During a week in early November last year, a week in which we had received a lot of rain, we faced a scenario that is often the case on rainy days. The varsity football team, the cheerleaders, the band, the eagle line, the boys and girls basketball teams, and the two varsity soccer teams were all trying to share the space of two basketball gyms. The six YMCA football teams (ages 5-12) had to cancel many of their practices this year due to wet conditions and lack of space. Many Eagle ballgames for the YMCA, middle school, and junior varsity were cancelled due to unplayable field conditions. Poor field conditions also kept the band and Eagle line from performing at halftime.

The events of this past year propelled us to look at the possibilities of a turf field.  On a yearly average, we have close to 200 football players, 50 soccer players, and over 50 cheerleaders and eagle line from grades K-12. That’s over 300 student athletes!  These students will directly benefit from a turf field but there will also be benefits for the entire school. We believe this will be an upgrade to our campus that will be an attraction to many prospective students. Several people who believe in OCS have already made pledges but many more are needed to make this dream a reality.  Every donation, regardless of the size, will be greatly valued.

We are on a clock to make this happen in 2010.  On Tuesday, April 20, we need to share the total amount of funds raised and pledges made with the OCS Board of Directors, therefore we need to know our pledges for the current year by Monday, April 19.  Please see the attached file for more information. If you have any questions or would like to make a pledge, please contact:

Steven Fitzhugh         (318) 450-7855        fitzhugh@ocs.org
Bruce Deaton             (318) 366-5488        bdeaton@ocs.org

LET’S ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING BIG!

Sincerely,

Coach Steven Fitzhugh