Miracle League Spring Games - 2025

 

Ground Breaking on final phases

Construction has begun on phases 2 and 3 of the Miracle Park!!!  It is on track to open early 2026.

Today we celebratied with athletes, friends, donors, elected officials, Winthrop and MaxAbilities staff, and the Lt. Governor of SC!  We heard from Representative Heath Sessions about what the park means to him and his family as a dad of two boys that have different abilities, Warren Norman, developer and what's to come, President Edward Serna on the connections with Winthrop, Mayor John Gettys spoke about how the park benefits the people of Rock Hill and beyond, and US Representative Ralph Norman invited us to come together to break the ground to start to build the final phases!

Lucas McFadden with CN2 was there to capture the day.  

Miracle Park Ground Breaking 2025 - Final Phases

Meet Sullivan - our Youth Volunteer of the Season for Fall 2024!

 Sullivan Williams is 8 years old. She is a 3rd grader at Cherry Park Elementary. Sullivan heard about Miracle League from her mom Whitney who used to work at CampArc, a camp for children and adults with disabilities run by the City of Rock Hill's Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department. Sullivan has just been waiting to be old enough to volunteer!

A Buddy Training was held at Cherry Park Elementary, and Sullivan attended. She came to the first game this season and was paired with Ellie, who also attends Cherry Park Elementary. The pairing was a homerun! ;) Sullivan and Ellie have been buddies on the ball field every week since that first game, but that's not where it ends. Sullivan has attended gymnastics with Ellie, volunteers in her classroom at school, and has made the two of them "best friend bracelets." She hopes to continue having play dates with Ellie even after the season has ended.

Sullivan loves volunteering at Miracle League so much that she also buddies on Wednesday nights for the adult games. She said, "Some people make fun of others when they don't understand disabilities. They can't help that they have a disability. I want other people to know that they are amazing, know how to have fun, and want friends, too!" Sullivan's mom, Whitney said, "When we help others, it helps us! Volunteering at Miracle League together has given both of us an outlet this season that has blessed us both!"

Blue Dogs Benefit Concert

 The Blue Dogs band partnered with us to host a benefit concert on Thursday, September 19, 2024 - the 3rd anniversary of the park's Grand Opening!

We had a crowd of almost 250 in attendance, raised just over $40,000 and celebrated news of groundbreaking for the final phases coming THIS YEAR!

We are so thankful to all who made the event such a success, to all who volunteered and bought tickets, and especially to our sponsors! Thank you for helping us continue to create the most inclusive community space ever - a place for EVERYONE to BELONG!

Enjoy some photos from our fun evening!

"bALL IN for Miracle Park"

 This past Saturday, June 1, 2024 was our 3rd annual "bALL IN for Miracle Park" Wiffle Ball Tournament. We had 17 teams play in an all day double elimination tournament. The weather was beautiful, fun was had, and $15,500 was raised for the final phases of the park! First, of all, a HUGE ThAnK YoU to all of our sponsors, teams, and volunteers who made this day possible, and congratulations to Warren Norman Company's team for taking back the title of Tournament Champs! Enjoy some photos below: