PARIS — It’s that time of the year again. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services will host the ninth annual Police vs. Firefighters slow pitch softball game.  

Enjoy a summer afternoon and an old fashioned ball game right here at home, and watch the fun between the police and firefighters. Game day is Sunday, Aug. 2 at 4 p.m., at the Gouin ballfield on Alpine Street in South Paris. A rain date is set for Sunday, Aug. 9. The game kicks off with a Home Run Derby at 3:30 p.m.

Refreshments will be sold at the Snack Shack with all the usual favorites. Between each inning there will be prize drawings for the Grand Slam Raffle and fun kid activities.  

The benefit softball game tickets are $3, children younger than 12 are free. Tickets for the game and raffle tickets are available at Norway Town Office, Oxford Police/Fire Station, Paris Police Department and the SAPARS office at 1 East Main St. in South Paris (same parking lot as Ocean Breeze Tanning Salon, across from Market Square Health Center).

Come cheer on your favorite players and enjoy a day of family fun.                         

Funds raised will be used to continue SAPARS Personal Safety Programs to kindergarten through high school students in schools throughout Oxford County. Over the past school year, SAPARS educators provided 300 presentations to approximately 3,300 students, parents and school staff.

For more information about the game or SAPARS services, call 743-9777, or check out the website www.sapars.org.