Co-founders Gene and Jim Schopf fund a new MYAA batting cage, an outdoor classroom at Mountville Elementary School, and ongoing support for the Mountville Community Services Foundation
MOUNTVILLE, PA / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / Field of Screams has donated more than $23,000 to three Mountville organizations, funding a new batting cage for the Mountville Youth Athletic Association, an outdoor classroom at Mountville Elementary School, and more than a decade of support for the Mountville Community Services Foundation.
Brothers Gene and Jim Schopf, who co-founded Field of Screams in 1993 and remain its co-owners, grew up in Mountville and spent their childhoods playing baseball through the MYAA. When the association needed a new batting cage at a cost of $5,000, Field of Screams stepped up to the plate and funded the project in full. A banner now hangs on the batting cage at the baseball diamonds on the Froehlich Park property, and a Field of Screams sign hangs on the left field fence at Veterans Memorial Park, the same field where Gene and Jim played as kids.
Gene Schopf, Eric Miller (MYAA Baseball Commissioner), Ryan Vallowe (MYAA Fields and Maintenance Supervisor), and Jim Schopf, left to right, at the new batting cage banner at the Froehlich Park baseball diamonds.
Eric Miller (MYAA Baseball Commissioner), Jim Schopf, Gene Schopf, and Ryan Vallowe (MYAA Fields and Maintenance Supervisor), left to right, at the Field of Screams sign on the left field fence at Veterans Memorial Park in Mountville.
At Mountville Elementary School, the PTO set out in 2025 to build an outdoor classroom for the school’s teachers and students. Field of Screams and Corn Cob Acres served as the project’s main sponsor with a $5,000 donation. The outdoor pavilion is now complete and in regular use, and a plaque at the site recognizes the sponsorship.
Jim Schopf (left) and Gene Schopf (right) at the sponsorship plaque at the outdoor classroom, Mountville Elementary School.
Jim Schopf (left) and Gene Schopf (right) at the completed outdoor classroom at Mountville Elementary School.
Field of Screams has also been a Gold Sponsor of the Mountville Community Services Foundation’s annual golf outing every year since 2014, donating more than $13,000 to date. The foundation maintains Froehlich Park and the Mountville Community Pool, where a Field of Screams banner hangs on the pool fence.
Jim Schopf (left) and Gene Schopf (right) at the Field of Screams banner on the fence at the Mountville Community Pool on the Froehlich Park property.
“Mountville is where Gene and I grew up, played ball, and went to school, and it is where Field of Screams was born,” said Jim Schopf, co-founder and co-owner of Field of Screams. “Supporting the MYAA, the elementary school, and the Community Services Foundation is our way of investing in the same places and programs that shaped us.”
About Field of Screams
Founded in 1993 by Mountville natives Gene and Jim Schopf, Field of Screams is located at 191 College Avenue in Mountville, Pennsylvania, and features four haunted attractions: the Haunted Hayride, Den of Darkness, Frightmare Asylum, and Nocturnal Wasteland. Ranked the number one haunted attraction in America by USA Today and featured by the Travel Channel, Time, and Newsweek, Field of Screams has welcomed more than one million visitors. It is the first and original Field of Screams and is independently owned, with no affiliation to similarly named attractions elsewhere. The property is also home to Corn Cob Acres, a daytime fall attraction for families. Learn more at fieldofscreams.com.
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SOURCE: Field of Screams
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