 2006. A graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism, she enjoys writing about the people, places and events that define metro Atlanta.

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