After the tragic loss of Coach Michael McDermott, Kings Park Youth inquired to the Kings Park School District about sponsoring the JV Baseball Field in Coach Michael McDermott’s honor. KPY reached out to our sponsors and members asking them to consider making a donation to help us with our mission to honor an extraordinary man who was a mentor to so many children in the community. We held a cornhole tournament on September 7th, 2019 at Celtic Crossings to raise funds for the field renovations and dedication. Kings Park Youth spearheaded the field renovations event at the JV baseball field that took place on October 26, 2019, with the help of our KPY members, the McDermott family, Kings Park School Buildings and Grounds Department and over 50 volunteers from the community. We all gathered on that warm sunny morning and afternoon to reseed the field, rebuild the pitchers mound and home plate area, replace broken fencing, installed I beams for the new scoreboard coming soon, among other tasks.
At this time, Kings Park Youth is very proud to announce that on Saturday, May 2, 2020, the JV Baseball Field at KPHS will officially be named and dedicated as the Coach Michael S. McDermott Field at 9am. We hope you will join us on this special day to celebrate an extraordinary man which was taken from us too soon. The Kings Park School Athletic Department has scheduled a JV baseball game at 10am. The Kings Park JV Baseball team will play against the Smithtown JV Baseball team. Then at 2pm, the Kings Park Varsity Baseball team will scrimmage the Smithtown Varsity Baseball team. The Kings Park Athletic Booster Club will be selling refreshments during the games and the proceeds will go towards the Michael McDermott Scholarship Fund. Please bring your families down to the field to watch and enjoy a good old fashion game of baseball.
Kings Park Youth would like to express our deep gratitude to our sponsors, members and volunteers for their generous donations, labor and time. The love and support shown for this talented teacher, coach, and mentor has been overwhelming. Kings Park Youth is honored to join the Kings Park School District on May 2, 2020, for the field dedication in memory of Coach Michael S. McDermott.
Kings Park Youth acknowledges and appreciates our sponsors and volunteers which helped make this day possible.
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Celtic Crossing
631-269-4321
Kings Park Chamber of Commerce
info@kingsparkli.com
PC Richard & Son
631-773-4900
IGA-Fort Salonga Market
631-261-3511
Kings Park Prime Meat Market
631-269-5620
Stacey Simone Acupuncture
631-813-8600
C. Scott Kelly Insurance
631-228-4501
Main Street Financial Group
631-269-2300
Old Country Ceramic Tile
516-334-6161
PrintScan
631-782-1700
Orthopedic Spine Care of Long Island
631-847-0200
Kings Park Shipping
631-782-1699
Sherwin Williams
631-543-2170
Sims Steel Corporation
631-587-8670
Island Pump & Tank
631-462-2226
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Kings Park Ready Mix
631-269-4330
Signarama
631-424-2077
Kings Park Hardware
631-269-2378
Gotham Electric Inc.
516-860-6682
Pipeline Fence of Smithtown
631-543-2722
Home Depot Commack
631-462-5300
Advantage Rental
631-499-6302
DeLea Sod Farms
631-368-8022
Hi Tech Home Improvement
631-724-4613
Kings Park School District
Kings Park Buildings & Grounds Department
Kings Park Youth Members
Kings Park Community Members
The McDermott Family
Kings Park Youth Board Members
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