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Decatur Schools, Colts, & LISC Cut Ribbon on New Field at Devere Fair Stadium

DECATUR SCHOOLS, COLTS & LISC TO CUT RIBBON ON NEW FIELD AT DEVERE FAIR STADIUM

Indianapolis – Representatives of MSD of Decatur Township, the Indianapolis Colts and LISC-Indianapolis cut the ribbon on a new synthetic turf field at Devere Fair Stadium, thanks in part to a $250,000 grant by the Colts through the NFL Foundation Grassroots Program.

Devere Fair Stadium is the home field of Decatur Township high and middle schools and also hosts activities with the Decatur Youth Football League, Decatur Township Performing Arts, the Special Olympics, Decatur Youth Soccer and Decatur Middle School soccer

Devere Fair marks the 10th Indianapolis field to be funded through the Grassroots program, including fields at Douglass Park (1999), Gustafson Park (2003), Ben Davis High School (2004), Lutheran High School (2005), Christian Park (2006), Evans Football Field (2007), George Washington Community High School (2008), The Legacy Recreation Center/ Arsenal Tech High School (2009) and Central Greens Field (2013).

The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program is a partnership between the NFL Foundation and LISC, the nation’s leading community development support organization.  LISC identifies local, nonprofit, community-based organizations that have an interest in building or refurbishing football fields in schools and neighborhood parks. Through the program, local agencies are provided with the necessary financing and technical assistance to improve the quality and safety of fields in their communities. The organizations oversee the construction, maintenance and programming of the fields.