Babe Ruth Baseball Hot Stove Dinner

The Newtown Babe Ruth Baseball program is hosting its first Hot Stove Dinner on Thursday, January 13, from 6-9 pm at The Waterview in Monroe.

The night of baseball is designed to promote a positive baseball culture in the area and will include guest speaker Jim Penders, Head Baseball Coach at the University of Connecticut.

There will also be a question and answer segment with an expert baseball panel that in-cludes Penders; Bill Masse, Head Scout for the Seattle Mariners and Olympic Gold Medal winner; Bob Parker, long time College umpire; Matt Memoli, Newtown High School Coach; and Chris Carminucci from the Brockton Rox and Carminucci Sports Group.

Proceeds will be donated to Newtown Baseball and the Strike Three Foundation for pediatric cancer, which was founded by Oakland Athletics pitcher Craig Breslow.

“We felt this was a great way to bring our baseball community together in the middle of winter for a great cause,” Babe Ruth President Ken Roche said.

“We have three goals in mind. First is to build on our positive baseball culture in Newtown. Second, create a bridge with our youth programs and the high school players and coaches and finally to give back to a worthy charity,” he added.

The cost is $40 for adults and $20 for children under 16, and will include appetizers, a buffet dinner, cash bar, a sundae buffet, giveaways, and a silent auction.

For more information, contact Chris Peter-sen at 203-448-0896 or email at deborahmailloux@yahoo.com.