{"id":44224,"date":"2024-04-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=44224"},"modified":"2024-04-13T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T10:00:00","slug":"connection-to-lockview-high-leads-to-donation-towards-multi-sport-turf-field-project-by-fall-river-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=44224","title":{"rendered":"Connection to Lockview High leads to donation towards multi-sport turf field project by Fall River business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;206&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FALL RIVER:<\/strong> With a connection to Lockview High and their sports clubs, it only made sense for Barb MacLellan to support a project that will benefit future generations of athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The owner\/lawyer with Fall River Law met up with a couple of the HRM Northern Suburban Track and Turf Field committee members at her office on Hwy 2 in Fall River on April 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MacLellan presented Sara Wood and Rita Nigam, who is chairperson on the committee and a main force behind making the turf field dream a reality, with her cheque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The donation was for $1,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;210&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fall River resident has had her son Josh attend and play basketball with Lockview High, as well as being involved herself as a coach and one of the founding members of the Fury Volleyball club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith them needing some support, I thought it made common sense for me to support it and donate some money towards it,\u201d said MacLellan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also did the donation to challenge other members of Fall River and Area Business Association (FRABA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FRABA is doing a fundraiser themselves for the turf field project in which they will match donations up to $5,000 from FRABA members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy making my $1,5000 donation, it actually becomes $3,000 with FRABA matching it,\u201d said MacLellan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second of three Rafflebox 5050 draws is now live as well for the Turf Field project. The next draw is on May 10 and then June 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wood and Nigam said they are about 65 per cent of the way to their $213,000 that the community has to raise for the almost $5 million project, which has support from all three levels of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first draw was more than $4,000 with the winner, Tyler Johnston, donating his portion of the winnings ($2,000) back to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To purchase tickets for the Rafflebox draw check out: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafflebox.ca\/raffle\/hrm-nsac\">https:\/\/www.rafflebox.ca\/raffle\/hrm-nsac<\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;192&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;206&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;] FALL RIVER: With a connection to Lockview High and their sports clubs, it only made sense for Barb MacLellan to support a project that will benefit future generations of athletes. 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