Since 1957, the Emmaus Youth Association (EYA) has sought to foster the ideals of good sportsmanship, social interaction, and community involvement for the youth of Emmaus and the surrounding community. We currently provide opportunities in softball, baseball, and basketball for ages 5-18. As players, these young people learn basic athletic skills and the merits of teamwork while cultivating close bonds with others, fostering in them the life skills necessary to tackle future responsibilities with enthusiasm and cooperation.

     One important component of our sports programs is off-season conditioning, which necessarily takes place indoors during the winter. Historically, this has required EYA to rent indoor space at a limited number of facilities throughout the Lehigh Valley, at an additional cost and inconvenience to participating families. In addition, inclement weather year round often requires the cancellation of practices during the sports seasons. In order to eliminate the cost of renting at third-party facilities and the cancellation of practices occasioned by inclement weather, EYA is constructing an indoor facility that will allow our program youth the opportunity to engage in indoor workouts year round.The facility will be a 60' x 80' pole building at the South 4th Street Recreation Area. 

Below are some pictures from a facility that is similar to what we are going to be constructing. 

How can you help?

     We need sponsorships, donations and contributions for the build phase, to purchase equipment for the facility and to help cover some of the operating costs for the first few years. The EYA is a 501(c)3 non profit organization which means any donation or contribution is tax deductible. Below is a list of the sponsorship levels, but any and all contributiuons are greatly appreciated. You can donate online by clicking the link below. 

Questions?

Any questions regarding this project should be sent to president@eyasports.org.

UPDATE:

The building itslef has been completed. The borough has issued us a temporary occupancy permit. We will get an official permanent occupancy permit once the borough completes the walkways and all of the outside work in the spring. We have already held some indoor workouts. We still need to get some more equipment for inside. We need turf and wall pads along with some other sport specific equipment items. We have applied for a state grant for those items through State Senator Nick Miller. We hope to hear back on that soon, but in the mean time we have the bare minimum to hold some indoor workouts and practices.