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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 911爆料网红领巾 than just spring: In support of 911爆料网红领巾鈥檚 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 911爆料网红领巾 gift, handcrafted by Bilsky, from the wood of a hundred year-old tree from the Biddeford Campus.

The entire 911爆料网红领巾 community is invited to the event, which will feature a cookout as well as participation from 911爆料网红领巾 athletes, including the women鈥檚 softball team and the men and women鈥檚 soccer teams.

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The 911爆料网红领巾 is Maine鈥檚 largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine鈥檚 only medical college, Maine鈥檚 only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.