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                    [post_content] => Opening day for the boys’ baseball and girls’ softball leagues is an annual rite of spring in Franklin, Massachusetts.  The day's events involve literally 1,000s of Franklin residents.  These festivities speak volumes about the high quality of life offered by this Massachusetts community of approximately 31,000. 



Family-focused event with terrific support

Here’s a YouTube video on opening day events, including the parade and ending with opening day ceremonies for the Franklin Youth Baseball Organization. 

 

 Opening day ceremonies for the Franklin Girls Softball Association will be covered in a post on this site next year.

Parade through town

The opening day youth baseball and girls' softball events kick off with an annual parade through the downtown area of Franklin, MA.

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Kids in the Youth, Girls' and Pee Wee Leagues all participate.  If all players make the walk, that's nearly 2000 children in the parade! 

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It's a lively, colorful and very heartwarming event involving all ages in the Franklin, MA community.

 First pitch of season

After the parade, the boys and girls split off to participate in separate opening day ceremonies. 

At the 2010 ceremonies for the boys, there were opening remarks, recognition of the efforts  of volunteers and the playing of the National Anthem.  Then the first pitch was thrown and the season was officially underway with a raucus "Play ball!" by the children.

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                    [post_content] => The Franklin Girls Softball Association (FGSA) is a non-profit organization based in Franklin, MA.



The group serves young girls through high school, with instructional, recreational and competitive softball programs that teach the sport and instill qualities of responsible citizenship and personal achievement.

The FGSA in Franklin, MA has four divisions. 

The Instructional Division serves girls in kindergarten through 2nd grade.

The three other divisions (Intermediate, Junior and Senior) serve older girls with increasingly advanced play and longer recreational games.



There’s also competitive tournament play for skilled players.  The Tornados and Thunder & Lighting programs field teams in a variety of age brackets and feature tournament play against teams from other cities and towns in MA and beyond.



Franklin Girls Softball Association
P.O Box 706
Franklin, MA 02038
www.fgsafastpitch.org
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Family-focused event with terrific support

Here’s a YouTube video on opening day events, including the parade and ending with opening day ceremonies for the Franklin Youth Baseball Organization. 

 

 Opening day ceremonies for the Franklin Girls Softball Association will be covered in a post on this site next year.

Parade through town

The opening day youth baseball and girls' softball events kick off with an annual parade through the downtown area of Franklin, MA.

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Kids in the Youth, Girls' and Pee Wee Leagues all participate.  If all players make the walk, that's nearly 2000 children in the parade! 

Many parents, caregivers and siblings accompany the marchers.  Admiring onlookers line the streets.  

It's a lively, colorful and very heartwarming event involving all ages in the Franklin, MA community.

 First pitch of season

After the parade, the boys and girls split off to participate in separate opening day ceremonies. 

At the 2010 ceremonies for the boys, there were opening remarks, recognition of the efforts  of volunteers and the playing of the National Anthem.  Then the first pitch was thrown and the season was officially underway with a raucus "Play ball!" by the children.

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