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Lafarge North America Inc., the Rocky Mountain region's largest supplier of construction materials, announces that The Mile High Miracle League is the recipient of its 2005 Building Blocks of Our Community grant. The annual grant consists of up to $30,000 of asphalt, concrete or aggregate, or a combination of all three of these products. Along with the donation of the product, the recipient will receive assistance from an expert within Lafarge's building materials division. The Mile High Miracle League was chosen by a panel of community leaders and Lafarge employees.
The Mile High Miracle League will construct a custom designed synthetic turf baseball field which will enable physically and/or mentally disabled children and adults to play baseball. The field is made of a rubberized product which will allow the children who use wheelchairs, walkers and prosthetic devices to move freely about the field without fear of injury. The location of the field is planned to be in the Schaeffer Field location of the Foothills Park and Recreation complex at Kipling Street and Highway 285 in Jefferson County. The construction of the field will give children whose physical and/or mental disability has prevented them from playing on conventional athletic fields the opportunity to play baseball.
The grant program is now in its ninth year and was started by M.L. Tucker, Regional Manager of Public, Legal and Governmental Affairs for Lafarge North America's Western U.S. region. Over the last eight years, the grant has assisted various communities throughout the Denver Metro area in fulfilling their plans to improve their communities. Bob Cartmel, President of the Western U.S. Region of Lafarge North America is proud to sponsor year eight of this program. "Over the last 8 years, Building Blocks of Our Community has met a variety of needs within the six-county Denver Metro community," said Mr. Cartmel. Lafarge North America thanks the community leaders and employees who served as judges and selected the recipient. "Lafarge, as well as each of the members of the panel, were extremely impressed not only with the applications but, also with the commitment to the programs which was evident in the caliber of the presentations," said Mr. Cartmel, "We were very impressed with each of the presentations".
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