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Myers Field Complex Campaign

As we have done for more than a century, THE YMCA of ASHLAND, OHIO IS COMMITTED TO SAYING “YES” TO OUR COMMUNITY (after all, YES  begins with a Y). Recognizing the needs of our  members and neighbors, and the challenges and limitations of our current facility, the YMCA’s Board of Directors has launched a targeted fundraising Campaign to vastly improve our soccer and football fields and enhance our outdoor spaces. With your help, we will provide expanded services and programs to encourage a healthy and active community. Together, we will connect neighbors and families, strengthening the social bonds that promote understanding and reduce stress. Through your generosity, the YMCA mission will reach more people in our community, making sure we can say “YES” today and in the future.

The goal in the Myers Field Campaign is to raise $1.5 million by the end of June 2025 for the creation of the Outdoor Sports Complex.

Our Myers Field Campaign is being led by a committed group of community volunteers to raise the funds necessary from the Y family and the  Ashland County community to enable construction of a new Outdoor Sports Complex complete with lighted combination soccer & three football fields, quarter-mile walking path and concession building with ADA-compliant restrooms to begin in August of 2025 and to be completed by spring 2026. We invite you to be a part of the Myers Field Campaign. Interested individuals, families, corporations and foundations can bring this important project to life by making a gift or two-year pledge to the Myers Field Campaign.

THE NEED

Since moving to our current location in 1956, the Ashland YMCA is bursting at the seams with activity. As our community rebounded from the recent pandemic, the Ashland YMCA programs are growing at a rapid pace, especially our youth programs. There is a tremendous amount of both pent-up demand and energy for the services we offer and we anticipate even greater demand in the coming years as the city and county continue to grow.  For 2025 and beyond we anticipate expanding our NFL Flag Football League, our Youth Soccer Program, future activities for kids will likely include Lacrosse Leagues and Clinics, Youth Sports Camps, and Tournaments. We also plan to begin offering Adult Soccer Leagues and Adult Flag Football Leagues, Recreational Kickball and Ultimate Frisbee.

THE SOLUTION

Revitalizing the Myers field for safety to our community with updates for youth sports, bringing back the track/walking path and ADA complaint Restrooms are the forefront of our Campaign. With your help, we can come together to make the Myers Field Campaigns goal to raise $1.5 million by the end of June 2025. The Outdoor Sports Complex will connect and strength neighbors and family bonds to promote wellness for all. We invite you to be a part of the Myers Field Campaign.

THE IMPACT

  • An Outdoor Sports Complex ready to meet 21st century health, wellness and fitness needs for all, especially our children and grandchildren
  • Increased capacity and efficiency
  • Additional field-adjacent parking to improve access and safety,
  • Field-adjacent Concession building with ADA-compliant restrooms for comfort, safety and convenience
  • Field rental to community organizations
  • Contribute to Ashland as a more livable community and more attractive to potential businesses and residents
  • A major point of community pride, and satisfaction knowing that you are helping future generations physically, mentally & spiritually

Walking Path

ADA Restrooms

Parking

The Myers Field CAMPAIGN will position the Y to serve more people effectively and efficiently. At the core of improvements to the YMCA of Ashland, Ohio  is a new Outside Sports Complex consisting of:

  1. 210-foot by 360-foot field of well-drained natural turf which can be set up and lined for a NCAA regulation soccer field or as three 90-foot by 210-foot (70-yard) flag football fields.
  2. Four 30-foot tall stadium lighting towers around the field perimeter.
  3. State-of-the-art outdoor sound system.
  4. Quarter-mile, eight-foot wide asphalt walking path around the perimeter of the field with connecting concrete sidewalks.
  5. Handicapped-accessible ramp to enter the field from Holbrook Street.
  6. New chain link fencing with access gates along the north and west perimeter of the field and adjacent parking area.
  7. Maintenance/Equipment Storage Building, including Concession area, as well as Men’s, Women’s and Family Restrooms to accommodate individuals with disabilities in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
  8. Handicapped-accessible and general parking areas for up to 36 vehicles.
  9. 24-foot wide asphalt exit drive around the north side of the YMCA facility for safer egress.

Leave Your Mark!

Naming Opportunities

Complex

Walking Path

Building Birdseye

    Outdoor Sports Complex $250,000                     Walking Pathway $100,000                         Concession Building  $100,000

Scoreboard

Outdoor Lighting

Benches

           LED Scoreboard    $75,000                     Outdoor Lighting  $25,000 ea.                               Benches  $25,000 

Concessions

Parking Daytime

        Concession Area  $20,000                         Parking Lot Expansion  $20,000

HOW CAN YOU HELP US REACH OUR GOAL?

All contributions to the Myers Field CAMPAIGN of The YMCA of Ashland, Ohio, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

To discuss how you can support the Myers Field CAMPAIGN and The YMCA of Ashland, Ohio at this important time in its history, please contact Molly Riley, Executive Director, 419-289-0626, or email at mriley@ashlandy.org.