Donors honored at Welker Field
On Tuesday, May 31, numerous donors were honored for their part in providing funding and labor for new lights for Welker Field at River View Community Park. Andrew Everhart | Beacon
WARSAW – On Tuesday, May 31, numerous donors were honored for their part in providing funding and labor for new lights for Welker Field at River View Community Park.
The project, which was estimated to cost nearly $30,000, was minimized to $13,000 after the contributions of the donors.
The whole building process took nearly five months and consisted of approximately 120 man hours of work to complete.
Corey Fischer expressed that this wasn’t the first time that the donors have helped with lighting projects at the park. According to Fischer, “The River View Park Board and the village council wanted to recognize all the volunteers that helped toward this project, and actually a couple of them helped with a previous lighting project about 22 years ago so we just would like to give credit where credit is due.”
When asked about the connections that donors have with River View Community Park, Fischer said, “Many donors are River View graduates and the majority of people that donated time and money have either served on the park board or went to the swimming pool when they were a kid so most donors do have a strong connection with the park.”
Thanks to the contributions of the donors, now all of the baseball fields at River View Community Park are fully illuminated, which opens up more opportunities for games and tournaments.
According to Fischer, “Hopefully these new lights will open up a world of flexibility when it comes to rain outs, scheduling tournaments, and being able to space out games rather than stacking them one after the other.”
The River View Park Board, the village council, and community members would like to greatly thank the donors for their selflessness and generosity throughout the lighting project and their interest in the well-being of the youth of tomorrow.
More information on the Welker Field Lighting Project
- Total estimated costs without contributions – over $30,000
- Actual final cost to the park – approx. $13,000
- An estimated 120 total man hours and five months to complete
Volunteers who provided labor, advice or equipment
Bret Berry
Bob Wagner
Michael Varns – Varns Sandblasting and Painting
Chuck Donnell – Lonestar Fire and Security
R.D. Mobley – Lonestar Fire and Security
Bert Eizensmits
Terry Russell – Russell’s Hardware
Ed Robinette – Village of Warsaw Administrator
Installation of poles and wholesale supplies
Frontier Power – Steve Nelson and Phil Prouty
