Maine Celtics host Women in Sports Night, donate proceeds to girl's charity
PORTLAND (WGME) - The Maine Celtics celebrating their women in sports night ahead of Saturday night's game.
National Girls and Women in Sports Day was earlier this week.
Saturday night the team wore special themed uniforms designed by Playa Society.
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A Boston based women's sports and streetwear design company.
The Maine Celtics are also handing out specially themed posters to the first 1,000 fans.
Some of the proceeds from the game are also going to Girls on the Run, a Maine based non-profit dedicated to empowering girls through athletics.
"What we do is even more important because what we do is focus on life skills in our program, and running is a tool that we use to set goals and achieve goals. So, running is a great sport because girls can access it so easily and simply and it's a very inexpensive sport. So, all you really need is a good pair of sneakers and a nice, awesome mentor coach," Emily Clark said from Girls on the Run.
