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No. 2 Vol. 5
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May 2016
NY Jets Donates Half Million For Fields In Hanover Park Regional School District
By Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta he football fields at Hanover Park and Whippany Park high schools were in need of repair. Superintendent of Schools Carol Grossi said the fields were overused and difficult to maintain. Since the fields were constantly used so much – for physical education classes, high school athletics, and town recreation youth and adult programs –they resulted in unfavorable and unsafe playing conditions for the athletic teams. Over the years the Hanover Park Regional High School District had been doing everything possible to extend the life of both high schools’ fields and tracks, she explained. But with the fields constantly being used, as a result, the grass didn’t get enough time to generate. Repairs had become more costly and a considerable amount of money had been invested to make the districts’ facilities safe. Grossi said, “We applied for a grant with the Jets and the NFL in October. Somewhere in March we were notified. It’s a matching grant. We have to come up with the other half of the money.” Through the Jets Foundation and NFL Foundation’s Field Grant program, the Jets Football team, who has trained in Florham
Park since 2011, were able to provide critical funding to help complete athletic complex renovation projects at both high schools. The NY Jets presented two $250,000 checks donation to Hanover Park Regional High School District for two football fields – Hanover Park and Whippany Park. The official donation was made on April 20 at the Hanover Park Regional High School District Board of Education meeting in East Hanover. The generous grant totaling $500,000 will support the district’s Athletic Fields’ Project, enabling the district to give students two state of the art, organic corkfilled multi-purpose fields, as well as contributing to other athletic and field enhancements. Jesse Linder, NY Jets director of Community Relations, said, “I had known about issues; they [the board of education] let me know they were looking for funding. I told them about the grant program. We worked together on the application. They reached out to us late summer, early fall. “They were looking for a place to play high school games; their fields were not playable,” he continued to explain. “They looked at our facility in Florham Park TES STIMA FREE E
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which is not able to handle outside events. It wasn’t a fit. New turf fields will provide a safe opportunity for kids to play football.” Work on the fields has started already according to Grossi. She said, “Whippany is just about done. Hanover Park is scheduled to start next week laying the turf.” INSUR ED
The New York Jets Foundation invests in programs that make a difference in the lives of others. In addition to focusing on youth development, the Jets support the efforts of the Alliance for Lupus Research and numerous charitable organizations and causes sponsored by the NFL.
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