Baseball legend Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie featured on holiday ornament
Posted on: October 7, 2016 - 5:28pm
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October 7, 2016
Contact: Blake Collins, bcollins@woonsocketri.org, office: (401) 762-6400 ex: 2963, cell: (508) 838-3371
Baseball legend Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie featured on holiday ornament
WOONSOCKET, RI: Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced today that the City of Woonsocket’s annual holiday ornament will feature Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie, the Woonsocket native and National Baseball Hall of Fame legend. The ornament depicts the hand carved sign that is slated to be installed at Napoleon Lajoie Field in World War II Veterans Memorial Park. The ornament will be on sale for $15 and will be available at the Mayor’s Booth during Autumnfest weekend and at Woonsocket City Hall until the limited supply runs out.
“Our City’s ornament is a fixture of every holiday season and this year it features Woonsocket legend and baseball Hall of Famer Nap Lajoie,” said Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt. “I am proud to carry on this tradition that so many in our community cherish and look forward to every year. This year’s ornament highlights our City’s remarkable past and presents an opportunity to share it with the community.”
This year’s ornament was produced by ChemArt Company based in Lincoln, RI, widely known as the manufacturer of the annual White House ornament since 1981. Napoleon Lajoie was born in Woonsocket in 1874 and went on to become one of the finest baseball players in the history of the sport, enjoying a career that lasted from 1896 to 1916. Lajoie still holds one of the highest career batting averages in Major League history, .338, and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
The ornament announcement coincides with the dedication of Napoleon Lajoie Field, which is scheduled for 11:00 am on Saturday, October 8, immediately following the Autumnfest opening ceremony. For more information on how to purchase the 2016 Holiday Ornament, please call (401) 767-9282.
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