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WHAT: Rachel Garcia Day
WHEN: TOMORROW, Saturday, Oct. 23, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Best of the West Softball Complex, Championship Field #7, 2723 Rancho Vista Blvd., Palmdale
WHO: Team USA Olympian/UCLA softball star Rachel Garcia and family; Highland High School softball coaches Doug Harmon and Dan Morrow; Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer; Palmdale City Councilmembers; local elected officials; local youth softball teams.
WHY: The City of Palmdale originally proclaimed June 13, 2020, as Rachel Garcia Day in Palmdale for her outstanding achievements as a student athlete beginning at Highland High School, going through her successful career at UCLA, and most recently on Team USA Softball where she won a silver medal in the Summer Olympic Games. Due to the pandemic, the day was moved to Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021.
BACKGROUND: Visit www.TheRachelGarcia.com
INFORMATION: Phone: 661/544-5055