November 1st Stadium - Dirt & Grass!!!!!!!!!!!

Andrea Loman (ND c/o 2003) is volunteering at a children's orphanage in Africa

Hello Friends and Family,

I have been sending out letters to all of my family, friends and the entire Notre Dame family. I will be going to Nairobi, Kenya to volunteer at a children's orphanage at the end of December. I will be spending Christmas in Africa and I know that it will be a humbling experience to say the least. Please check your email (the email will be from Lizzy Lemire) for a letter and more information on my trip.
Kind Regards and GO IRISH!!

Andrea

Melissa Cook Stadium - Ocotber 1st Pictures

THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE STADIUM - ENTRANCE IS DIRECTLY BEHIND HOME PLATE



TICKET OFFICE BOOTH - LOCATED DIRECTLY TO THE LEFT WHEN YOU ENTER THE STADIUM


CONCESSIONS & SALES - LOCATED STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN YOU ENTER THE STADIUM


DIRT HAS BEEN LAID ON THE SIDELINES AND THE WARNING TRACK OUTLINING THE FIELD!


MORE DIRT!


DIRT IS CALLED HILLTOPPER STABILIZER - IT IS A SYNTHETIC DIRT THAT IS MADE OF A CRUSHED LAVA/SCORIA ROCK SO IT BEADS OFF WATER WHEN IT RAINS. GREAT FOR OUR WEATHER AND SUPER HIGH TECH!!


PLAYERS LOCKER ROOM WITH THE CONCRETE LAID ON THE FLOOR!


HALLWAY LEADING TO THE DUGOUT - LOCKER ROOM IS ON ONE SIDE OF THE HALLWAY TO THE LEFT & PLAYERS LOUNGE IS ON OTHER SIDE OF HALLWAY TO THE RIGHT


PLAYERS ENTRANCE TO LOCKER ROOM, TEAM ROOM & DUGOUT FROM OUTSIDE OF THE STADIUM ON THE 3RD BASELINE

HUGE DRAINAGE DRYWELLS HAVE BEEN SET IN THE GROUND OUTSIDE THE 3RD BASELINE OF THE STADIUM. THESE DRYWELLS CAN HANDLE ANY AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WILL DUMP ON OUR FIELD!


THIS IS WHAT THE DRYWELL LOOKS LIKE - THE DRAINAGE PIPES HAVE BEEN LAID UNDER THE FIELD AND WILL RUN INTO THE DRYWELL. ONCE THE "TANK" HAS BEEN FILLED, THE HOLES IN THE DRYWELL WILL ALLOW THE WATER TO PERCOLATE INTO SURROUNDING SOIL. YOU CAN REALLY SEE HOW BIG THEY ARE AND HOW MUCH WATER THEY CAN HANDLE! JEROME & JOE (OUR FIELD CREW) ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THIS COMPONENT OF THE STADIUM!


OVERVIEW OF MELISSA COOK STADIUM FROM FOUL TERRITORY DOWN THE 3RD BASELINE.