Chapman Sports Complex

Project Scope:

Three (3) Lighted "Fields Of Dreams"

Concession Facility

Handicap Accessible Restroom Facilities

Mesh Safety Canopy Over Spectator Areas

Bleachers

Large Parking Area

Project History:

The Woodlawn Community Foundation was formed to assist with this project and has been instrumental in our efforts. The Foundation has pledged to continue with many additional Community projects in the future. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.

The property has been readied for the project with the help of the IPRB (Illinois Petroleum Resources Board) and KSG Asphalt for the site remediation work and the hundreds of hours of donated time and resources from the many volunteers.

The Village of Woodlawn has been instrumental in the development of the project, securing funding for the purchase of the property, the entrance road and parking area and much more! In addition, the Village has pledged its continuing support for the project in a joint venture with the Chapman Sports Complex Board of Directors.

Many organizations, businesses, and individuals have donated time, equipment, and resources to this project and continue to do so. They have currently donated over $750,000.00 and are making this project possible. Because of their generosity, Phase I of the project has been completed and much of Phase II is also now completed. Thousands of hours have been devoted to the project with project planning, legal and political matters, technical issues, writing grants, etc., heavy construction, concession facility construction, professional skilled labor, grounds preparation, erecting fencing, laying water and sewer lines, building the three infields, and so much more. Now all of this has transformed the landscape West of the Grade School in the Heart of our Community into a Sports Complex we can all be proud of. Children and their families will enjoy this facility for many - many years to come and we should all be very proud of what we have accomplished. We set out with a goal and refused to accept anything but success and we now have our reward.

Project Future:

The Fields were ready for practice and day games by the Spring of 2004 as scheduled.
The Safety Canopy, Lights, Additional Fencing, and Bleachers will be installed as funding becomes available.

Other future plans for the Complex include a Walking Track, Batting Cages, Playground Equipment, and early plans for perhaps Soccer Fields and even Tennis Courts are being considered, plus so much more!

A Sincere Thank You to all of the Volunteers!

We thank all of the Volunteers (too numerous to mention) for all of the hard work and devotion to our Children and our Community and for all of those who have supported and continue to support the Fundraisers to help us in our quest for a brighter future for the Children we love so much. You may click here to view a list of the names of many of our volunteers though there have been so many who have helped that this list cannot possibly show every name although with your help, perhaps we can make sure that it does. Please let us know if there are names that we have over looked.