Kaley Field Project

Kaley Field Project Updates

For more information about this new state-of-the-art building, which will serve as the Entryway to Kaley Field, and will house a Concesssion Stand, Ticket Booth and Restrooms, contact Greencastle – Antrim Education Foundation Board of Directors President , Vernon McCauley, at vernonmccauley@comcast.net or (717) 375-5399. Named Gift Opportunities are available.

Donations can be mailed to: Dana Given, Executive Director, GAEF, P.O. Box 623, Greencastle, PA 17225, or you can email her at: office@GAEFonline.org

June 8, 2021 Updates – #4

Great weather this past week has allowed Eagle Construction, and their team of sub-contractors, to make great strides in our project, as seen by the pictures in this post.
We anticipate another round of photos by the weekend – which will show even more progress!

$488,000 of the needed $600,000 has been raised to date.

June 3, 2021 Updates – #3

It’s been a very exciting week with the Kaley Field Construction Project.

Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation (GAEF), a local non-profit, works to enhance educational opportunities in the G-A School District, has taken on this project, to raise the needed $600,000 and build a building which will house a Concession Stand, Ticket Booth, and Restrooms at Kaley Field. We will then gift the building to the district upon completion.

On May 27, using a 25-ton rollback truck, Andrew Stevens, from Jerr-Dan, and Mike Stenger, from Lumber Direct, moved the beam from where it’s been stored for the past year or so at Tayamentasachta, to Kaley Field. The beam, donated by Strait Steel, was embellished with logos of donors and signed by many locals at a fundraising event a couple of years ago, to be used for the building project.

Additional walls have been erected this week, on both sides: Concesssion Stand and Ticket Booth, as well as the Restroom Side.

Construction is slated to be complete before the 2021-2022 school year.

May 25, 2021 Updates – #2

The past ten days have been quite productive on the project, as concrete flooring has been poured, and some of the walls have gone up!

What an incredible picture, through an interior doorway, to see the American Flag and Kaley Field in the background!

The pictured interior walls separate the Men’s and Ladies’ Restrooms.

May 15, 2021 Updates – #1

Eagle Construction, and their sub-contractors, have been very busy over the past several weeks since the Groundbreaking Cermony on April 21. Weekly photo updates will be posted moving forward.

To date $488,000 of the needed $600,000 has been donated/pledged.

Kaley Field Groundbreaking Ceremony

The Greencastle-Antrim Education Foundation held a Groundbreaking Ceremony, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Kaley Field, for their new state-of-the-art, 3,000 sq. ft. building which will house ticket sales, concessions and restrooms.

Despite cool temperatures and strong winds, about fifty local business and community members attended the closed event to help celebrate the launch of the project, which was originally slated to begin construction in the spring of 2020. Due to COVID, the project had to be put on indefinite hold last spring, until local businessman, Dean Martin, Sunnyway Foods, challenged other local business owners to join him in making major donations. Those major donations, added to the original major donations from F&M Trust and Sunnyway Foods, allowed plans to be set in motion again.

President of the GAEF Board of Directors, Vernon McCauley, served as Master of Ceremonies for the event, and also co-chairs the GAEF Building Committee, along with retired bank president, Jeff Shank. Shank shared with the crowd the genesis of the project, and the partnership between the GAEF organization and the school district in order to undertake such a project. “Having put the Kaley Field project on hold for a year due to COVID, the GAEF Board never lost focus on getting this project completed”. He expressed his appreciation to the contractor by stating, “Many thanks to Eagle Construction for enduring countless changes and modifications from dealing with committees and donors.”

“GAEF is extremely appreciative to all of our donors for their financial support in making the Kaley Field Project a reality”, McCauley stated, as he introduced four of the major donors, each of whom offered remarks: Tim Henry, F&M Trust; Dean Martin, Sunnyway Foods; Greg Weaver, Antrim Way Honda; and David Rajtik, Antrim Insurance. Other Major Donors include: Dean Martin, Margaret Martin, Greg and Cherie Weaver, and Pamela Weaver Knepper.

Additional donations have been received from: Frederick Seibert & Associates; GoSports Turf – John McDowell; Graphics Universal – Garon Gembe; John Allison Public House – John Flannery; Lumber Direct – Mike and Misty Stenger; Martin and Martin Engineering – Joe McDowell; Moen Products – Larry Webster; Nitterhouse Foundation; Strait Steel – Greg Strait; TelePlus – Frank Guthrie.

In introducing Greencastle-Antrim School District Superintendent, Dr. Lura Hanks, McCauley said “This project would not have been possible without the steadfast support of our District Superintendent, Dr. Lura Hanks, and her Administrative Team, including Athletic Director, Vicki Ritchey.”

Total to date, $487,000 of the $600,000 has been donated or pledged to the building project. It is anticipated that the project will be complete in time for the launch of the 2021-2022 school year. The GAEF Board plans to continue fundraising until the overall goal has been reached. Local businesses wishing to help underwrite the Kaley Field Project should contact the organization by emailing Executive Director, Dana Given, at office@gaefonline.org

Kaley Field Project Resurrected

The Kaley Field construction project was scheduled to begin in the spring of 2020. Like many projects of the time, it was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At points, over the past year, it was unclear whether the project could be resurrected. But, due to the extreme generosity of several local businesses and members of their families, along with the original major donors of F&M Trust and Sunnyway Foods, the project is back on track to be completed in 2021.

Joining the original major donors, Antrim Insurance, Antrim Way Honda, the Weaver Family, and the Martin Family have all given or pledged $50,000 or more to the project. Many others have given or pledged; still others are providing In-Kind donations, bringing the total donations to $487,000 of the overall $600,000 projected cost.

The need for upgrades became clear over six years ago, when a sewer line issue could not be repaired, forcing the Kaley Field restroom facilities to close, and portable facilities to be used in as a temporary measure. This need led the GAEF and the school district to contemplate broader improvement needs for the Kaley Field complex.

In addition to restrooms improvements that will promote cleanliness, like feature touch-free faucets, hand-dryers, and toilets; construction will also include a central complex access point with improved ticket booth and concession stand upgrades.

This state-of-the-art, 3,000 sq. ft. facility was designed to maximize the utilization of space and ultimately cut down on the overall original construction costs. This is especially true for the new concession stand, where Johnnies Restaurant Supply is lending their expertise by recommending layout and equipment options to maximize service of concessions to patrons.

Eagle Construction, of Greencastle, was chosen as the general contractor for the project and will break ground sometime in April. If the weather cooperates over the next few months, it is expected that the building will be completed in time for the 2021 school year.

Due to COVID-restrictions, a small Groundbreaking Ceremony will be held with the key stakeholders only: the donors, the boards of directors of the GAEF and the GASD, and local dignitaries. Leaders of the GAEF are planning a much-larger community celebration, if COVID-restrictions are lifted, when it’s time to hold a ribbon cutting, when the building is complete and the keys are turned-over to the school district.

For more information about how your business could donate to the project, please contact Dana Given, Executive Director, by emailing her at: office@gaefonline.org