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Monday, July 27, 2009
Bona Signs manufacturing and installing new scoreboard
SPRINGVILLE -- Before the home opener against Dixie, scheduled for Aug. 21, Red Devil football fans will be looking up into the face of one of the best high-school scoreboards in the state.
When completed, the scoreboard will stand 40 feet high and 32 feet wide with a 6-foot-tall and 12-foot-wide color display.
"It's just killer," said Springville High School football coach Scott Mitchell. "I mean, it looks really good."
From now on, fans will be treated to instant replay and video or text-messaging capabilities.
"It'll be a beacon," said school Principal Rick Robins. "It'll be terrific to have in our football stadium."
Besides the football team, the scoreboard will also serve the track and soccer teams, who also play on the field. The old sign will move from the football to the soccer field.
Bona Signs, a local company and one of the donors that contributed to the construction of the sign, is manufacturing the scoreboard.
"A lot of their employees are donating their time without charge," said Bill Sumsion, a parent on the fundraising committee and this year's booster club president. "They're not making much money on this -- they're just doing it for the good for the community."
Steel for the sign was donated by W.W. Clyde, and concrete for the sign was donated by yet another local contributor.
However, even with the donated labor and materials, the sign was an expensive undertaking, paid for by sponsors and several anonymous private donors.
"This was not a school fundraising activity," Robins said. "The funds for the sign were 100 percent privately donated, so we are excited and proud of the fact that the community is involved in our programs. It says a lot about their excitement for Springville High, and we couldn't be happier."
Money for the scoreboard was gathered by a parent-led fundraising committee that Mitchell organized when he started in 2008.
"He wanted to get the community and the school excited about the football program," Sumsion said. "So Scott had several meetings with parents."
Sumsion and his wife, Lynette, have been invested in the school athletic program for years, with both of their sons playing on the football team.
At the meetings, Sumsion said Mitchell challenged parents to think of ways to bring community pride to Springville High School.
"Coming here, I wanted to make this the best football program in the state of Utah -- having the best facilities was part of that process," Mitchell said. "It's exciting for me, because it's starting to become a reality.
"We thought that we ought to get involved and help, and one thing led to another," Sumsion said. "We decided that one way to do that was to improve on the scoreboard that we already had."
When the fundraising committee, made up of 10 couples, got down to discussing the details of upgrading the current equipment, they were faced with need to raise a "substantial sum" in a tough economy.
Sumsion said that they decided that the best way of earning money for the scoreboard was to find sponsors who would have their names prominently displayed on the finished sign, an advertising venue more typical of college or pro sport displays. But the idea caught on, and soon money started coming in.
"There were a lot of people who have been very generous with time and money," Sumsion said. "That was the only way it was possible -- and they did it, not just for exposure for their business but for the good of the community and to help the high school."
It's a willingness that answers what Mitchell called a dose of reality.
"Right, wrong or indifferent, kids are going to go where they feel they have the best chance to succeed in sports and have a good experience."
He pointed out that Nebo School District has recently opened two state-of-the-art high schools.
"We're a school that has a great tradition, but we're an older school," he said. "Having great facilities and updating what we have is important to do."
List Of Donors
• W.W. Clyde
• Bona signs
• Geneva rock
• Reams grocery store
• Matt Ollerton, pediatrist
• David Nance, dentist
• Steve Murdock Home builder
• Child Enterprises (brick mason company)
• Nature's Way
• Springville City
• Physical and Sports Therapy services
• Brian Trapnell, orthodontist
• Rob/Nedra McKell, private donation
• Central Bank and Trust
When completed, the scoreboard will stand 40 feet high and 32 feet wide with a 6-foot-tall and 12-foot-wide color display.
"It's just killer," said Springville High School football coach Scott Mitchell. "I mean, it looks really good."
From now on, fans will be treated to instant replay and video or text-messaging capabilities.
"It'll be a beacon," said school Principal Rick Robins. "It'll be terrific to have in our football stadium."
Besides the football team, the scoreboard will also serve the track and soccer teams, who also play on the field. The old sign will move from the football to the soccer field.
Bona Signs, a local company and one of the donors that contributed to the construction of the sign, is manufacturing the scoreboard.
"A lot of their employees are donating their time without charge," said Bill Sumsion, a parent on the fundraising committee and this year's booster club president. "They're not making much money on this -- they're just doing it for the good for the community."
Steel for the sign was donated by W.W. Clyde, and concrete for the sign was donated by yet another local contributor.
However, even with the donated labor and materials, the sign was an expensive undertaking, paid for by sponsors and several anonymous private donors.
"This was not a school fundraising activity," Robins said. "The funds for the sign were 100 percent privately donated, so we are excited and proud of the fact that the community is involved in our programs. It says a lot about their excitement for Springville High, and we couldn't be happier."
Money for the scoreboard was gathered by a parent-led fundraising committee that Mitchell organized when he started in 2008.
"He wanted to get the community and the school excited about the football program," Sumsion said. "So Scott had several meetings with parents."
Sumsion and his wife, Lynette, have been invested in the school athletic program for years, with both of their sons playing on the football team.
At the meetings, Sumsion said Mitchell challenged parents to think of ways to bring community pride to Springville High School.
"Coming here, I wanted to make this the best football program in the state of Utah -- having the best facilities was part of that process," Mitchell said. "It's exciting for me, because it's starting to become a reality.
"We thought that we ought to get involved and help, and one thing led to another," Sumsion said. "We decided that one way to do that was to improve on the scoreboard that we already had."
When the fundraising committee, made up of 10 couples, got down to discussing the details of upgrading the current equipment, they were faced with need to raise a "substantial sum" in a tough economy.
Sumsion said that they decided that the best way of earning money for the scoreboard was to find sponsors who would have their names prominently displayed on the finished sign, an advertising venue more typical of college or pro sport displays. But the idea caught on, and soon money started coming in.
"There were a lot of people who have been very generous with time and money," Sumsion said. "That was the only way it was possible -- and they did it, not just for exposure for their business but for the good of the community and to help the high school."
It's a willingness that answers what Mitchell called a dose of reality.
"Right, wrong or indifferent, kids are going to go where they feel they have the best chance to succeed in sports and have a good experience."
He pointed out that Nebo School District has recently opened two state-of-the-art high schools.
"We're a school that has a great tradition, but we're an older school," he said. "Having great facilities and updating what we have is important to do."
List Of Donors
• W.W. Clyde
• Bona signs
• Geneva rock
• Reams grocery store
• Matt Ollerton, pediatrist
• David Nance, dentist
• Steve Murdock Home builder
• Child Enterprises (brick mason company)
• Nature's Way
• Springville City
• Physical and Sports Therapy services
• Brian Trapnell, orthodontist
• Rob/Nedra McKell, private donation
• Central Bank and Trust
Monday, July 6, 2009
Bona Signs now on Facebook
You can now see what we are up to by "friending" us on facebook. Just search for Bona Signs and lets network.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Innovative concept for health management in Pleasant Grove, UT
Bona Signs just finished the sign for NUCEA in Pleasant Grove. Congratulations to this new idea, and thank you Dave for letting us be a part on how your customers will see you.
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