PLAY donates checks to Alpine youth sports

The Alpine Sun

     ALPINE - Cheerful representatives from Alpine's youth sports groups accepted checks totaling $1,500 on March 8 from Park Land for Alpine Youth (PLAY).
     The ceremony was held under sunny skies outside the Alpine Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce office at 2157 Alpine Blvd. in Alpine.
     PLAY board members Chuck Taylor and Diane Casey handed out donations of $250 each to Alpine American Little League, Alpine Youth Soccer Organization, Alpine Eagles Lacrosse, Alpine Girls Softball, Alpine Mountaineers and Alpine Pony League.
     “Those little boxes that take your quarters and your dimes and your nickels (at local businesses) are how we got here,” Taylor told the group.
     He thanked Albertsons, True Value Hardware, California Bank & Trust and Alpine Tobacco for their help with the collection and donation program.
     Cyndy Walker and Jacqui Brown-Schmidt of Alpine Eagles Lacrosse said they were thrilled and excited when they heard the checks were coming for equipment and scholarships to help all children play the game.
     “We're growing rapidly,” Walker said. “To keep up with that financially is tough for us.”
     A representative of state Sen. Joel Anderson's office, Lizzy Blumberg, presented each of the youth groups and businesses with certificates for outstanding community support and for serving the youth of Alpine.
     Taylor said PLAY will continue to raise money for all the youth leagues, but the organization's focus has had to shift since it started two years ago.
     The original goal was to build sports facilities for Alpine youth sports. Taylor said the nation's economic downturn and environmental concerns about potential Alpine facility locations have made that too difficult for now.

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