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A Sports League Making Miracles

Monday Morning

There were 14 members plus one guest at Monday’s meeting. Steve Arnold was our guest speaker. John did the grace. Charlene had the humor. Happy bucks from John to welcome Jackie back. Charlene had a happy buck for her great trip out East. Harry and Marlin reminded everyone to sell tickets. We have plenty of tickets and posters. Sharon was winner and loser. She drew the King of Hearts. There are still 30 cards with a pot of $235.00.  Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, you can like our page.

Mike Arnold, The Miracle League

The Miracle League is an organized baseball league for children ages 4 – 19 with physical and/or cognitive disabilities. The rubberized surface of Miracle League fields accommodates the use of wheelchair and other assistive devices to increase mobility and safety. Plans are in the making to build the field and a universal playground on Plamore Park in Fond du Lac. The city has approved the project in 2017 with a total cost of one million dollars. They have raised $270,000 with a starting date of 2020. Brooke Industries is the lead organization. They will have their own board of directors. The league games will last about eight weeks. The playground will be open all year round. There about 2,500 individuals in the area eligible to play in the league. We donated $5,000 to Miracle League.