Friends of Pelham Sports

AGENDA AGENDA

• Economic Trends Affecting Sports Programs

• Pelham Community Current Athletic Environment

• Our Solution

• Case Studies

• Introducing “Friends of Pelham Sports”

• Goals and Objectives

• Action Plan

• Next Steps

MACRO ECONOMIC TRENDS MACRO ECONOMIC TRENDS Macro economic trends have dictated that public funding is

decreasing in supporting recreational, travel, and high school sports

Examples in our area:

1. Mount Vernon, NY

2. Scarsdale, NY

3. Larchmont, NY

4. Manhasset, NY

These communities have turned to private funding to supplement their sports

programs facilities

Town Field Name

Armonk Byram Hills HS

Bronxville Bronxville HS

Eastchester Eastchester HS, Haindl Park

Harrison Harrison HS, Holy Child HS, Keio Academy, Manhattanville College

Larchmont Memorial Field (TBD), Flint Park

Mamaroneck French American School

New Rochelle New Rochelle HS Large, Small, McKenna, Iona Prep

Port Chester Columbus Park

Rye Rye HS, Rye Country Day 1,2, & 3

Scarsdale Scarsdale HS-Butler

White Plains Saxon Woods Park, White Plains HS

Yonkers Tibbetts Fields 1,2, & 3

FIELD PROJECTS COMPLETED FIELD PROJECTS COMPLETED

UPCOMING PROJECTSUPCOMING PROJECTS

Town Field Name

Chappaqua Amsterdam Park – Soccer Field

Brewster Brewster HS

Bronx Van Cortlandt Park - Soccer, Cricket & Baseball

New Rochelle Baseball & Soccer Fields

Cross River John Jay HS AP Farm Soccer & Softball Fields

Larchmont Lorenzen Park – Baseball Field

Mt Vernon Memorial Stadium

Yonkers Fleming Field & Pelton Park

Yorktown Woodland Legacy Fields - Soccer & Baseball

PELHAM COMMUNITY NEEDSPELHAM COMMUNITY NEEDS

• Pelham Future

- Moving in the direction of aforementioned communities due to taxpayer burden continuing to grow

• Board of Education

- Severe financial pressures

• Currently no private funding vehicle in Pelham

- There is a need to supplement funding for such large projects for our town’s sports facilities

PELHAM INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUESPELHAM INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES

• Fields are in limited supply

- Almost all exist at schools only

• Facilities are either

- Insufficient

- In poor condition

- Cannot be used in any inclement weather

• Consequences on our sports programs

- Limits practice & game times

- Decreases the competitiveness of our programs

- Creates scheduling difficulties for our families

• No long-term plan to change things

OUR SOLUTIONOUR SOLUTIONCreate a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for

sports facilities capital improvements

Who Will Benefit:

• High School Athletics

• Recreational Sports

• Travel Sports Programs

• Pelham Community

FRIENDS OF PELHAM SPORTS FRIENDS OF PELHAM SPORTS

Introducing Friends of Pelham Sports

Our Mission Statement:

Friends of Pelham Sports (FPS) is dedicated to raising funds for both large and small capital improvements to benefit the recreation and sports communities of Pelham to help improve the quality of life for our youth and their families

CASE STUDIES

SCARSDALE SCARSDALE

History

• School District declined to put turf field into bond issue

• Established – 2003

Objectives: 

• To study and promote improvements to public school and municipal athletic fields and facilities and provide financial, informational and other assistance to public school districts and municipal governments in improving their athletic fields and facilities.                  Success & Upcoming Projects:

• Executed on Scarsdale HS Butler Field – Raised $800K privately - Field Opened Sept. 2005 (Phase 1)

• Resurfacing of track completed summer 2006 (Phase 2)

• Installed bleachers summer 2007 (Phase 3)

• Installed donor brick walkway fall 2007 (Phase 4)

• Assisted Village of Scarsdale in build of Crossway #4 & #5 Soccer Field - Opened Sept. 2006 

