On Wednesday, a new mini-turf soccer field was officially opened that will positively impact the lives of kids in Bound Brook and South Bound Brook. RWJBarnabas Health and the Players Development Academy (PDA) unveiled the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Community Field at the Tea Street Sports Complex.
As part of the grand opening, a group of PDA Alumni, including Daniel Edelman of the New York Red Bulls, and Rutgers soccer players Allison Lynch and Anthony O’Donnell, played some soccer with kids in the community.
The PDA Urban Initiative provides premier soccer turf facilities, coaching and playing opportunities to children living in underserved communities. This new soccer field will provide kids from Bound Brook and South Bound Brook with a chance to be more active and enjoy the game of soccer, away from other distractions. Since exercise is a crucial part of both physical and mental health, the project will certainly have a positive impact on the kids and their community.
The PDA Urban Initiative has now opened six small-sided turf soccer fields in urban areas throughout NJ, reinforcing RWJBarnabas Health’s commitment to creating health communities. T-Mobile awarded a $50,000 Hometown Grant to Somerset Health Care Foundation to support the project.
Current locations include RWJUH Somerset Community Field at Tea Street Sports Complex in Bound Brook; RWJUH Hamilton Community Field at Bromley Sports Complex in Hamilton; Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Community Field at Kossuth Park and Joyce Kilmer Park in New Brunswick; Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Community Field at Marquis “Bo” Porter Sports Complex in Newark; and Clara Maass Medical Center Community Field at Plansoen Playground in Belleville.
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