SITTIN' PRETTY MOORPARK COLLEGE'S STADIUM GETS NEW SEATS.Byline: Krystn Shrieve Staff Writer MOORPARK - Fans will be sitting pretty this season in new silver and royal-blue aluminum seats that recently replaced the concrete-block ones in Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. stadium as part of the stadium's renovation. The $750,000 renovation, called Project 2000, will also include a new scoreboard, nine-lane all-weather track, gated entrance, ticket booth and dedication wall. A completion date has not yet been set, but Athletic Director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic John Keever said if fund-raising efforts Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported are successful he hopes the project will be finished sometime next year. ``This will help us get into the 21st century,'' Keever said. ``The all-weather track will be easier to maintain, will cut back on injuries and won't get muddy in the rain. It's just better for performance.'' The first chance fans will have to sit in the stadium's 4,000 individual seats, installed last spring, will be when the Raiders face off against Pierce Pierce may refer to: Places
The seats were paid for with a $100,000 donation by Paul Griffin Paul Griffin may refer to:
To help raise money for the renovation the college is selling seats for $100 - and putting donors' names on mounted plates. The seats are $100 each. So far 100 of the 4,000 seats have been sold. The college is also selling engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. entries on the dedication wall. Once the renovation is complete, the college plans to use the stadium for other community events, such as the Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. . ``I was there when the stadium was built, and later when the lights were put in,'' Griffin said. ``It was just natural for me to continue my involvement and help out with the seats. I believe in supporting the communities I build in.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Moorpark College Athletic Director John Keever relaxes in the newly upgraded seating in the school's Griffin Stadium. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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