• In process of identifying upcoming projects

• This is the prototype organization in our area that many towns have used as their template

Fields for Kids – Scarsdale

LARCHMONT LARCHMONT

History:

• Summer 2006 - Town votes down public funding of sports facilities

• October 2006 – Fields For Kids announces its organization

Objectives:

• Community-based organization whose mission is to advocate and raise money for the adequate number of safe and up-to-date playing fields for students participating in school-related and community-run sports programs in our area

Success & Upcoming Projects:

• Executed on Flint Park $3.5MM Project – contributed $1MM

• MHS Memorial Field Project – $1.35MM, they raised $465K towards Phase 1 which is new turf field on Memorial High School – turf field will be in by Sept. 2010

• Long-term plans to execute on 10 large projects (2 down, 8 to go)

http://www.fieldsforkidsmamk.org/Home.html

MANHASSET MANHASSET

History:

• Established July 2007 – Indian Rock Community Foundation

Objectives:

• Its mission is to promote opportunities through athletics for all residents of Manhasset by the development of a community partnership to provide athletic fields and state-of-the-art athletic facilities for all Manhasset students, PAL groups and the community at large

Success & Upcoming Projects:

• Executed on Athletic Field House in 2009

• Raised $675K of private funds and took over the construction project

• In process of identifying upcoming projects

http://www.irockfundhome.org/

KEY LEARNINGS & SUCCESSES KEY LEARNINGS & SUCCESSES

• Focused on large projects that benefit multiple constituencies

• Extensive community representation & support

• Projects often grow in size & scope

• Broad based fundraising

Friends of Pelham Sports Organization

GOALS & OBJECTIVES GOALS & OBJECTIVES

• Short Term- Finance construction of turf field at Glover to benefit

Soccer, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Ultimate Frisbee, Football, & more…

• Long Term - Identify additional needs in the Pelham Community for

future projects

Examples Include:

Development of other sports facilities

Improvement of current sports structures

Parks Improvements

Walking Trails

Tennis Courts

Basketball Courts & more…

““FPS” BOARD OF DIRECTORS FPS” BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President - Tim Cassidy

Vice President - Dennis Roche

Secretary - Blake Bell

Treasurer - Vincent Mazzaro

Legal - TBD

Fund Raising - Tom Walsh

Community Relations - Kristin Barsanti

Marketing & Communication - Dwight Fairback

““FPS” ACTION PLAN FPS” ACTION PLAN • File for 501(c)(3)

• Announce Creation of “FPS”

• Create Advisory Committees - Serve under the board with various working groups to drive this organization

• Develop Fundraising Strategies - Community/Private

- Corporate Sponsorship

• Determine Execution of 1st Project - Give funds to school board & town

- “FPS” takes on construction development

• Turf Field at Glover by Summer 2011 - “Pelham Sports Heaven, Turf in 2011”

ADVISORY COMMITTEES ADVISORY COMMITTEES

• Fund Raising– Sport Specialist

Football, Soccer, Lax, Basketball, Field Hockey, Ultimate Frisbee etc…

– Corporate Strategy

– Individual Strategy

– Special Events

– High School Athletics

– High School Alumni

ADVISORY COMMITTEES ADVISORY COMMITTEES

• Marketing & Communications– Website Design

– PR

– Community Relations

– Marketing Experts

• Financials – Assistant Treasurer

• Construction & Project Management

• Health & Safety

Conclusion Conclusion

• Economic environment has caused many communities to create privately funded groups to supplement their athletic amenities

• Pelham’s sports infrastructure is currently insufficient and in poor condition, therefore, they are unable to support our high school, recreational, and travel sports programs

• “Friends of Pelham Sports” is the solution to enhance and develop the athletic facilities in our town and improve our quality of life

WE NEED YOUR HELP! WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Take action by supporting & volunteering for the various committees to make this

vision a reality

“The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.”

Robert Frost