CP Little League seeks funding for new roof
The League is requesting donations, big or small, from the community to help with the cost of replacing the roof as soon as possible. Photo via Facebook/College Point Little
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
The College Point Little
League (CPLL) is reaching
out to all members of the
community to help fund the
cost of replacing a leaky
roof at its building that is in
dire shape.
The non-profit Little
League baseball affiliate,
which serves the youth of
College Point, Flushing and
Whitestone, organized and
hosted a successful fundraiser
on July 13 raising close to
$6,000. Approximately 40
people attended the event held
at the Veterans of Foreign
Wars (VFW), located at 120-19
14th Rd in College Point, which
included a fun-filled evening
of dinner, music and raffles.
The League’s goal is to
raise a total of $23,000 to cover
the cost of replacing the roof at
the building, which is located
at 13-28 123 St. A GoFundMe
page created in May has also
received $1,710.
“CPLL is an awesome
organization that supports the
youth of our community with
sports and team work! It needs
to continue this important
mission for generations and
deserves a safe building!” a
donor said.
“The league owns the
building and it’s used for
various things such as the civic
association board meetings,
churches, and the senior
center operates five days a
week here,” Rafael Rivera,
president of CPLL, told QNS.
“It’s more than a little league;
it’s almost like a pillar in
the community.”
The leaky roof has become
a problem, especially when
there is heavy rainfall,
according to the League.
“We have water invasion
and worry that delaying
this project any longer will
lead to other major repairs.
The expected work includes
removal and replacement of
the shingle roof, repairs to
the wood underneath the roof,
and leak proofing the Yankee
gutters around the building,”
according to the League’s
GoFundMe page.
The lowest estimate the
organization received to fix the
roof was $23,100 — an amount
that they cannot afford.
The historic College
Point Little League building
was constructed in 1906 for
the Fireman’s Benevolent
Association as a meeting place
for local volunteer firemen
and other community group.
It is also a registered New
York State historical national
landmark and continues to
be a meeting place for the
community. The Angelo
Petromelis Senior Center
meets in the building, where
seniors partake in activities
and become involved in
their communities.
The League is requesting
donations, big or small, from
the community to help with
the cost of replacing the roof
as soon as possible.
“If anybody can help it
would be much appreciated,”
Rivera said. “A lot of people
are calling in asking about
another event. This one
just happened and we may
organize another; we may
do it as a yearly thing since
there was a big turnout. Even
though it was a fundraiser, it
was awesome to have so many
people together.”
All donations can be sent
by mail with checks payable
to College Point Little League
P.O Box 1, College Point, NY
11356, or visit the League’s
League
The historic College Point Little
League Building
GoFundMe page: “New Roof for
Seniors and Little Leaguers.”
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by email at
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone at (718) 260–4526.
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