EMATS contributes new playing fields to 2 area high schools. By now you may have seen newspaper articles or heard by word of mouth of our latest endeavor – “The Playing Fields of SW Virginia”. This 501 (c) (3) organization has been established with Jon Bowerbank as its President and COB. It will raise charitable deducible funds to furnish and install new synthetic playing fields at both Honaker and Richlands High Schools. EMATS will lead this initiative by performing the vast majority of the physical work as well as assuming 100% of the responsibility for raising the funds for these projects.

EMATS will also request naming rights to the field and have our logo placed on the field in such a manner as you may have seen on telecasts of college bowl games. Fuller Field @ EMATS Stadium was successfully completed last year and EMATS Field @ Ernie Hicks Stadium will soon become a reality as we begin construction in April 2008.