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MPSFMA , Minnesota Twins and Toro partner on community service project

More than 20 Minnesota Park and Sports Field Management Association ( MPSFMA ) members teamed with the Minnesota Twins and The Toro Company on September 5 for a community service project at Dunning Sports Complex in St . Paul , Minnesota .
Work performed by volunteers included measuring bases and aerification on the Dunning East , West and South softball fields along with Jim Kelly and Billy Peterson Little League fields and mound modification on the Toni Stone Field .
MPSFMA members worked alongside the Twins , Toro and the City of St . Paul for this project . MLB Hall of Fame catcher Joe Mauer showed up to show his appreciation of the efforts of more than 60 people at the St . Paul site . The project helped make the complex that Mauer , Dave Winfield , Jack Morris and Paul Molitor once played at even better than it already was .
Also on hand were St . Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Minnesota House Representative Rep . Samakab Hussein .
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