Freshman Sports Supporters Seeking Donations

The group that successfully persuaded the Belmont School Committee to accept donations to fund school sports programs has found a partner to allow it to begin fundraising.

According to E-mail from the group leaders, the newly named Friends of Belmont Athletics has announced a partnership with the Belmont Boosters Organization, allowing the group to solicit donations to raise the money necessary to reinstate eight freshman sports teams and the Chenery Middle School Cross Country program for the coming school year.

And now the Belmont Friends know how much money they will need to raise. Last week, Belmont Athletic Director Jim Davis announced that it would take $52, 281 to reinstate the programs ended when the Proposition 2 1/2 override failed last month.

A formal announcement will be made Monday, July 19 at 7 p.m. at the Flett Room of the Belmont Public Library during the scheduled meeting of the Friends of Belmont Athletics.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.

The groups will be accepting donation checks at the meeting. The checks should be made out to "Belmont Boosters" with "Friends of Belmont Athletics" written on the memo line.

The checks can be brought to Monday's meeting or mailed to Ellen Sullivan, 15 Fairmont St., Belmont MA 02478.