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 24th Street, Suite 3,
Ogden, Utah 84401
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