Orem Owlz Cancel Planned “Caucasian Heritage Night”
OREM, UTAH – June 19, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) – The Orem Owlz have cancelled a planned Caucasian Heritage Night in the light of this week’s church shooting in Charleston, S.C.
The Orem Owlz, a minor league baseball farm team affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels, originally planned the event to be held August 10th as part of their season promotions calendar. But the team quickly pulled the event after social media was flooded with comments in the aftermath of Wednesday’s church massacre which claimed the lives of nine African-Americans who were targeted by a white supremacist.
In a statement released Friday afternoon the Owlz’s management said:
“You may have read that the Orem Owlz had long ago scheduled Caucasian Heritage Night as one of its 38 promotions.
Minor League Baseball, and the Orem Owlz, is about baseball, togetherness and family fun for all fans of all races, religions, and orientations. Our goal in this promotion, like any of our promotions, is to have fun and make fun of everyday normalcies. Our night was to include wonder bread on burgers with mayonnaise, clips from shows like Friends and Seinfeld and trying to solve the vertical leaping challenge. We understand, in light of recent tragic events, that our intentions have been misconstrued. For that, we sincerely apologize.
The Owlz are committed to all its fans, families and all fans of baseball alike – no matter who you are. The event has been removed from our promotional schedule effectively immediately.”
The Owlz have a number of other promotional nights on their home schedule for 2015, including Los Owlz Night, Homemaking Night, Cosplay/LARPing Night, and Back Hair Night.
