Program areas at The Maronda Foundation
The youthtowne campus in clinton, pa includes a nice variety of athletic fields for competetive sports and physical fitness activities. The available athletic fields include The following: five full-sized collegiate/high school soccer fields one of which is equipped with athletic sports lighting and a scoreboard, and an additional twelve micro-soccer fields for young athletes just learning The game. One high school baseball field with a scoreboard equipped with stadium sound and a daktronics video board and athletic sports lighting. A combination press box, concession stand complete with indoor restrooms. One high school girls softball/little league baseball field, equipped with a fully functional scoreboard with digital message board. One football field equipped with goal posts, lines and team benches. More than a mile and a half of maintained cross country trails for competive races for boys and girls teams in both grade school and high school.
The youthtowne riders arena and extensive trail facility offers a free equestrian program for area youth and for youth from our sponsored schools.the focus of our riding program is on dressage. In addition to ring work, our students also have The opportunity to go on trail rides, participate in shows and attend educational equestrian field trips.
Youthtowne is used for a wide variety of youth recreational and athletic activities, area youth programs, schools, summer camps, scouting programs and churches use our facility for a wide variety of recreational, motivational, educational and service opportunities. Youthtowne consists of approximately 400 acres of wooded and natural areas improved with a large barn (containing a large gathering hall), a lighted pavilion, and recreational and athletic fields including three full sized soccer fileds, 12 micro soccer fields, high school baseball and girl's softball fileds, a high school football field which coverts into a rugby field, a multipurpose building with a kitchen and trails for hiking, educational nature walks, and cross country running. The property also includes two spring fed lakes for fishing programs.
The Maronda Foundation endeavors to support catholic ministries
By inspiring and motivating youth to seek god and jesus christ in
Their lives. Its mission is to promote The spiritual, moral,
Intellectual, and physical development of catholic youth and to
Support families in their efforts to fully live a "culture of life."
Through The gilmary retreat center, support of youth ministries and
Provision of recreational facilities, The Maronda Foundation
Touched approximately 100,000 disciples of christ.