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March 27th, 2010 Save the date
CYB/CYS Coaches, Managers, board members, and parent
volunteers, for a field work event.
This is our opportunity to help get the fields in shape
for the spring season, and we need everyone's help and support
in order to make this event successful.
WHEN:
Saturday, March 27th, 7:45am
thru noon.
Meet at assigned field at 7:45am to start work by 8:00.
Rain date: Saturday, April
3rd.
FIELDS:
Bartlem Park (4 fields), Cheshire Park (3), McNamara (4), Dodd
(2), Highland (2).
Field box, bench and fence repair
at all P&R and BOE fields
OBJECTIVES:
Baseball field preparation, for the benefit of our youth
baseball and softball players.
SPONSORED BY:
Jointly sponsored by CYB/CYS, Cheshire P&R Dept. and
Cheshire Board of Education
GOALS:
1.)
Infield work. Volunteers are needed to
assist with infield work, namely to groom infield arc with clay
after sod cutting, fill infield divots and low spots with clay,
leveling area around home plate, baselines, and general infield
grooming. Tractors will be on hand for each field to move clay -
the expectation is that the equipment will do the majority of
the heavy lifting.
2.)
Outfield work. Filling in holes and divots as necessary.
3.)
Bench and Box Repairs. Some boxes require minor hinge and hasp
repairs/replacement, and priming / painting.
4.)
Fence repair. Volunteers are needed for tightening loose
connections and making misc. repairs, especially ensuring any
safety issues are corrected (i.e. sharp wires).
5.)
General clean-up of periphery - i.e. rake up leaves behind
backstops, dugouts, etc.
APPROACH:
Volunteers will be divided into crews of approximately 5
per crew; each crew will have a lead.
We need a crew for each field (15 field crews) - approx.
70 volunteers.
Please bring metal rakes, flat shovels, and work gloves.
Meet promptly at assigned field @7:45am.
In advance of the event, P&R will have delivered clay to
fields, and will have edged the infields.
SIGN-UP / CONTACT INFO:
Please contact Joe
Loda, George Sabo, Roger Quint or Rob DeLaubell at
fields@cybball.org to sign
up.
Please state preference of field; we will honor
preferences as much as possible.
Please indicate if you are willing to be a team lead.
ADOPT-A-FIELD:
Consider
volunteering to continue your commitment throughout the spring
season, extending work performed during Field Day. Intent is to instill a sense of ownership in our fields, and give
the fields ongoing TLC, for the benefit of all players using
such fields.
Please email
fields@cybball.org if
interested.
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Field
Preparation Day