Gateway Welcome Project Kicks Off Immigrant Welcome Week With a Big Assist from the St. Louis Construction Industry
More than $200,000 Raised to Build
Immigrant/Refugee Student Soccer Field
Builders Donate Services to Build Field, Shelter and More
Field Dedication
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 1 p.m.
Nahed Chapman New American Academy
1530 S. Grand Ave.
What: The universal language of soccer is now infused in PE programs at Nahed Chapman New American Academy (NCNAA), a St. Louis Public Schools K-10 facility with 370 students from 27 countries, speaking 18 languages. A new artificial surface soccer field will be dedicated at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. It was built through a fundraiser by the Gateway Welcome Project and donated services from the St. Louis construction industry, mobilized by Construction Forum St. Louis. More than $200,000 was raised to create the field, a custom-designed shelter area and landscaping.
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