There are some excited young athletes in Gander after the local minor baseball program received a $25,000 grant for field improvements as part of the Art Walker Field Redevelopment Plan.
Gander Minor Baseball was one of the winners of the 2020 Field of Dreams Field Funding Program offered by the Toronto Blue Jays’ Jays Care Foundation.
The town held a live watch party last Friday evening as members of the Gander town council joined the kids, parents and executives on the field to watch the announcement live on Sportsnet’s Blue Jays Central.
Mayor Percy Farwell says the field has been around for a long time and in recent years has needed a number of repairs, reducing opportunities for young baseball players. He says the town was pleased with the leadership of Gander Minor Baseball in identifying priority areas for the field and applying for the funding from the Jays Care Foundation.
Farwell says the roar from the kids after the announcement spoke volumes for what the win meant to them.
Gander, Newfoundland celebrates their Field Of Dreams grant!
THIS is what our #BlueJaysCommunity is all about 💙 pic.twitter.com/fOsq1UHpGQ
— Jays Care Foundation (@JaysCare) August 22, 2020