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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Quoting from the FGSA website:

“The Franklin Girls Softball Association provides girls 3 to 16 years old instruction, competition and fun playing fastpitch softball.  We are committed to providing a positive softball environment for all of our players and to cultivating our players love of the game by teaching them the game of softball (both skills and rules), and to honor the game and its participants (players, coaches, umpires and parents/guardians).

We are committed to ensuring ALL players in our league are valued, regardless of skill level.  Finally, and most importantly, we are committed to making sure the players in our league have FUN!”

Franklin Girls Softball Association
P.O Box 706
Franklin, MA 02038