PLAY

 Folks have asked us why we are

working to build a multi-purpose youth

sports facilities when the new Alpine

Highschool is scheduled to open in

2013?  Here's why:

Highschools use their fields 6 days a

week for their student athletes. 

Meanwhile children who have not yet reached

high school continue to want

 to play sports and believe it or not, Alpine is  the

 only major unincorporated area of

San Diego County that does not have a youth sports facility.

  Our Little league with close to 350 players and our AYSO with

around 600 players have to share the same fields at the

elementary and middle school.  Because of season overlaps,

neither sport has the same advantage as teams outside of our

area because their practice and playing seasons are

shortened to to a lack of fields.  It should also be noted that

the existing fields are full of holes, divots and rocks.  Our Pop

Warner football teams can NEVER play here. The have to

travel almost 30 miles roundtrip to play in another city.  So

much for our town spirit.  Our girls softball league also has to play on substandard fields and our LaCrosse team has no where to play.  Our directors at PLAY have always believed that we should keep our kids on the field and out of the malls.

So, what is it we need?  Of course financial donations are

incredibly important and we thank each and everyone of you

who place money you can in our donation boxes around town

or send us a check.  We also really need land.  We are hoping

that someone with 18 to 20 acres will consider either donating

the land to us outright or as mitigation or through a trust.

  Another option would be to lease us land at $1 per year and

take the deduction on the market rental value.  Please keep

us in mind as the 2009 tax year winds down and continue to

remember us throughout 2010.  We thank you and our kids

thank you.