March 23, 2009 - Greensboro, North Carolina

Brant Taylor and family, the Triad Sports Foundation, the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the ARC of Greensboro, and the City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department are close to seeing the results of a four-year-old dream, at Pomona Park in Greensboro.  Brant Taylor, a Senior at Grimsley High School, seeks to earn his Eagle Scout badge by building an ADA-accessible surface for the ballfield at the park.  The field, owned by the City of Greensboro, has been used for many years by the Challenger League directed by the ARC of Greensboro.  The former infield, surfaced in stone dust, was not very accomodating for athletes in wheelchairs and walkers - especially after heavy rain.  Brant's dream, was to fund and build a field surfaced with Mondo - a rubber track surface material similar to that used for Olympic running surfaces.

At the end of March, the field will be complete, and Brant's dream will have been realized.  And, for disabled children of greater Greensboro, the first field of its kind - one they can truly call their own will open with great anticipation. 

The Bryan Foundation, through the Greensboro Grasshoppers,  provided most of the funding for the project built by Medallion Athletic Products, Inc. of Mooresville, NC.  The City of Greensboro paved the pad on which the Mondo Super-X rubber surface was installed.  FenceBuilders of Winston-Salem provided new fencing and backstop, and Apollo SunGuard - a Florida-based company - donated two sun-shades, one for each dugout.  Other amenities will finish the project, as contractors and suppliers finalize the details on what has truly been an effort in community service, philanthropy, and public-private partnership.

Triad Sports Foundation is proud to be involved in such a project, and looks forward to producing some photos and video on our website, as Pomona Park is revealed with its recent makeover !!