Officials hope to see the baseball field built at Gloucester Township Community Park.
Mayor David Mayer hopes to enlist township residents and businesses to help make one of Council President Glen Bianchini's dreams come true. The dream? For Gloucester Township Community Park to become Camden County's lone home of a baseball field specifically designed for mentally and physically disabled children. On Monday, Mayer called on residents to get involved with the project. "We are going to make this a community event where we will reach out to the community—ask folks to make, not just monetary donations, but I think what is equally important would be donations of labor (and) donations of supplies and material that can make this a reality," he said. The mayor noted Gloucester Township Rotary Club has already taken on the so-…
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Council President Glen Bianchini hopes so.
During his time as president of Gloucester Township Rotary Club, Glen Bianchini thought it would be great for the township to become home to a baseball field designed for mentally and physically disabled children. He still does. As president of the Township Council, Bianchini is hopeful he can help form a public-private partnership to bring a "Field of Dreams" to Gloucester Township Community Park. Bianchini brought up the ball field Monday night after Timber Birch resident Joanne Carr requested an update for future improvements for the park from Council. Carr asked the governing body about the amphitheater that was to be built in the park located at Hickstown and Peter Cheeseman roads, in the township's Erial section. Bianchini noted …
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Shari
1:46 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
I would love to be involved in the labor part of the project. It's an excellent idea. My husband & I ran a softball team for mentally & physically handicapped adults for 16 yrs. Unfortunately the team has disbanded and we are no longer involved. But I would love to help with this. more ›