Eagle Project - New Batting Cages for local park
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My name is John Tremper, I am a Life Scout in Troop 377 out of Mooresville, NC and I am raising money to provide the kids in my community with new, safe batting cages at the local ball park. The current cages are falling apart and unusable.
I have been a member of the Boy Scouts of America since I was 6 years old, when I joined Cub Scout Pack 159 in Roxbury, NJ. The only activity I have been active in longer than scouts is baseball, where until the Covid outbreak in 2020 I've played between 1-4 seasons of baseball every single year since I was 5. I've played in various recreational, travel, all-star, and school leagues and I'm currently waiting for the 17U spring rec season to begin.
When it came time to decide what I wanted to do for my Eagle Scout project, I thought it would be great if I could come up with something that combined the two activities. I used to go to the batting cages all the time with my dad in NJ. That continued for a little while after we moved to NC, until the batting cages at our local ballpark got to the point where we could no longer use them. It was at that time when I got the idea to replace the batting cages. I only have a couple seasons left to play, but my hope is that the new batting cages will provide other kids with as much fun as I've enjoyed over the years. This is my chance to give back!
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Who will benefit from this?
Stumpy Creek Park is open to the public, so anyone who comes to play baseball will have a nice batting cage available to them. Whether it's a parent and their son/daughter looking to spend some time getting some swings in, a team of 7 year olds learning how to hit off of a pitcher for the first time, or a team warming up before their big playoff game. There are hundreds of kids (probably closer to one thousand) who will play at the park this spring alone.
With 3 baseball fields, Stumpy Creek Park in Iredell County, NC serves as the home field for baseball and softball players of all ages. On game day, you'll find hundreds of kids from various leagues playing at every level from Tee-ball to 17U. Unfortunately, the wooden-framed batting cages are falling apart and can not be used by anyone. Over the years, I've spent countless hours in batting cages improving my swing with my dad and other coaches, and I would like other kids to have the same opportunity.
To do everything I'm hoping to accomplish will cost about $15,000. This includes the cost to remove and dispose of the existing cages and the purchase/installation of 2 commercial grade, steel-framed cages and nets (70' and 50'). This is an expensive project, but I want to build something that will last a long time and require very little maintenance. If every player registered with the 2 local leagues contributed $20, we'd already be more than halfway there! With your help, we can do this!
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and showing interest in my project.
For more information about my project, go to my website http://eagle.tremper.us/
I have been a member of the Boy Scouts of America since I was 6 years old, when I joined Cub Scout Pack 159 in Roxbury, NJ. The only activity I have been active in longer than scouts is baseball, where until the Covid outbreak in 2020 I've played between 1-4 seasons of baseball every single year since I was 5. I've played in various recreational, travel, all-star, and school leagues and I'm currently waiting for the 17U spring rec season to begin.
When it came time to decide what I wanted to do for my Eagle Scout project, I thought it would be great if I could come up with something that combined the two activities. I used to go to the batting cages all the time with my dad in NJ. That continued for a little while after we moved to NC, until the batting cages at our local ballpark got to the point where we could no longer use them. It was at that time when I got the idea to replace the batting cages. I only have a couple seasons left to play, but my hope is that the new batting cages will provide other kids with as much fun as I've enjoyed over the years. This is my chance to give back!
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Who will benefit from this?
Stumpy Creek Park is open to the public, so anyone who comes to play baseball will have a nice batting cage available to them. Whether it's a parent and their son/daughter looking to spend some time getting some swings in, a team of 7 year olds learning how to hit off of a pitcher for the first time, or a team warming up before their big playoff game. There are hundreds of kids (probably closer to one thousand) who will play at the park this spring alone.
With 3 baseball fields, Stumpy Creek Park in Iredell County, NC serves as the home field for baseball and softball players of all ages. On game day, you'll find hundreds of kids from various leagues playing at every level from Tee-ball to 17U. Unfortunately, the wooden-framed batting cages are falling apart and can not be used by anyone. Over the years, I've spent countless hours in batting cages improving my swing with my dad and other coaches, and I would like other kids to have the same opportunity.
To do everything I'm hoping to accomplish will cost about $15,000. This includes the cost to remove and dispose of the existing cages and the purchase/installation of 2 commercial grade, steel-framed cages and nets (70' and 50'). This is an expensive project, but I want to build something that will last a long time and require very little maintenance. If every player registered with the 2 local leagues contributed $20, we'd already be more than halfway there! With your help, we can do this!
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and showing interest in my project.
For more information about my project, go to my website http://eagle.tremper.us/
Organizer
Jason Tremper
Organizer
Mooresville, NC