Teamwork
Pride
Commitment
Proposal to Cornwall City Council on April 27th, 2009
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In our 5th year of existence
Play football for 8 months of the year in Cornwall
Two seasons of football
Spring House League Season : Mid March to Early July
Fall Competitive Season: Mid August to Late November
In our first season we had 60 football players
In 2009 we have 500 football players and 45 cheerleaders
Received two Ontario Trillium Foundation grants over the last
three years. (2007 and 2009)
Our growth has come from the City of Cornwall, Akwesasne
and Stormont, Glengarry & Dundas Counties.
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Current home is Joe St. Denis Field and the adjacent clubhouse
Only regulation size football size field available to us in Cornwall
Joe St. Denis Field suffers from chronic over-use
Share field with lacrosse and baseball
During football season over 120 CMFA athletes will practice on
Joe St. Denis per day, using every corner of grass available
CMFA has acquired $270,000 worth of football equipment over
last 5 years, not including our electronic scoreboard.
Spent $10,000 over last two years renovating our clubhouse
We have outgrown our home field and the clubhouse
CMFA spends $5,000 each spring to rent gyms, fields and the
soccer bubble. We are unable to practice outside.
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Over 90 coaches and 100 additional volunteers in spring and fall
Football gives athletes of all shapes and sizes an opportunity to
stay active and get fit
CMFA provides all necessary safety equipment to every player
Cost to outfit average player is $500.00
Football is the ultimate team game. Football helps teach our youth
discipline, commitment and volunteerism
CMFA has never turned an athlete away because of an inability to
pay registration fees. This burden to the CMFA has increased
300% over the last three years. (2009 projected cost is $8,000)
Our business sponsors help us shoulder some of that burden.
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We have great concerns about our future
We are bursting at the seams at Joe St. Denis Field. We have
outgrown the clubhouse and need additional field(s)
We require one location for practice fields, a game field and a
clubhouse. Football equipment is difficult to move around
Worried about the City of Cornwall and its intentions for Joe St.
Denis Field and Bob Turner Arena site. Will we have a home?
CMFA looking to expand the programs offered. Including
additional age groups and an Ontario Varsity Football League
(OVFL) franchise. We are unable to do that at this point
Ideally we require additional clubhouse facilities, one game
quality field and two practice fields
City of Cornwall has always accommodated our needs, but
resources are limited and not available to keep us growing
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The CMFA is proposing the construction of:
a) One artificial grass game field (with lighting)
b) Two natural grass practice fields
c) One clubhouse
The Cornwall Minor Football Association wants to be in
partnership with the City of Cornwall
The CMFA is prepared to offer $100,000 towards the building and
completion of what we are proposing
The shared funding opportunity with the Provincial and Federal
governments is a once in a lifetime opportunity to construct
something our community can be proud of