By Stephanie Potts sponsored by Yurview New England | President and Founder
GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY SUNDAY APRIL 11, 2021 AT 11:00 AM, CHARIHO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC STADIUM!
In December, 2019, The Maddie Potts Memorial Field House had already jumped its second hurdle! Getting a UNANIMOUS approval to proceed from the Chariho School Committee! In March, 2019, we surpassed the first hurdle, getting tri-town approval of Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton. The Potts' family looks forward to giving back to the Chariho community and all those that have supported Maddie through her athletic career. The Field House will be fully funded, including all architectural and septic design costs, by Maddie's Foundation. Current estimates for completion are over $700,000.
The field house will span over 3000 sq. ft and be accessible for all the sports who utilize the stadium side of campus, particularly for their home games, including football, baseball, field hockey, track, cross country, men and women's soccer and lacrosse. It will include an athletic training room, home locker room, private visiting team area, an upgraded concession stand, indoor restrooms, a private officials locker room and a central "Maddie Mentality" Atrium to host senior nights and small community events.
Our timeline was to have a ceremonial groundbreaking on April 11th 2020, in honor of what would have been Maddie's 20th birthday, and have this completed by September 23, 2020, the 3 year anniversary of Maddie's passing. Unfortunately, the coronavirus had other ideas. We were still able to persevere and have a ground breaking ceremony April 11, 2021 to include the Class of 2021 who were Freshman when Maddie passes. The day was sponsored by Yurview Productions titled "From Field to Field House - Continuing a Legacy" www.yurview.com/featured/maddie-potts-legacy-lives-on-with-new-field-house/. Maddie would want her teammates and friends to leave Chariho on a more positive note than what many started in September of 2017.
Our original goal, to build The Maddie Potts Memorial Indoor Track and Practice Facility was put on hold as that will take several years and several million dollars. Instead, we have focused on the more immediate needs of our athletic teams and supporters ( indoor bathrooms, running water for concessions) and have added the "wants" to better host visiting teams and officials and have a place for athletes and fans to "escape" during the unpredictable New England weather. We are hopeful to initiate a collaborative effort between southern Rhode Island school districts and Maddie's Foundation in 2022.
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