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SATURDAY, JULY 5th & SUNDAY, JULY 6th

As I had informed everyone a week or two ago, Great American Volleyball will be hosting their weekend tournament in Asbury Park so most of the beach will also be occupied by registered players. We will attempt to setup a court or two in whatever open space is available for open play if permitted starting at 10am...Just look for the regular crowd near the 5th avenue beach...However, many of the regular crowd will be participating in the tournament itself, especially on Sunday.

JULY 12 FRIENDSHIP TOURNAMENT

Don't forget to sign up, there are only a few spaces left for you to bring your team to practice for the Fire Island tourney and our own Beach Open. We will be playing 2's in the morning and 4's in the afternoon. You can register on the site or email us back. The cost of the tourney is $20 for a team of 4 and will cover you for the full day if you want to play 2's and then 4's. Go to www.apvolleyball.org to register and www.apvolleyball.org/5065/registered_teams.html to see who your competition will be.

APVB BEACH OPEN REGISTRATION

The registration for the Beach Open (Aug 2-3) is now open. Please go to www.APvolleyball.org and click on the Beach Open tab... you will find all of the information you need to register. This will be our biggest tournament ever.... For more information:

New York State Senator Thomas K. Duane was on hand to sound the horn at the start of the race and stated the following during his remarks, "Front Runners New York offers athletes of all shapes and sizes a safe place to be who they are. And this race represents the best that New York City has to offer--where everyone can celebrate diversity in a very visible way. Each of us here today--gay or straight, old or young, black or white--has come together to send a very clear message that we are all created equal--and that discrimination of any kind doesn't have to be tolerated. This is what I stand for each and every day as a Senator in Albany. And I am glad you have taken a stand as well by running this race today."

Additionally, the cast of Broadway's hit show Mamma Mia sang a crowd pleasing rendition of the national anthem prior to the start of the race.

The race was covered by WNBC channel 4 in New York, and raw footage can be found at http://video.wnbc.com/player/?id=270478.

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