GLASLYN – ADAMA Canada has announced a donation of $10,000 to the Glaslyn Recreation Board to improve its local ball diamond.
This donation is part of All In On Your Stomping Grounds, a new initiative to help fund community projects across the country.
The money went towards improving the local ball diamond. The upgrades included a new storage shed and equipment for the concession booth, such as a new fridge and freezer. This year, Glaslyn has seen an increase in children under 11 playing ball, so these improvements will create a better-equipped ballpark for local and surrounding communities that will meet the growing teams’ needs.
“This $10,000 will go a long way in making our ball diamond the best it can be for the new teams,” said Kayla Pylypow, president of the Glaslyn Recreation Board.
“We’ve loved seeing children in the community get excited about playing baseball, so we’re thrilled the ballpark can get the upgrades it needs and we hope the improvements will encourage more children to play for years to come.”
The Glaslyn ball diamond is one of 19 initiatives supported by ADAMA Canada’s All In On Your Stomping Grounds program, which issued a cross-country call for Canadians to share community space improvement projects, agricultural education projects or community food bank projects in their hometowns that needed funding earlier this year. The program donated up to $10,000 to each recipient and a total of $120,000 after receiving 60 applicants.
“We could tell how important it was for ADAMA to support the Glaslyn Recreation Board on this project,” said Cornie Thiessen, general manager for ADAMA Canada. “Initiatives like this are the reason we wanted to create All In On Your Stomping Grounds, and we’re looking forward to using the fund to continue to help improve communities all over Canada.”
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