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Week of November 25th, 2020 COMMUNITY NEWS & UPDATES We know that now, more than ever, people are looking for a sense of community. The RailRiders are here to provide you with updated community information to show you what our partner organizations and your RailRiders are doing in the community during this time. Stay safe, stay healthy, and we'll see you soon. VISIT OUR WEBSITE Facebook ‌ Twitter ‌ Instagram ‌ LinkedIn ‌ Happy Thanksgiving! From all of us at PNC Field, the RailRiders family wishes you and your family a happy, safe, and wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Five days in May Catch the original documentary from Geisinger, 5 Day’s In May: Inside the Fight Against Covid-19, airing on WNEP this Sunday (11/29) throughout the day at: 11:30am, 12:30pm, 5pm and 5:30pm. Geisinger - 5 Days in May 15 GIANT is Hiring! Full and Part-Time Positions Available at: GIANT DISTRIBUTION CENTER Carlisle, PA GIANT DIRECT PA Locations: Camp Hill, Coopersburg, Lancaster, Pottstown, and Willow Grove GIANT FOOD STORES Multiple PA Store Locations LEARN MORE & APPLY RailRiders Announce Holiday Flex Plans! This holiday season, the RailRiders Holiday Ticket Plans are packed full of great ticket and gift options! Packages are available now by calling our office at 570-969-BALL or by emailing your interest to info@swbrailriders.com. CLICK FOR DETAILS Friends of the Poor Thanksgiving Program! Friends of the Poor and the Family to Family Food Basket Program are pleased to share their plans for their 44th annual Thanksgiving Community Program and food giveaway on November 25th. The next Friends of the Poor Family to Family COVID-19 Emergency Drive-Through Food Giveaway event will be held on Wednesday, December 2nd from 2:30pm - 5:30pm at Parker Hill Church (Dickson City Campus -933 Scranton-Carbondale HWY). VISIT THEIR WEBSITE Text: friends to: 570-525-5956 to make a donation to Friends of the Poor and their outreach programs today! For more information or for questions on how to donate to the Greater Scranton YMCA, contact Meghan Carnevale, Mission Advancement & Marketing Director, at mcarnevale@greaterscrantonymca.org or (570) 828-3113. #GivingTuesday: The Greater Scranton YMCA The Greater Scranton YMCA believes all children, adults and families from our community deserve the chance to experience all the Y has to offer. That’s why on #GivingTuesday, December 1st, they're asking for support. Their Giving Tuesday goal is to raise the funds needed to ensure those most in need from our community can benefit from their services.  Additionally, from Thanksgiving through December 2nd at 4:00pm, AllOne Charities will match contributions to the Greater Scranton YMCA and participating organizations, up to $1,000. Donations can be made on AllOne Charities’ website or mailed to 83 East Union Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Checks must be made payable to AllOne Charities. DONATE HERE Foster Love There are more than 400,000 children and teens in the Foster Care system, and every single one deserves a chance at happiness, belonging, safety and love. If you're able, please consider opening your heart and your home and changing a PA child or teen's life by becoming a foster parent. More information here about their offices in SCRANTON and HONESDALE. Holiday Emporium Raffle! In lieu of their annual Open House and Holiday Emporium, the Lackawanna Historical Society has created a virtual Holiday Emporium Raffle, featuring prizes from local hotels and restaurants, as well as the Circle Drive-in, Montage Mountain Ski Resort, Electric City Trolley Museum, the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, and the Everhart Museum. Tickets are $2 each, with a FREE ticket if you purchase five. The raffle will be open until December 16th, and winners will be drawn during their horse-drawn holiday tours. Click below to visit the online raffle site! HOLIDAY EMPORIUM RAFFLE Make-A-Wish For a child fighting a critical illness, every day of waiting for a wish is one too many. Together, Make-A-Wish® and the incredible team at Macy's are helping bring joy back into a child's life this holiday season through the Macy's Believe campaign. For every letter written to Santa online or dropped off in-store through December 24th, Macy's will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1million. Join them in bringing experiences of joy to a child today so they can look forward to tomorrow. LEARN MORE & WRITE YOUR LETTER Lackawanna Heritage Valley Toys for Tots Drive Support the Lackawanna Heritage Valley & their partners with their Toys for Tots toy drive! VISIT THEIR WEBSITE Keep Your Family Safe with 2 Simple Steps! Have you tested your smoke alarms yet this month? How about your emergency 2-minute drill? Stay safe with these tips from the American Red Cross and practice, practice, practice! SUPPORT THE RED CROSS RailRiders CommUNITY! Visit the "COMMUNITY" tab on the RailRiders website to find more on: · Community Mascot Appearances (Non-Profit events, birthdays, etc.) · Donation Requests (fundraisers, tournaments, etc.) And MORE! Visit our "Community" Page #InThisTogether #RailRidersStrong Visit the RailRiders' Community Partners & Resources Page! Click here to read more on what the RailRiders and our community partners are doing for our community during this time! If your organization has important information to share with the community via these newsletters, contact our Director of Community Relations here. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 235 Montage Mountain Rd, Moosic, PA 18507

