Pleasanton Sports Groups Launch 'Play Bernal' Campaign

Announcement submitted by City of Pleasanton:

Local sports groups, in partnership with the City of Pleasanton, are pleased to announce the “Play Bernal” campaign, which officially opened for business beginning Sept. 12. The kickoff event involved a parade for the more than 2,500 youth playing soccer in Pleasanton.

“It’s more important than ever than we support youth sports. Sports participation promotes active lifestyles and offers important lessons in teamwork and commitment. The new complex will attract youth to sports and become a new gathering place for the community, said Jon Asmussen, head of the Play Bernal campaign committee.

Nine local sports groups have joined the effort to raise $2 million to accelerate the development of the sports complex, currently under construction at the Bernal Community Park.

Because Pleasanton is such a sports-oriented city, with more than 8,000 youth participating in field sports alone, any donation or sponsorship opportunity will provide a great way for individuals or companies to positively connect with the Pleasanton community and demonstrate support for athletics. Currently, there are four major sponsorship opportunities and a donor wall feature at the sports complex.

The sports fields, of which there will be three when construction is complete, will be the first state-of-the-art synthetic, multi-purpose fields for Pleasanton, home to a total of 55 sports fields. The fields will also be equipped with lights for night play and stadium seating.

The sixteen-acre Bernal Community Park will consist not only of the three synthetic sports fields using the latest technology and not crumb rubber, a source of previous controversy, but also will be home to forty-acres of an Oak woodland area, group picnic areas and children’s play

To learn more about the Play Bernal campaign, please visit www.playbernal.org.

Photo of 2013 BUSC soccer parade courtesy Autumn Johnson/ Patch.com