The necessary $48,000 to ‘save JD sports’ this spring has been raised, according to the organization’s website.
The committee of parents and community members have created “Save JD Sports” to organize a push to raise the funds for the Jamesville-DeWitt school district. Budget shortfalls in the spring meant that some modified, junior varsity and varsity coaches didn’t make the cut.
For spring sports, $48,000 needed to be raised in order to reinstate five modified coaches and three JV or varsity coaches. The next push is for $21,000 by May 21 to help save the fall 2012 sports.
The Save JD Sports committee has gone to the J-D Board of Education with its plans, and has received support from J-D Superintendent Alice Kendrick. The district will accept the funds and use them where they seem most needed in the athletic programs.
Once the initial 18-month push for fundraising is through, parent Joy Binder said the group hopes to work with the district to make cuts that would be equitable for the students, athletic programs and districts, alike.
