NewsJuly 23, 2000
FENCE DONATED BY ROTARY CLUB
The Jackson Rotary Club provided an outfield fence for Leonard Sander Field in Jackson recently. The Rotary Club raised money with its annual Pancake Day in March. A matching Wal-Mart grant of $1,000 allowed the $1,900 fence to be put in place. "It was a way for the local club to work with Wal-Mart and do even more for the community," said Chris Weiss, past president of the Jackson Rotary Club...
The Jackson Rotary Club provided an outfield fence for Leonard Sander Field in Jackson recently.
The Rotary Club raised money with its annual Pancake Day in March. A matching Wal-Mart grant of $1,000 allowed the $1,900 fence to be put in place.
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"It was a way for the local club to work with Wal-Mart and do even more for the community," said Chris Weiss, past president of the Jackson Rotary Club.
The historic field was built in the 1950s and served as the city's first Little League field. In 1999 it was named in honor of the late Leonard Sander, long-time county commissioner and one of the founders of the Jackson Little League.
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