Foundation needs help with CHS projects

The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation has a mission: to raise money for some amenities and final touches at the new Central High School under construction and scheduled to open this fall.

And foundation organizers want you to help.

It is a bold step, asking the community for $600,000 for things like an outdoor athletic complex with top-rate fields, comfortable restrooms and a concession stand.

Those items weren't included in the original plan because it would have meant a tax increase instead of a debt extension to fund the new school.

But donors shouldn't be intimidated by the large amount. A softball field and baseball field is costing the foundation only $32,000. The rest of the amount is coming from business and community donations of money, labor, supplies and equipment.

By donating one dollar or one item at the time, the community can help the new Central be all that it can be. And the foundation is to be commended for spearheading this endeavor.