Wheelchair Softball Players Celebrate Ribbon-cutting with Cubs Charities

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Wheelchair Softball Players Celebrate Ribbon-cutting with Cubs Charities

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On Sept. 16, Laura Ferrio, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Derek Daniels, director, Adaptive Sports & Fitness Program, Therapeutic Recreation and Volunteer Services, and Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 wheelchair softball players participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the renovated adult wheelchair softball diamond in California Park on the city’s North Side.

The work at the 20-year-old wheelchair softball field was coordinated with Cubs Charities, Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 and the Chicago Park District. The $150,000 renovations included new asphalt, fencing and dugouts.

Wheelchair softball players enjoying the refurbished California Park field.

After the park’s reopening, Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 players scrimmaged against the Chicago Wheelchair Softball Club, a team supported by the Chicago Park District that won the Wheelchair Softball World Series in August.

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