Ravenwood PTO Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign

Published July 19, 2012

The Ravenwood High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) kicked off its fundraising campaign for a new field house July 18 with the announcement of a $50,000 donation.

Once completed, the field house will include locker rooms, a sports treatment room, a running track, a weight room and a wrestling room. It will be built adjacent to the football stadium and will serve as a multi-use facility, providing space for a wide variety of extracurricular activities—not just sports.

The field house will cost approximately $2.4 million to build and $600,000 to furnish, and all funds must be raised prior to the beginning of construction in accordance with the School Board mandate.

“The field house project will play a key role in continuing our legacy of excellent athletics at Ravenwood,” said Fundraising Chairman and Red Zone Club President Paul Jankowski. “We’re looking to partner with Brentwood-based companies in addition to private donations. Our first private donation of $50,000 gets the campaign off to a fantastic start.”

The PTO's goal is to raise all funds by this fall. Organizers hope to have the field house ready for the start of school in August 2013.

For more information on the project or to make donations, visit www.rhsfieldhouse.com.