Wednesday, October 27, 1999
Wyoming seeks funds money for fields
$6 million to be raised privately
BY SARA J. BENNETT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
WYOMING — City athletes dream of a new football and soccer field with more bleacher seats, a new scoreboard, and new artificial turf.
They envision the outdoor athletic complex behind the high school redone with a new softball diamond, a new track and new ticket booths. They see refurbished indoor facilities that could include a weight room, wrestling room and swimming pools.
The price of the dream: about $6 million, including $2 million for the first phase of a project that could be completed by next August.
To fund the vision, Wyoming Schools has begun a fund-raising campaign that kicked off this week with pamphlets asking alumni and others to donate.
“A lot of alumni have special memories of their days here at Wyoming, and we hope they will help future Wyoming student athletes to make their dreams come true as well,” said Athletic Director Jim Barre, a 1972 alum.
The campaign seeks to raise its first $2 million by February. That would pay for a renovation of the outdoor athletic facilities complete with new fields, lights and a new sound system.
About 450 students in grades 7-12 use the outdoor complex a year, Mr. Barre said, and the Wyoming Recreation Commission uses it in the summer. It's also the site of Wyoming's Fourth of July celebration.
Wyoming Schools also seeks $4 million to refurbish its indoor athletic facilities and create an endowment fund for future maintenance.
Courtney Bruck, a junior at Wyoming High School, said a new field is desperately needed. Her soccer team can't practice on the field on which it plays, and the practice field is so hard, it can be tough on athletes if they fall.
Courtney, 16 and a member of the fund-raising committee, said she's confident the $2 million can be raised. “It'll be a cool feeling,” she said. “It'll be my last year, so it'll be a nice thing to be able to play in a whole new stadium with everything redone.”
TO HELP
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To donate to “A Field of
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tions to the Wyoming School Foundation, 401 Crescent Ave., Wyoming, 45215; 821-6909.
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