Bethesda Club Creating Miracle League for Disabled Children

by Shira Oler

"The Kiwanis Club of Bethesda has been working for more than five years toward a goal of creating a Miracle League for disabled children in Montgomery County," said Jim Leder, Club President. The dream is finally becoming a reality with the creation of a Miracle League field in Germantown, Maryland. This has been made possible through a partnership with the Miracle League of Montgomery County, the Kiwanis Club of Bethesda, the Montgomery County Park and Planning, and the Montgomery County Recreation Department to construct the Washington Nationals Miracle Field. Thanks to generous funding support from the estate of longtime Kiwanian, Sid Hais and his wife, and from the Washington Nationals, in association with the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation and The Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Foundation, the Bethesda Club will see kids playing on the field in July. An announcement of the specific date is coming soon and all clubs are encouraged to attend. National's ball players will even be there to kick off this event! ...more