In late 2008, a group of Conneaut business and community leaders came together in support of the greater Conneaut community and specifically its schools, Conneaut Area City Schools (“CACS”). for Kids committee and assembled a preliminary plan for a much-needed school athletic and community recreational facility. Appropriately, the project was named SPARC (A Social Place for Athletics, Recreation a
nd Community) with the following criteria:
• Support a full-range of school sports that is the physical education complement of Conneaut Area City Schools' excellent academic program.
• Support a new community recreation program serving pre-school to senior citizens that is available to the community.
• Host a variety of events: sports, performing arts, festivals, and community gatherings.
• Offer first-ever spectator amenities (good seating, restrooms and concessions) to attract audiences from within and outside Conneaut.
• Be accessible to the greater Conneaut community. And there was one more very important stipulation: fund SPARC using grants and private donations since local public funding was fully committed to supporting Conneaut Schools strong academic programs. After 18 months of research and planning in partnership with the Conneaut Area City Schools, CARE released its plan. SPARC will be a 20-acre school athletic, recreation and community event campus in central Conneaut adjacent to the High School. It will be constructed over the next five years, supported by a broad-based capital/endowment campaign seeking $5.5 million in donations and gifts-in-kind from private sources, to build and help maintain.
* CARE stands for Conneaut Area Recreational Endowment which is the name of the growing fund that has been established to support CARE projects, such as SPARC. CARE is an ad hoc committee to the Conneaut Area City School, which as an Ohio Public School District can receive tax-deductible donations and gifts-in-kind. DONATIONS: Visit our website to donate on-line via PayPal or make checks payable to: Conneaut Area City Schools. In the memo section please indicate...CARE For Kids. Mail to: Conneaut Area City Schools 400 Mill Street, Suite B Conneaut Ohio 44030 Phone: 440-593-7276. For Email: [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO SPARC - A COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY. A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT!
