▁all ▁of ▁full - season , ▁affili ated , ▁professional ▁baseball , ▁c ash ▁flow ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁challenge — es pecially ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁making ▁capital ▁improvements ▁on ▁Community ▁Field . ▁While ▁city ▁government ▁cont ributes ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁able , ▁most ▁capital ▁improvement ▁projects ▁are ▁completed ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁volunte er ▁labor ▁and ▁money ▁raised ▁from ▁fund ra ising ▁projects ▁through ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Community ▁Field . ▁ ▁The ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Community ▁Field ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁Be es ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁capital ▁improvement ▁projects ▁involving ▁Community ▁Field . ▁The ▁Fri ends ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁a ▁volunte er ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁that ▁helps ▁to ▁organ ize ▁various ▁fund rais ers ▁and ▁the ▁volunte er ▁work ▁force ▁that ▁helps ▁maintain ▁the ▁stad ium . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁money ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁raised ▁has ▁helped ▁with ▁new ▁stad ium ▁lights , ▁new ▁play ground ▁flo oring ▁and ▁can opy , ▁new ▁ble ach ers , ▁box ▁seats , ▁the ▁sound ▁system , ▁br at ▁garden ▁improvements ▁and ▁most ▁recently , ▁the ▁fund ▁raising ▁for ▁the ▁" Ext reme ▁Make over " ▁of ▁Community ▁Field ▁that ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁funds ▁raised ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁last ▁renov ation , ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Community ▁Field ▁a ims ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁to ▁start