Ogden School District Letter of Support

Boys & Girls Clubs of Weber-Davis Letter of Support

January 8, 2014

To Whom It May Concern:

I am honored to write a letter of endorsement for the Ogden Community Soccer Complex.  As director of a youth centered organization in the Ogden community, I see this complex as a vital resource for youth and families here.

Soccer playing fields are few and far between in Ogden and those that are available are packed every day of the week during soccer season.  Having a high quality soccer complex, including a turf field that can be utilized not only for high school soccer, but also for many other community soccer programs would have a positive impact. 

Many other communities enjoy a soccer complex for its youth to utilize and now is the time for Ogden to enter that realm.  There are a large number of economically disadvantaged youth in our community who would benefit from the chance of playing soccer at a high quality complex.  For many youth in our area, soccer is one of the main reasons they stay in school.  It gives them motivation to not only attend school regularly so they can play for their junior high or high school teams, but it motivates them to earn higher grades to stay on their teams.  It also creates a sense of belonging for youth that is so crucial.

The generous donation of land by the Ogden School District provides the perfect opportunity to make the dream of a great complex a reality for these youth that love to play soccer so much.  The location of the complex at 1950 Monroe Boulevard is also is also a good fit for the youth demographic in Ogden.  It is centrally located to serve all of the community and there is more land to expand to make more fields when the time is right.  The location of the complex is close enough to downtown Ogden and the Ogden River Project that it will provide yet one more piece of the puzzle to make the Ogden community continue to thrive. 

The Ogden community supports its teams.  Attend any soccer game ranging from AYSO to high school and the sidelines are packed with passionate fans who love the game and love watching their loved ones play.  This community would not only fully support a beautiful complex, but would embrace it!  Please help give our community the chance to enjoy a beautiful complex to watch this many faceted game called soccer.  I ask you to make a favorable decision regarding this application for RAMP Funds.

Sincerely,

Judy Kasten Bell, Executive Director

127 24^th Street, Suite 3, Ogden, Utah  84401