By David Briggs, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter West Nipissing is making a pitch for a Field of Dreams. The Toronto Blue Jay\u2019s Jays Care Foundation has been running the Field of Dreams program for the past 10 years. The TD Bank sponsors the program, and over those 10 years, nearly $15 million has been invested into 163 Field of Dream diamonds across Canada. The money goes to designing, refurbishing, and building baseball diamonds within communities. The funding amount depends on the project, but last year, around $1.5 million was doled out to 14 communities. Seven of those were in Ontario, and one grant was given to the North, as Blind River received funding. Any charitable organization, non-profit baseball association, First Nation, or municipality is eligible to apply for a Field… <\/p>\n
By David Briggs, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter West Nipissing is making a pitch for a Field of Dreams. The Toronto Blue Jay\u2019s Jays Care Foundation has been running the Field of Dreams program for the past 10 years. The TD Bank sponsors the program, and over those 10 years, nearly $15 million has been invested into 163 Field of Dream diamonds across Canada. The money goes to designing, refurbishing, and building baseball diamonds within communities. The funding amount depends on the project, but last year, around $1.5 million was doled out to 14 communities. Seven of those were in Ontario, and one grant was given to the North, as Blind River received funding. Any charitable organization, non-profit baseball association, First Nation, or municipality is eligible to apply for a Field... <\/p>\n