THE FIELD IS OPEN! Come check out the
Walpole Community Athletic Complex at the
Walpole High School on Saturday November 10th 11:00AM - 12:30PM
(Just before the WHS Football Game)

Bring the family and walk the complex to see
this exciting development for our community.
Prizes, balloons and refreshments!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Walpole Community Athletic Complex (FWCAC)


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Summer 2007 Fundraiser a Huge Success!
Food, drink and music at Christina's for over 280 supporters!

Fabulous Food! Live Jazz! Once-In-A-Lifetime Auction Items! Great Crowd!...Were you there?

We raised roughly $20,000 for the Fields Project! Thank you to our host Christina's Function Facility and all our donors. We had live music all night by Kathy Earabino's Blue Wave Jazz Trio and food donated by these fine restaurants:

This past Spring the Kelley & Sullivan families
pitched in to raise money for the Friends of Walpole Community Athletic Complex. Nathanial & Ethan Kelley and Casey & Jack Sullivan came up with the idea to sell lemonade & hot cocoa at the Walpole Stop & Shop.

The kids did a great job, and the sale was a big success. Thanks to all who contributed. Events like these are so important in letting the community know that funds for this project are still urgently needed.

Special thanks to the managers at Stop & Shop, who once again demonstrated their willingness to give back to the community. This new Athletic complex will be a great asset to the town of Walpole and the enthusiasm shown by its youngest residents is encouraging to see.

Original 2005 Promotional Video!
Gene Lavanchy hosts this compelling YouTube video full of facts and interviews!
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ORIGINAL FUNDRAISING FLYER SENT TO WALPOLE RESIDENTS:

Take a walk around the track and field at the high school. You’ll see a track littered with cracks and potholes —the track team hasn’t been able to host a home meet in five years because of its condition. You’ll see a field with large bare patches, worn thin and dusty from overuse.

It’s time for a change.

If you’re already “in,” you know this, and this letter is an update. If you’re not yet a Friend of the Walpole Community Athletic Complex (FWCAC), we hope you’ll consider becoming one.

“In”volved
Who are we? Briefly, FWCAC is a group of Walpole citizens, all volunteers, who have joined together to undertake one of the most ambitious volunteer efforts this town has ever seen: raise private funds to renovate the track and field at Walpole High School. The resulting facility will serve as a center for community fitness and youth sports for years to come.

“In” Progress
Today, we’re happy to report to you that:
· We’ve received the permits required to remove soil from the site.
· We’ve received construction bids from five contractors and are in the process of negotiating the bids and value engineering the project specifications.
· We’re ready to start. Construction will begin in spring 2007, subject to achieving the fundraising goal.

“In”crease
On the fundraising front, we need to increase private support. We are $500,000 short of our $1.9 million goal.
· As a charitable, nonprofit organization, we can’t begin construction until all the money is in hand.
· This is an all-or-nothing proposal: we’re committed to doing the entire project – field, track and lights – rather than taking it piecemeal. This approach will save money in the long run and allow the most efficient use of every dollar raised.

“In”vestment in Education
The new track and field will be an invaluable addition to the high school:
· Extra curricular sports like track, football, field hockey, soccer and lacrosse will all benefit from this state-of-art facility.
· Over 1,100 high school students will be able to use the track and field for physical education.

“In”vestment in youth
The new facility will be a boon to youth sports:
· Youth lacrosse, soccer and football will all be able to use it.
· When the Community Athletic Complex opens, it will be like adding five fields to the town: The current football field can only be used 20 hours a week—quickly eaten up by football practice and a weekly game. The new field will be able to be used 12 hours a day!

“In”vestment in community
The new facility will be a community resource:
· Senior citizens—indeed, all townspeople— can use the track to exercise. It will be a safe, flat surface that’s free from street traffic.
· The new Community Athletic Complex will last 10 to 12 years, saving precious tax dollars because it won’t have to be seeded, stripped, fertilized and mowed. The town can then focus more dollars on maintaining existing fields.

“In” gratitude to Walpole
Think of the Community Athletic Complex as a gift to the Town of Walpole from citizens of all ages.