Home Field Advantage Brick Campaign

An unusual fundraising campaign launched earlier this week gives donors an opportunity to secure a permanent place in the history of University of Hartford athletics.

The Home Field Advantage (HFA) Brick Campaign will help support the HFA project, which includes the renovation of Al-Marzook Field for soccer and lacrosse, and the construction of a baseball field, a new softball field, and a track surrounding an all-purpose field.

Donors can purchase and inscribe bricks, which will be placed at the main entrance and along the intersecting walkways of the new athletics facilities. The cost for an inscribed 4" x 8" brick is $300, and the cost for an 8" x 8" inscribed brick is $500.

The first brick was purchased this week by alumna Lonnie Brick '69, '72 of West Hartford and her husband, Larry. Lonnie Brick, a member of the West Hartford Board of Education for 12 years (including five as its chairperson), is a life-long educator. She taught science at Bulkeley High School in Hartford for 34 years and is currently a science instructor at Capital Community College. Larry Brick is an attorney. The Bricks have three children.

To order a brick, or for more information, contact Associate Athletics Director Jim Keener at 860.768.5063 or jkeener@hartford.edu, or visit www.hartfordhawks.com.