This evening I witnessed a wish for Muffin Latham a 71 year old senior that requested a wish to hit a pitched baseball. Twilight Wish is a foundation founded in 2003 in Bucks County, PA, Twilight Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Their mission is to enrich the lives of elders that have served others. Through wish granting and group celebrations, they give our seniors unexpected "thank yous" for time devoted unselfishly to their families' welfare, charitable organizations, and the communities they all share. Volunteers serve as wish granters, fundraisers, special event organizers, and in numerous other functions. To learn more about Twilight Wish please visit their website http://www.twilightwishfoundation.org/
Afterwards I watched the children play baseball and cheered them on at the River Cats Independence Field. Children, Adults With Disabilities Have Their Own ‘Field of Dreams’ River Cats Independence Field is now Open With Kids Playing Baseball, Some for the First Time WHAT: A “field of dreams” for thousands of people with disabilities in the Sacramento region featuring the inaugural first pitches and many more being thrown and caught by the stars themselves – children with disabilities.
River Cats Independence Field is surfaced with a rubberized, track-like material that makes it easily navigable for individuals in wheelchairs and walkers. This is believed to be the only baseball field for people with disabilities in the nation that features the rubberized surface throughout the infield and outfield and is the size of a regular 200-foot Little League diamond.
WHO: • Mike Ubaldi, chair of River Cats Independence Field Advisory Committee. • Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo and City Council Member Bonnie Pannell. • Art Savage, CEO of the Sacramento River Cats Triple-A baseball team, which made River Cats Independence Field its “legacy project” as the host of the 2005 Triple-A All-Star Game in July. •
The real stars: Dozens of children and adults with disabilities, many of whom couldn’t play baseball before because regular playing surfaces were too hard to navigate and often too dangerous for play. WHERE: Samuel Pannell Community Center, 2450 Meadowview Road, Sacramento. Fields are located adjacent to the center at Meadowview Road and 24th Street.
Afterwards I watched the children play baseball and cheered them on at the River Cats Independence Field. Children, Adults With Disabilities Have Their Own ‘Field of Dreams’ River Cats Independence Field is now Open With Kids Playing Baseball, Some for the First Time WHAT: A “field of dreams” for thousands of people with disabilities in the Sacramento region featuring the inaugural first pitches and many more being thrown and caught by the stars themselves – children with disabilities.
River Cats Independence Field is surfaced with a rubberized, track-like material that makes it easily navigable for individuals in wheelchairs and walkers. This is believed to be the only baseball field for people with disabilities in the nation that features the rubberized surface throughout the infield and outfield and is the size of a regular 200-foot Little League diamond.
WHO: • Mike Ubaldi, chair of River Cats Independence Field Advisory Committee. • Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo and City Council Member Bonnie Pannell. • Art Savage, CEO of the Sacramento River Cats Triple-A baseball team, which made River Cats Independence Field its “legacy project” as the host of the 2005 Triple-A All-Star Game in July. •
The real stars: Dozens of children and adults with disabilities, many of whom couldn’t play baseball before because regular playing surfaces were too hard to navigate and often too dangerous for play. WHERE: Samuel Pannell Community Center, 2450 Meadowview Road, Sacramento. Fields are located adjacent to the center at Meadowview Road and 24th Street.
Read more about the playing field
http://movemedia.org/IndependenceField/IMPROVEMENTS/IF_IMPROVMENTS.html
http://movemedia.org/IndependenceField/IMPROVEMENTS/IF_IMPROVMENTS.html
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