The Rockton Lions Club is leading the effort to raise donations for our Rockton Athletic Fields. These improvements will add much needed space for our local baseball, softball, soccer and football teams; encouraging our youth to participate in structured team activities that create a solid foundation for our future community leaders.

 

The Rockton Lions Club has already pledged a $20,000 donation to jump start the project. Joining the Lions Club is Fatwallet.com, a local online shopping community based in Machesney Park. Fatwallet.com has pledged to match the first $50,000 donated to the Rockton Athletic Fields. With that donation, we only need to raise an additional $90,000 to receive a $400,000 grant from the state of Illinois. With the extreme generosity of our wonderful community, the grant could be approved and finalized by the beginning of 2008. This would allow us to complete phase one of the project by the fall of next year.

 

The Rockton Lions Club has been the catalyst for improvements to our community for many years, including a similar donation to renovate Settlers Park several years ago. In addition to the hugely popular Old Settler’s Days, the Lions Club organizes several other fund raisers throughout the year including Candy Day, Rose Day, the annual Christmas Parade Auction and the Golf Play Day. All the proceeds from these events are funneled directly back into the community. Please visit www.rocktonlions.com for more information about the Rockton Lions Club and how you or your business can donate to the Rockton Athletic Fields.