JOIN US THIS SATURDAY! Join us this Saturday for our Holiday Craft Fair! Vendors include handmade crafts, jewelry, ornaments, pet gear, treats, crochet, ceramics, soaps, masks, apparel, and accessories. This will be the perfect way to get your holiday shopping done early! The event is FREE but there will be a $5.00 fee for parking. Masks and social distancing are required. CLICK HERE TO RSVP! Baby Bombers are heading to Dutchess Stadium in 2021, and we want you to join the family! Click Here to learn more about our season ticket plans and reserve your spot on the Season Ticket Priority List CLICK HERE TO JOIN! Hudson Valley Renegades | 845-838-0094 | info@hvrenegades.com | hvrenegades.com HV Renegades, 1500 Rte 9D, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

LPGA HALL OF FAME NEWS Linda Vollstedt, Dr. Debbie Crews, and Kathy Murphy to be Inducted into the LPGA Professionals Hall of Fame Three outstanding LPGA Professionals represent the Hall of Fame class of 2020 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 6, 2020 – Linda Vollstedt, a member of the LPGA Professionals for over 38 years who served as President and Vice President of the Western Section from 1986-92; Debbie Crews, an LPGA Master Professional and Founder and CEO of Opti Brain; and Kathy Murphy, a Resident Golf Professional at Palm-Aire Country Club in Sarasota, Fla. and Head Professional at The Plantation Golf & CC in Venice, Fla. have been elevated into elite company as 2020 inductees to the LPGA Professionals Hall of Fame. Linda Vollstedt Linda Vollstedt first joined the LPGA Professionals as an officer in 1986 when coaches were not really recognized in the organization. Vollstedt fought hard to give recognition to the “coach,” as she believed that coaching was teaching and teaching was coaching. In her early years as an officer on the Executive Committee, Vollstedt pushed for more educational workshops and seminars and assisted LPGA Professionals National President Kerry Graham in developing the Women’s Golf Summits. From the beginning, one of her goals was to increase the membership to 1,000 and with the help of Dana Rader, who served on the Executive Committee with Vollstedt, membership has grown to now almost 1800 members today. Working closely with Kerry Graham, she was instrumental in securing the funds for the LPGA Urban Youth Golf Program, which eventually became the “First Tee” initiative. She was also instrumental in developing the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Program, which has impacted over half a million girls across more than 500 chapters. Vollstedt chaired and served on many committees, hosted the Sectional Seminar, and participated in promoting junior golf. In 1990, she established the ASU Jr Golf Camp for kids aged 10-18, where they would receive instruction, play golf, and learn life lessons. Vollstedt worked closely with Chuck Hogan and Lynn Marriott while she was the Director of Education at Karsten Golf Course. The group dedicated their time to discussing what ideas and materials could be used to influence the performance and well-being of our students. As a result of their work, Marriott went on to be a leader for the LPGA National Education Program. Along with her service to the LPGA, Vollstedt has also been involved with several other organizations promoting golf and sports for women. Being involved with the LPGA allowed her to have a successful career at Arizona State University as the head women’s golf coach from 1980-2001 where she received several prestigious LPGA awards such as the LPGA National Coach of the Year, which she won twice, and LPGA Sectional Coach of the Year. In 2001, she retired from coaching at ASU due to a career ending injury. However, her passion for the game and the love of the sport was still there. She insisted on continuing to give back, coming up with the idea to offer seminars for coaches. Thus, she got involved with “Coaching Fore The Soul”, which allowed her to continue to sharing her wisdom with others. On a national platform, both LPGA and non-LPGA members attended. In 2007, she was asked, along with Kathy Murphy and Debbie Crews, to write the curriculum for the LPGA Professionals National Education Coaching Program. Vollstedt is already a member of 9 Halls of Fame: International Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF); National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA); Arizona Sports HOF; Sun Devil Athletics HOF; Arizona Golf Association; Arizona State University Hall of Honor; Portland Interscholastic League (PIL); Phoenix Union High School (PUHS); and most recently the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor – becoming the first female coach to be inducted. Thanks to her lifetime of dedication and service to the game, she can now add LPGA Hall of Famer to the list. “I am truly honored to be selected into the LPGA Professionals Hall of Fame and to be included in the elite company of those who have come before me and who have been such incredible role models. During my years of service, I have watched the LPGA continue to grow and offer not only education, but professional growth to women in the organization. My entire life has been dedicated to mentoring, teaching and coaching. I am full of gratitude and joy as I continue to mentor young women who are looking for success and fulfillment in their profession. I am forever grateful to the LPGA for shaping my career and allowing me to fulfill my destiny,” said Vollstedt. Dr. Debbie Crews Debbie Crews has been involved with the LPGA Education, Evaluation and Research programs since 1997 and with the LPGA Professionals since 1980. In 2011, she earned the distinction of Master Professional. Crews has also served on the National Education and Research Advisory Board since its inception and has been a lead National Education Program (NEP) instructor/evaluator since the late 1990s. She assisted with the development and testing of the National Evaluator testing form for teaching, coaching and managerial leadership and