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- Updated: May 16, 2016
DENVER — Katie Parker has had frequent visitors to her desk at her job as a long-range planning administrator for Rapid City, S.D. Decorating the desk is the bright pink Louisville Slugger bat she received as the Rockies’ Honorary Bat Girl Contest winner, part of Major League Baseball’s annual breast cancer awareness program.
“People kept stopping at my desk to see it and touch it,” Parker said after being the guest of honor on Sunday at Coors Field for the Rockies’ 4-3 victory over the Mets. “They wanted to go out and play a game with it. I said no.”
Although the longtime Rockies fan and cancer survivor won’t allow folks to hit balls with her bat decorated with the message “Genuine: I can & I will. Watch me,” she does plenty to spread awareness.
• Honorary Bat Girl Contest info
“I’m asked to speak probably three to five times a year,” Parker said. “I used this as an opportunity to raise awareness of breast cancer and educate others on the …
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