At
opening day, May 17th 2008, baseball
Hall of Famer, Bob Feller, arrived to
throw out the opening pitch,
Mr. Feller also autographed balls,
hats, and whatever, for everybody who
was there.
Sarah Alcorn sang our National Anthem.
The Kiwanis Club of West Geauga and The
Clay Eddy Foundation have formed a
partnership whereby the Kiwanis Club of
West Geauga has pledged $40,000 in
support of the fields as an investment
in the youth of our
community, The money will be
paid over a five year term.
The
area will now be known as:
Clay Eddy Fields- Kiwanis Park
In addition, the Kiwanians have
purchased, constructed, and placed the
aluminum bleachers, and assisted with
the construction of a bridge across
the gully between the parking area and
the fields, and a path to the fields..
The
Kiwanis Club has a goal of helping
children of the worked and we start at
home.
Pictured
are some members of the West Geauga
Kiwanis Club presenting the $40,000
check to Mr. Bart Alcorn with
Mr. Bob Feller taking part in the
presentation,
Left to right: George Murphy, Bob
Feller, Bill Martin, Bart
Alcorn, Gene Seelinger, Dave
Puruczky, Frank Slapnicker,
Gary Stumpf, Elaine Hippley and Dave
Fowle. Not pictured is Bob
Steinberg (photographer).
The Clay Eddy Foundation has acquired
the property rights from Eddy Fruit
Farm for the four acres and, through
the efforts and direction of Bart
Alcorn, has developed the fields for
organized youth sports of T-ball,
Baseball, Softball, and Soccer.
In spite of the overcast, rain and
wind, it was an exciting day and
hundreds of youthful players,
their families and coaches
showed up and participated in the
activities.
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