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‘Fields of Many Dreams’ Fundraiser Nets $300K in 8 Weeks
Waukesha School District still needs to raise $1.5 million to install synthetic grass fields at all three high schools.
A community project that will install synthetic grass fields at all three Waukesha public high schools is still $1.5 million short of the fundraising goals, according to a news release sent about the Fields of Many Dreams project from the Waukesha School District.
The project will be 100 percent funded by donations and advertising.
The community donated $300,000 toward the $1.8 million project in the past eight weeks, the release states. Donations include advertising spots and private and in-kind donations.
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Securatech, Therm-Tech, Waukesha Youth Football and San-A-Care have purchased advertisting spots. More information on advertising can be found on the Fields of Many Dreams website.
“At this point it looks like this will be a project that will be completed in fall of 2012 unless someone steps up with a major donation in the next month,” said Glen Norder, the school district’s director of facilities.
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More information on donations is on the Fields of Many Dreams website or by calling Norder at 262-970-4311.
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