Date: June 10, 2002	Contact: Leona Sublett (858) 278-4400
	Leslie Ridgeway (619) 685-2239

NEW PLAYING FIELD FOR CHILDREN AT POLINSKY CENTER
Ribbon cutting features San Diego Charger Junior Seau, a top donor to sports field

A new playing field for the children at the County’s Polinsky Children’s Center, funded by the Child
Abuse Prevention Foundation, will be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 14.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors and CAPF will host the ceremony, which features San
Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau, whose Junior Seau Foundation was one of several donors to
CAPF for the $223,000 project. The ceremony takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Polinsky Children’s
Center Sports Field, 9400 Ruffin Court, Kearny Mesa.

The new field not only meets the physical fitness needs of children staying at the center, it is a synthetic field requiring no water, a significant consideration in drought-threatened San Diego.

“When the County and CAPF joined forces eight years ago to build the Polinsky Center, we envisioned a place where children were safe and cared for, but also had a place to exercise and play during their stay,” said Ron Roberts, chairman, Board of Supervisors, who with Supervisor Greg Cox is on the Board’s Polinsky Center subcommittee. “This field is a perfect addition to the center.”

“Bringing a safe and durable playing field to the Polinsky Center is but one small example of CAPF’s commitment to supporting abused and neglected children,” said Greg Cox, vice chairman, Board of Supervisors. “This sports field plays a central role in the lives of children throughout their stay at the Polinsky Center and is a vital part of the center’s recreation program. I am proud to partner with the community through CAPF and the Junior Seau Foundation to help add this high tech turf to the Polinsky Center.”

The A.B. and Jessie Polinsky Center was created in 1994 through a public-private partnership between the County and CAPF. It provides services to children who have been abused or neglected.