contributed to three revisions of the NEP Manual (1997, 2007, 2013). For more than 35 years, Crews has researched and studied the game of golf, writing for countless scientific journals and popular magazines (Golf Digest, Golf Magazine) and being featured on “Scientific American Frontiers,” NBC Dateline and ESPN. Her research also includes several studies with Mayo Clinic on the “yips” in golf. Most recently, she updated and helped create the online version of the Sport Psychology and Neuroscience sections of the program. LPGA section seminars included five “Horses and Courses” (2008-2011) and three “Research Application” seminars (2009, 2018). Crews received the LPGA Ellen Griffin Rolex Award in 2011, the LPGA Central Section Professional of the Year Award in 2012, and the LPGA Western Section Teacher of the Year Award in 2000. She was named a member of the LPGA Top 50 Teachers List in 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Crews also chaired the World Scientific Congress of Golf for 10 years, where she initiated the research journal “International Journal of Golf Science”. Debbie has worked with golfers from all the tours as well as up and coming amateurs and professionals. “The LPGA Professionals has been very good to me over my career,” said Crews upon hearing the news of her induction. “They are clearly among the top professional organizations I have collaborated with and learned from. To receive the honor of becoming a member of the LPGA Professionals Hall of Fame makes me ecstatic. Entering the Hall of Fame with my two best friends Kathy Murphy and Linda Vollstedt is a dream come true. Thank you for believing in me all these years!” Kathy Murphy Kathy Murphy is an LPGA Master Life Professional whose career includes Resident Golf Professional at Palm-Aire Country Club in Sarasota, Fla. and Head Professional at The Plantation Golf & CC in Venice, Fla. where in 1989, she hosted the LPGA Professionals National Championship. Following her time as a club professional, Murphy dedicated herself to the business of teaching and coaching golf. She has been a teaching professional at the Stratton Mountain Golf School in Vermont, Bonnie View Country Club in Baltimore, Md., the Bumble Bee Hollow Golf Center in Mechanicsburg, Pa. (owned and operated by 2009 Hall of Fame Member Lorraine Klippel) and the ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz. (where she worked alongside 2016 Hall of Fame Member Lynn Marriott). During her time in Phoenix, Murphy became instrumental in the development and curriculum of the LPGA Global Education and Certification Programs. As Lead Instructor, she assembled and directed a team of professionals in developing curriculum and materials. She also personally conducted over 100 education and training programs around the country and in South Korea. Murphy served for as Chairperson of the Research/Education Advisory Board for ten years, where she met with teachers, LPGA Evaluators and researchers from within and outside the industry to ensure that the LPGA’s education programs remained relevant to members and contributed to the growth of new golfers. Murphy has contributed to the promotion and growth of junior golf, beginning as a Board Member of the Greater Sarasota Golf Association and then as a contributing writer for the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf program, as well as Phoenix Director of the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Future Stars Program. Murphy served as an officer in the Southeast Section and President of the Northeast Section, as well as presented at numerous LPGA Sectional and National Seminars. She has been recognized for her teaching and leadership skills by Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Golf for Women Magazine and other various publications including the USGA Journal. “It has been my sincere privilege to participate in the LPGA for more than 40 years – energized by and grateful for the vision of our LPGA Founders, the many dedicated colleagues and enthusiastic students I have met along the way,” said Murphy. “Entering the LPGA Professionals Hall of Fame is the pinnacle of my career and an honor that I will always cherish. Besides being motivated and inspired by all the amazing women who have previously been inducted into the Hall of Fame, I couldn’t be happier and more excited to share this honor with my mentors and valued friends, Linda Vollstedt and Dr. Debbie Crews. I am so very proud of the continued efforts and success of our LPGA members to promote and grow the game of golf.” About the LPGA The LPGA is the world’s leading professional golf organization for women. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Daytona Beach, Fla., the association celebrates a diverse and storied membership with more than 2,300 Members representing more than 30 countries. With a vision to inspire, empower, educate and entertain by showcasing the very best of women’s golf, LPGA Tour Professionals compete across the globe, while the Symetra Tour, the official development and qualifying tour of the LPGA, consistently produces a pipeline of talent ready for the world stage. Additionally, LPGA Professionals directly impact the game through teaching, coaching and management. The LPGA demonstrates its dedication to the development of the game through The LPGA Foundation. Since 1991, this charitable organization has been committed to empowering and supporting girls and women through developmental, humanitarian and golf community initiatives, including LPGA*USGA Girls Golf, the LPGA Women’s Network and the LPGA Amateur Golf Association. Follow the LPGA on its television home, Golf Channel, and on the web via www.LPGA.com. Join the social conversation at www.facebook.com/lpga, www.twitter.com/lpga and www.youtube.com/lpgavideo, and on Instagram at @lpga_tour