Kelvin Reagan

"We're having to turn kids away," said Kelvin Reagan, president of the Belmont Optimist Club.

"We don't have anywhere to go," said Optimist Club President Kelvin Reagan.

With high school football games being played on Thursdays and Fridays, the natural grass field can't handle more games on Saturday by recreational leagues, said Kelvin Reagan, president of the Belmont Optist Club.

The athletic club hopes that using artificial turf at South Point High School would make that field available for rec league football and free up two other recreation fields on Boat Club Road for rec league soccer games on Saturdays, said Reagan.

Football is the most popular sport in the area, according to Reagan, and there isn't enough room for everyone to play.

"We're having to turn kids away," Reagan said.

To help with fundraising efforts, call Optimist president Kelvin Reagan at 704-825-0564.

Both teams are taking the trip to Orlando even if they don't raise more money, said Collmar and Kelvin Reagan, president of the Belmont Optimist Club.
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"It's about the kids and the experience they get," Reagan said.