Support for QC Cricket Ground Maintenance

Cricket is the primary outside team activity around QC in the Indian community. We need to wish and take responsibility for playing cricket in a safe condition. We have seen enough injuries on the ground; we need to take action sooner than later, as Prevention is better than cure.

Let's strive for good infrastructure and encourage the youth to have fun playing cricket.

We did an initial Ground Maintenance, which cost us around 2000 USD. 

1. Ground Rolling with 2500lbs roller for 10+hrs to level the ground.

2. Applied Insecticide and grub control to starve moles. 

3. We also used the roller to level the bowling run-up. 

We have already seen the benefits of having good ground with our recent draft games, as many of us pledged to contribute 50$, requesting you to participate in the fundraiser. I ask everyone to contribute and write your valuable comments and thoughts on this topic.

The city doesn't have funds, as they are not helping Soccer Ground. Gone are those days when we look for someone to come and help us. Once we have the proper infrastructure, we can generate funds by providing summer Cricket Camps for Kids with good coaching and guidance. Sponsors should come to us to have their logo on our Videos, Kid's Jerseys, Team Jerseys etc.

Each of us is professional; it should be ok for us to contribute instead of looking for sponsors. We have to share the costs equally.

From next year we wanted to try and establish a way to collect funds for Draft Cricket's ongoing expenses. Drafting Teams based on player capabilities will allow us to have teams with equal qualifications, and matches will be competitive, giving everyone a chance to play cricket in QC. The teams will be drafted instead of how we used to form groups till now.

The vast benefits we are getting should trump the amount we pay per game (approx 10$ per game).

Benefits:

1. Sunlight - Vitamin D is much needed in this part of the globe

2. Team Games are always fun, and we can build lasting relationships.

3. Playing Cricket is our passion

4. you can stop keeping track of the time while playing Cricket (Much needed to destress ourselves)

5. Being Fit to Play Cricket.

6. Play Cricket to be Fit.

7. We can stop losing muscles as muscles get lost if we don't use them.

8. Grow the Nervous system and be alert. The human mind and nervous system are used to move the body. What better place to move than to Cricket ground?

9. Learn to convert pressure situations to challenges while playing cricket.

10. Promotes Healthy aging.

East Moline Soccer Organization collects 160$ from each kid to give you a perspective. They provide the jerseys, coach, conduct tournaments, and maintain the grounds.

It might look colossal to maintain the cricket ground for one person. Still, suppose everyone contributes, and enough players are interested. In that case, we are thinking 125$ per person starting next year should give us enough funds to maintain the ground and conduct the tournament. More to come on this later this year or early next year.

QC Cricket High-level Expenses every year:

1. Ground Mowing

2. Portable Toilet

3. Cricket Balls

4. Refreshment Water, Gatorade etc., per game.

5. Team Jersey.

6. Live streaming

7. Ground rolling

8. Pesticides/weed control and Fertilizer

9. Paint

10. Tape

11. Jr. league

12. Trophies

13. Cricket banquet