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USYCA Opens National Headquarters In Maryland

10 January 2012
USYCA Opens National Headquarters In Maryland
USYCA Opens National Headquarters In Maryland
USYCA's new headquarters in Maryland
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USYCA is pleased to announce the opening of its first national headquarters, located just minutes from Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Glen Burnie, Maryland, along with a new dedicated phone number. The building is located in the Madison Park professional development, which features fashionable buildings in a park-like setting.

"On behalf of the Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, I am delighted to welcome the United States Youth Cricket Association to Glen Burnie," said NAACCC CEO Fran Schmidt. "We are looking forward to working with the USYCA to help promote good health and an active lifestyle for children in our community."

"We are very proud to put down roots here in Anne Arundel County, and we look forward to the headquarters building becoming a focal point for youth cricket development in the United States," said USYCA President Jamie Harrison. "Now that we have a physical location from which to base our activities, we anticipate an even greater impact on cricket in America."

USYCA contact information:

United States Youth Cricket Association, Inc.
1405 Madison Park Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Phone: 240-487-9224 (240 - 4 USYCA 4)
info@usyca.org

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