[Last update: September 20, 2011]
Despite the widespread installation of artifcial turf fields across towns throughout Westchester County, Pelham stiil does not have a single artificial turf facility. While other towns are able to get more playing time for their players in RAIN OR SHINE, Travel Soccer must often cancel practices and games, sometimes afer only a passing, isolated thunderstorm. Our field shortage and unreliability hurt our player skill level and create havoc with the WYSL game schedule.
The Club urges everyone to support the recent intiative to raise private money to install an artificial field at Glover. An artificial field will increase the field supply for everyone in Pelham, not just our soccer players. If you are interested in helping out, please see the attached message from Friends of Pelham Sports - the organization spearheading the turf field initiative.
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Dear Pelham Travel Soccer Community –
As many of you know, Friends of Pelham Sports (FPS) was formed just over a year ago with the goal of building a turf field at Glover Stadium. To date, FPS has received donations from over 130 Pelham families, raising over $335,000 in cash and gathering an additional $200,000 in commitments. FPS’s goal is to rase $1 million by the Fall.
On June 17, FPS will be placing an ad in the Pelham Weekly listing out the Pelham families that have given to date (no amounts, just family names) and inviting other members of the community to donate. Any donation that occurs by June 9 will be featured in the ad. Furthermore, FPS must meet with the Board of Education in June and give them an update on our progress. Demonstrating strong community support will be a very important part of the discussion.
If you are interested in helping, donations can be made at friendsofpelhamsports.com via credit card or by mailing a check to Vinny Mazzaro, Friends of Pelham Sports, 243 Elderwood Avenue, Pelham NY.
Dozens of travel soccer families have donated to date and FPS appreciates their support. If you haven’t yet given, please consider this note an impetus to do. The field will exist for years. Our children will benefit from for many seasons, and into high school. Please be as generous as you can.