Friday, February 25, 2011

Go Giants! The Trophy Tour in Marin

It was February 23rd at the San Rafael Community Center and everything was Black and Orange for the Giants Trophy! The Marin CVB was well represented by staff members and friends.
The Lines Were Long, but...
Giants fans were invited to come view the Trophy which was on display from 10:30am to 12:30pm. By about 11:00 a.m., an estimated 1,000 people had lined up to see the trophy, and organizers were expecting more to show up before the event was over at 12:30 p.m.

The MCVB was well represented
The Trophy Tour will make a few detours when it travels to the Giants Spring Training Facility in Scottsdale, Arizona and to New York City to pay tribute to those New York/San Francisco Giants baseball fans residing on the east coast.  It will also make a trip to Troy, New York – where the team was originally founded – and a visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

The trophy will tour the neighborhoods of San Francisco eventually making its way to AT&T Park for the home opener on April 8, 2011.

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2 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 28, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    I was there! Everyone was so friendly and excited to be sharing a part of history with each other. We love our Giants!

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  2. Marin Convention Visitors BureauFebruary 28, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Thanks for responding!!
    We had a great time there too. Plus I thought the San Rafael Community Center did a great job in managing the crowds as well as the organization of the whole event. Bravo Marin :-)

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