BFR fund drive seeks $50,000 for indoor soccer turf replacement
After 18 years and who-knows-how-many soccer matches, Bluffton Family Recreation says that it’s time to replace the original turf on its indoor soccer field.
Bluffton Family Recreation, located at 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, and offers year-around sports programming.
The replacement won’t be cheap. According to Joseph Beagle, BFR director, a much-needed turf replacement will cost $50,000.
“Turfs like ours have a lifetime of from 9 to 12 years. Ours is nearly twice that old,” he said.
BFR’s hope is to raise the funds by October 2016, prior to next fall’s indoor soccer season.
Beagle said that the soccer turf is 7,200 square feet. Over 2,000 athletes use the field over a typical 12-month period.
Persons using the soccer area range in age from 2 to seniors. Programs held on the field include those for tiny tots, after-school programs, rookie sports and soccer matches.
The field is heavily used during on weekends and evenings. For example, this fall and winter indoor soccer league has teams competing in 10 different age groups starting with under 8 and going all the way to adult leagues.
“Our fund drive has an ambitious goal,” said Beagle, “but we are confident that we can reach this. We are an important part of the athletic and physical training aspect of Bluffton and surrounding communities. We want to continue to offer quality facilities.”
Pledges and donations may be made to:
Soccer Field Turf Project
Bluffton Family Recreation
215 Snider Road
Bluffton, Ohio 45817
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