Miracle League To Build Barrier-free Playground At Bird Athletic Complex
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – The Miracle League of Richmond announced it has received a $10,000 award to help build a barrier-free playground at the L.C. Bird High School Athletic Complex located in Chesterfield County. The funding comes from the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, a private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corp., one of the nation’s largest providers of prescriptions and health care services. Barrier-free playgrounds allow children with and without disabilities to play together on the same equipment. These playgrounds bring children together, help eliminate bias and provide opportunities for inclusion and fun. The Miracle League of Richmond has been raising funds to build such a playground in the county for special-needs children. “The Miracle League is already running a very successful baseball league on the Miracle Field at the Bird Athletic Complex, and now the current successful fundraising efforts will allow for construction of a new accessible playground and maybe even some ball-field lights in the near future,” said Mike Golden, director of the Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department. “The Miracle League Board should be commended for their energy and foresight.” Construction of the new playground is scheduled to begin this summer. Parks and Recreation will assist in preparing the site and providing surfacing around the play area. Bird Athletic Complex is at 10301 Courthouse Road, near its intersection with Route 10. For more information, call Karen Pusey, president of the Miracle League of Richmond, at 804-229-4966, or visit miracleleagueofrichmond.com.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – The Miracle League of Richmond announced it has received a $10,000 award to help build a barrier-free playground at the L.C. Bird High School Athletic Complex located in Chesterfield County. The funding comes from the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, a private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corp., one of the nation’s largest providers of prescriptions and health care services.
Barrier-free playgrounds allow children with and without disabilities to play together on the same equipment. These playgrounds bring children together, help eliminate bias and provide opportunities for inclusion and fun. The Miracle League of Richmond has been raising funds to build such a playground in the county for special-needs children.
“The Miracle League is already running a very successful baseball league on the Miracle Field at the Bird Athletic Complex, and now the current successful fundraising efforts will allow for construction of a new accessible playground and maybe even some ball-field lights in the near future,” said Mike Golden, director of the Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department. “The Miracle League Board should be commended for their energy and foresight.”
Construction of the new playground is scheduled to begin this summer. Parks and Recreation will assist in preparing the site and providing surfacing around the play area. Bird Athletic Complex is at 10301 Courthouse Road, near its intersection with Route 10.
For more information, call Karen Pusey, president of the Miracle League of Richmond, at 804-229-4966, or visit miracleleagueofrichmond.com.
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