The Fabio Belli Foundation will receive a $150,000 investment from the Jays Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays.
The money will go towards upgrading a baseball field at the Terry Fox Complex in Sudbury.
The foundation one of 16 organizations that will share in $1.4 million in funding that was announced by Jays Care.
In the last five years, Jays Care has committed more than $7.5 million to 70 infrastructure projects across Canada.
“We are very pleased with the broad geographic impact our grants will make this year,” said Robert Witchel, executive director, Jays Care Foundation, in a press release.
“Jays Care is committed to providing children and youth across Canada with safe and accessible spaces to play and these investments will give youth the opportunity to learn valuable life-skills such as resiliency, teamwork, and leadership through sport.”
The following organizations and communities have been selected as Jays Care Foundation’s 2018 Field Of Dreams recipients:
1) Aaron Roote Memorial Youth Centre – Saugeen First Nation, ON
2) Altona Minor Baseball – Altona, MB
3) Antigonish Challenger Baseball – Antigonish, NS
4) Battlefords Minor Baseball – North Battleford, SK
5) Fabio Belli Foundation – Sudbury, ON
6) Gagetown & District Recreation Council Inc. – Gagetown, NB
7) Gordon Head At Lambrick Park Baseball Organization – Victoria, BC
8) Hamilton Challenger Baseball Association – Hamilton, ON
9) Judique Recreation Association – Judique, NS
10) Kwanlin Dün First Nation – Whitehorse, YT
11) Municipality Of Pontiac – Pontiac, QC
12) National Ball Association – Victoria, BC
13) North Regina Little League Inc. – Regina, SK
14) Paradise Minor Baseball Inc. – Paradise, NL
15) St. Albert Minor Baseball Association – St. Albert, AB
16) Toronto District School Board’s Pelmo Park Public School – Toronto, ON
