Holy Cross Community Services held its first pre-construction site meeting on Sept. 10 for the creation of a practice football field, a soccer field and girls softball field as part of the Holy Cross Community Enrichment and Recreational Program. The fields will be located on the corner of Rivas Street and General McMullen on the 9 acres of undeveloped property owned by the Brothers of Holy Cross.
The Holy Cross Community Enrichment and Recreational Program’s goals are:
- To encourage and increase youth participation in football, cheerleading and dance;
- To ensure a safe and positive playing environment for all participants; and,
- To instill life-long values of teamwork, dedication and superior work ethic in the classroom and on the playing field.
The Program will provide health and wellness activities and sports for the local Westside families including the Holy Cross Pop Warner League and the Holy Cross of San Antonio’s students. The fields are expected to be completed by Spring 2011. To learn how to make a donation in order to support this program, contact Elizabeth Eguia-Garcia, Director of Advancement and Development, 210.433.4509.
Holy Cross Community Services is a 501 (c)(3) charitable umbrella organization which sponsors various projects and programs including Holy Cross Family Medical Center and Holy Cross of San Antonio located in the heart of San Antonio’s Westside, a highly underdeveloped and underserved region of the city. The mission of Holy Cross Community Services shall be to carry on religious, charitable, literary, health, health-related, and education works consistent with the spirit and teachings of Christianity and the Catholic faith, including (without limitation) the operation of a Catholic school sponsored by the Brothers of Holy Cross, Southwest Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
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Happy to read that the school is going to make a softball field for the girls. It’s going to be more convineant for the most of us to make some of their home games.
I would love to see the school work on the actual football field. Usually they have a varsity game scheduled at HC but within the week, the game is moved to another site. The Oct.2nd game against Victoria St. Joseph has been moved to the far and spacious Harlandale Stadium. Too bad.
Maybe updating the football bleachers would be a great idea. (ACP & CC)