The Saugeen Shores Men’s and Ladies Slo-Pitch Leagues have joined together to donate $50,000 towards Phase Two of The Lamont Sports Park Illuminating Dreams Fundraising Campaign.
The baseball park project in Port Elgin is heading into its second phase of development.
Phase one is complete and features four lit baseball diamonds that will be ready for play in the spring of 2023.
Phase two adds two additional youth baseball fields and an accessible playground.
Men’s Slo-Pitch president Connor Youth and Ladies Slo-Pitch president Kristyn Pette were both on hand for a recent cheque presentation. he says in a statement, “Our Men’s League is thrilled to help continue growing the sport of baseball. The efforts of everyone involved with the Lamont Sports Park campaign are appreciated by our league.”
Pette says, “Would like to commend our league’s current executive, past executives, and our league members for being part of this legacy donation. We are excited we could partner on this donation, and we could not be happier.”
Campaign Co-Chairs Mike Myatt and Robert Stanley say the $50,000 moves them one step closer to constructing two new youth baseball fields.
Myatt and Stanley also confirmed the campaign will make further “quiet ask” donor announcements in the near future, prior to the public campaign launch at the park on June 4th 2022.
Caption: “Saugeen Shores Men’s and Ladies’ Slo-Pitch League gives $50K to Lamont Sports Park.
(From L to R): Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau, Connor Yourth, Nicole Marsh, Kristyn Pette, Vice-Deputy Mayor and Campaign Co-Chair Mike Myatt, Co-Chair Rob Stanley”