Massachusetts Girls and Women in Sport Day 2006 

February 3 at Faneuil Hall, Boston

Early a.m., Pre-Event Activities:

Mary Pratt, former player for the Rockford Peaches in the All-American Girl Baseball League; longtime coach and game official, and tireless advocate for girls and women in sports, signed baseballs for the raffle. 

Welcome:

Virginia Anderson, Associate Director of the MIAA, welcomed the female athletes, their parents and guests, committee members, award winners, speakers and MIAA staff.

Eileen Erwin, MIAA Vice-President, added her welcome and addressed the crowd.

Mary Lydon, Chair of the MIAA Girls and Women in Sport Committee and member of New Agenda: Northeast, added her greetings.

The participants were also welcomed by Donna Ruseckas, Vice President
of the Massachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education and Dance.

The winners of the 2006 Massachusetts Women in Athletics
Distinguished Service Award:

Recognition of the Senior Olympians:

Marcia Crooks, MIAA Girls and Women in Sport Committee member introduced the Senior Olympians.

Senior Olympian Medalists

Gubernatorial Proclamation

Nancy O'Neil, Athletic Director at Lincoln-Sudbury High School, read the gubernatorial proclamation denoting February 3, 2006 as Massachusetts Girls and Women in Sport Day.

Count Me In!

Senior Olympian Medalist Glafyra Ennis arrived a bit late, but wowed the student athletes with her enthusiasm.

Introduction

Sherry Bryant, MIAA Assistant Director, introduced our keynote speaker:

Denise Desautels
World-Class Athlete, Teacher, Coach and Successful Businesswoman

Everyone thought Denise's blue blazer was attractive...but when she donned her Olympic Jacket (1980, Field Hockey), the applause was deafening!

Raffle Fun with Mary

No celebration of Massachusetts Girls and Women in Sport Day would be complete without Mary Pratt leading the student athletes in song and raffling off a few prizes from MIAA.