Superintendent of Virginia State Police to Throw Out First Pitch at Richmond Squirrels Game

VSP Superintendent to Throw Out First Pitch at Richmond Squirrels Game Tonightby Virginia State Police on Friday, September 3, 2010 at 9:50am AAA “Back to School Night at the Diamond” for 2010, is tonight, September 3rd, as the Richmond Flying Squirrels take on the Bowie Baysox. Colonel Steve Flaherty, Superintendent of the Virginia State Police, will throw the ceremonial first pitch, flanked by elementary school safety patrollers. Students attending the game will receive complimentary drawstring backpacks. AAA Ultimate Family Entertainment Zone will be on the main plaza area at the Diamond. The area will feature live music, games and food. AAA adds this effort to its other community outreach programs which seek to inform the public of traffic safety concerns and legislation, AAA’s advocacy role on behalf of motorists in the Commonwealth, and to educate all who share Virginia roadways about how to remain as safe as possible. “Sponsorships like this allow us to reach even the youngest of family members who need to start making good decisions such as how to be safe in the car and the school bus, on the roads, and to listen to teachers, police, and school safety patrollers,” said Martha Mitchell Meade, Manager of Public and Government Relations for AAA Mid-Atlantic.