Johnstown boosters reach halfway point in sports fundraising
The Daily Gazette | July 15, 2019
In less than a month, Johntown's Purple and Gold Sport Booster Club has raised just over $150,000, about half of the money needed to restore the district's athletic programs for the 2019-20 school year. Fundraising to save Johnstown's athletic teams began in earnest on June 19, just one day after district residents approved a $37.87 million budget with a 14.6-percent tax levy increase for the 2019-20 academic year. While the budget included $200,000 for transportation for athletics, it left a $311,000 hole for the district's sports teams to be filled by private donations.