Comments on: Nintendo Targets Seniors With AARP Wii Demo http://techfreep.com/nintendo-targets-seniors-with-aarp-wii-demo.htm Daily Tech News and Free Press Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:40:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Dan Dunne http://techfreep.com/nintendo-targets-seniors-with-aarp-wii-demo.htm#comment-45734 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:34:24 +0000 http://techfreep.com/nintendo-targets-seniors-with-aarp-wii-demo.htm#comment-45734 Washington, D.C. Capitol Region’s Link to Baseball History Comes in Many Forms – Just Look at Riderwood Wii Home Run Derby Scheduled For August 9th SILVER SPRING, MD – August 5, 2007 – As Barry Bonds looks to pass Hank Aaron’s home run record against the Washington Nationals, baseball fans at Riderwood (a full service retirement community in Silver Spring, Maryland), are also stepping to the plate. The Washington D.C. Capitol Region’s possible link to historic baseball blast No. 756, comes as Riderwood hosts its first Wii Home Run Derby. Based on the growing interest in Wii Sports at Riderwood, on August 9, at 2:00 p.m., in Town Center Clubhouse lounge, residents, staff, and special guests will be “swinging” in Riderwood’s first Wii Home Run Derby. If you think Barry Bonds is a slugger, then you haven’t seen anything. Looking to smash their way into Riderwood’s Wii Sports Challenge history, participants (wearing their favorite team’s authentic baseball apparel), will have a chance to pound 12 fast balls into the far reaches of Riderwood’s Wii baseball stadium. The top three player who hits will be declared Riderwood’s Wii Home Run Derby Champions. One of the many residents who will be on hand helping batters in the on-deck circle will be Riderwood’s own Doris Terry. Doris (Terry to her friends) pitched for the Racine Belles, a team in the semi-pro All-American Girls Baseball League, in 1947. The league was memorialized in the popular movie, A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall and starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks. During this competition, longtime baseball fans will also be discussing their insights about baseball’s greatest record, and who they believe is the most prolific home run hitter of all-time. Any media representative interested in attending this event (including for photo opportunities) should contact Dan Dunne, Public Relations Manager at (301) 572-8319. ### Washington, D.C. Capitol Region’s Link to Baseball History Comes in Many Forms – Just Look at Riderwood

Wii Home Run Derby Scheduled For August 9th

SILVER SPRING, MD – August 5, 2007 – As Barry Bonds looks to pass Hank Aaron’s home run record against the Washington Nationals, baseball fans at Riderwood (a full service retirement community in Silver Spring, Maryland), are also stepping to the plate. The Washington D.C. Capitol Region’s possible link to historic baseball blast No. 756, comes as Riderwood hosts its first Wii Home Run Derby.

Based on the growing interest in Wii Sports at Riderwood, on August 9, at 2:00 p.m., in Town Center Clubhouse lounge, residents, staff, and special guests will be “swinging” in Riderwood’s first Wii Home Run Derby. If you think Barry Bonds is a slugger, then you haven’t seen anything. Looking to smash their way into Riderwood’s Wii Sports Challenge history, participants (wearing their favorite team’s authentic baseball apparel), will have a chance to pound 12 fast balls into the far reaches of Riderwood’s Wii baseball stadium. The top three player who hits will be declared Riderwood’s Wii Home Run Derby Champions.

One of the many residents who will be on hand helping batters in the on-deck circle will be Riderwood’s own Doris Terry. Doris (Terry to her friends) pitched for the Racine Belles, a team in the semi-pro All-American Girls Baseball League, in 1947. The league was memorialized in the popular movie, A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall and starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks.

During this competition, longtime baseball fans will also be discussing their insights about baseball’s greatest record, and who they believe is the most prolific home run hitter of all-time.

Any media representative interested in attending this event (including for photo opportunities) should contact Dan Dunne, Public Relations Manager at (301) 572-8319.

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