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23 <br />S�iNT NMiNONT y�ll,0 <br />r E <br />�«SKM <br />1. <br />St. Anthony Sports Boosters Soccer Program Support of the Application for Replacement of <br />Stadium Field Lighting, Softball Field Improvements, and Baseball/Soccer Field Renovation <br />The St. Anthony Sports Boosters Soccer program understands that grant funds have been made <br />available by Hennepin County to local units of government interested in developing facilities for <br />youth sport or recreation. Independent School District #282 is requesting a portion of this grant <br />money to develop the following improvements: to replace our stadium field lighting, to improve <br />the softball facilities, and for renovating the baseball field at Wilshire Park Elementary to include <br />a new soccer field. <br />The St. Anthony Sports Boosters Soccer Program is just one branch of the Sports Boosters <br />program. The soccer segment of Sports Boosters has over 350 participants in the summer soccer <br />program alone. That is just about 1/3 of our elementary and middle school population. <br />We believe that by working together with the other branches of Sports boosters, our schools in <br />our district, and our city offices we will provide a well-rounded program of athletic and <br />community activities that will benefit all of the participants of our programs. <br />Awarding our community this grant would greatly benefit our community and several of the <br />Sports Booster's youth programs. <br />A new soccer field at Wilshire Park will benefit both softball and soccer. With our limited <br />soccer field space that we currently have, sharing the softball field has become a necessity. <br />Sharing the field also poses a safety issue for the players and many, many scheduling conflicts. <br />We currently do not intentionally "grow" our soccer program due to our lack of field space, but <br />as our community demographics change, every year we have more soccer players, which means <br />we desperately need more field space. <br />It will also enhance the softball facility to equal the boy's fine facilities. <br />Lastly, the environmental rewards of the new lighting are benefits that our whole community can <br />feel good about. <br />St. Anthony Sports Boosters Soccer program supports and endorses the filing of ISD#282's grant <br />application for this project. <br />Submitted I3y: <br />Diane Ekart <br />St. Anthony Sports Boosters Soccer President <br />de <br />