Dear Concord-Carlisle Sports Families,

In an earlier letter, we described the efforts of the youth sports groups to help raise the remaining $500,000 needed to complete the fields plan.  We are now in the final weeks of building the new multi-purpose fields at CCHS.  The lights and scoreboards have been installed and the turf will soon be finished.  We are all looking forward to the grand opening celebration on June 8!  The final phase of the project, which will address the upgrades to our baseball and softball fields, will begin shortly.  As many of you know, funding up to this point has been a combination of town, CPA, and large private donations.  It is anticipated that the last portion of funding for the fields will come from widespread donations from the families of the children in our youth sports programs.  All of the kids in our town's sports programs can look forward to years of use from the additions and upgrades to our playing fields.  We hope that every family can contribute in some way to the success of the community fundraising.  The major component of the community fundraising effort will be a raffle and auction.  As mentioned in our previous note, some early donations to the raffle included sports tickets, time at local camps and a family membership to the Beede Center.  These generous gifts have been pledged by people who have worked closely with the the fields committee.  We would now like to formally ask the entire community for contributions of gifts to be used as prizes in the raffle and auction.
 
What's a good item to donate?
Attractive prizes would include tickets to sporting events, sporting goods, and gift certificates.  Some families may decide to team up and offer a "basket" of complementary prizes.  It is anticipated that some gifts may be more suitable for auction.  This would include items of a truly unique nature, or exceptional value, such as donated time at a vacation home or gifts of service (painting, landscaping, gourmet dinner, ...).
 
If you have an item you would like to donate, please complete the attached form or feel free to contact any of the fundraising representatives listed on the form. http://www.ccfields.org/storage/CCFieldsRaffleDonorForm.pdf
 
Volunteers  - Finally, we are looking for volunteers to help with the opening day celebration on Sunday, June 8th from 12:00 to 4:00.  Also, if anyone knows any sports celebrities that might be willing at attend, please let us know!
 
Thank you very much for your support.  In a few short weeks we can celebrate the years of work and community generosity that has made this important project possible.
 
Best regards, 
 
Al Antonitis
Concord-Carlisle Youth Soccer
 
Pete Castrichini
Concord-Carlisle Youth Baseball and Softball
 
Rich Hoey
Concord-Carlisle Pop Warner Football
 
Silas Witherbee
Concord-Carlisle Youth Lacrosse