Sunday, March 17, 2013
Group making strong fundraising push to try and make up estimated $100,000 gap.
The South Lakes High School Athletic Boosters are making a strong fundraising push to try to make up a budget shortfall that may interfere with the school's to get turf fields installed this year. The boosters last week send a letter to members asking for a minimum of $100 per family to offset what they say is a projected $100,000 gap. The boosters are considering taking out a loan, the letter from South Lakes Boosters President Ron Parisi said, but the more the group can raise the less the loan amount will be. Read the full letter here. The deal to get two new artificial turf fields (at a cost of more than $1.4 million) for South Lakes appeared to be done last month, after the school received a $175,000 county grant and partnerships with…
Monday, March 11, 2013
Reston Soccer Association's major pledge issue may put project in jeopardy.
The quest to build two synthetic turf athletic fields at South Lakes High School has hit a snag just weeks before money needs to be in hand for a planned late-May groundbreaking. South Lakes appeared to have everything in place to build the two fields beginning this spring. However, sources within the project say that Reston Soccer Association has balked at donating the $250,000 it pledged for the $1.4 million project. Reston Soccer's pledge would be added to the partnership, which includes a $175,000 grant from Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services; $1.1 million from the Fairfax County Park Authority; $50,000 from Reston Association; $25,000 from Reston Youth Association (football); $30,000 from South Lakes High School …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Board says donation to two synthetic turf fields at South Lakes High School shows support of the community's children.
Reston Association's Board of Directors voted Thursday to give no more than $50,000 to the effort to build two synthetic turf fields at South Lakes High School. The donation depends on board approval of an upcoming memorandum of understanding between the partners (SLHS, Reston Youth Association Football, Reston Community Center and Reston Soccer) that better understands how RA will be able to use the fields. RA says its donation will come from a budget amendment. The board also discussed its support being contingent on the partners raising enough money for two fields at the school, not one. RA's board had pledged $100,000 nearly a year ago, but it is rescinding that offer, as well as a plan approved last year to have the donation come from…
John Farrell
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