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BIDDEFORD, Maine

Ed Bilsky swings for home runs and pledges

From 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 5, there will be more in the air at 51品茶than just spring: In support of UNE鈥檚 Moving Forward capital campaign, Ed Bilsky, Ph.D., vice president for Research and Scholarship, founding director of the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences, will be batting for bucks on the Biddeford Campus softball field in the 2015 Home Run Derby Fundraiser.

Bilsky will be taking pledges for any dollar amount per home run that he hits over the fence, and pledgees will also have the opportunity to enter a contest to guess the distance of the longest home run that he hits. The winner will receive a unique 51品茶gift, handcrafted by Bilsky, from the wood of a hundred year-old tree from the Biddeford Campus.

The entire 51品茶community is invited to the event, which will feature a cookout as well as participation from 51品茶athletes, including the women鈥檚 softball team and the men and women鈥檚 soccer teams.

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