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YMCA seeking donations for indoor sports complex improvement project
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AMMON – The YMCA in Idaho Falls is seeking the community’s assistance in providing upgrades and improvements to its indoor sports complex.
More than 2,000 kids use the building at 3500 South Ammon Road for various sporting events throughout the year. Financial program and development director Donovan Stokes tells EastIdahoNews.com what kind of improvements are needed headed into the fall and winter season.
“We have some heating issues, plumbing issues, landscaping issues that we are trying our best to get volunteers (to help with),” Stokes says.
Stokes explains there is no heating or air-conditioning in the building, which makes it uncomfortable for those who enter.
“There are certain things we have to do in the winter time to keep the pipes from freezing. That’s just the way it’s designed. We have to turn the water off and plug heaters into the wall … so the pipes won’t freeze,” says Stokes. “It’s such an ordeal to keep the building functioning.”
The turf on the floor and the netting on the side are worn out and they’re hoping to add screens throughout the facility so that spectators will have better visibility at sporting events. Installing cameras throughout the complex will also allow them to stream sporting events on social media.
Repairs and improvements are needed on the outside of the building as well. Those include repairing the fence line around the property and beautifying the landscape on the south and east side of the building. Get a look in the video above.
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