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City Minute – Miracle Park
Betty Joe discusses the development of Miracle Park in Rock Hill, SC.
A Look Inside Rock Hill’s Miracle Park: A CN2 & SCETV Production
The latest on the creation of Rock Hill’s Miracle Park, a park that is currently under construction across from Winthrop Lake so that people with all abilities can have access to recreation equipment and participate in sports.
CN2 Productions and South Carolina ETV are working together to create a story on the effort. Take a look in the video above.
SC PUBLIC RADIO – Nation’s First Sports Park ‘Designed for All Abilities’ Breaks Ground in Rock Hill
Dubbed the most inclusive public project in the city’s history, Miracle Park will feature two softball/baseball fields, a fishing pond, and other recreational sites between Cherry Road and Eden Terrace.
McMaster called the project “a beacon of how strong and great the people of South Carolina are” during his speech at the site Wednesday.
WRHI – Business Rock Hill 11-06-19: Miracle Park
SULLIVAN FOUNDATION – Winthrop University to Collaborate on Miracle Park for People of All Abilities
Developers said Miracle Park promises to bring the joys of recreation to those who might need it most—South Carolinians with mobility challenges, developmental disabilities, and other special needs. The park, when completely built out, will include two Miracle fields, two multi-purpose fields, a special needs playground, and a café that will employ people with disabilities.
THE CATHOLIC MISCELLANY – Proposed park in Rock Hill will accommodate all needs
Miracle Park, a project designed for special needs children and adults with disabilities, received a $600 donation from Knights of Columbus Council 6756 to help their endeavors. The park, the first of its kind in South Carolina, will feature two multi-purpose fields, a playground, and retail space. Groundbreaking is expected to take place in the fall with an anticipated opening in the Spring of 2020.
Fundraising for the project’s first phase began in the spring and the Knights were quick to respond.
“We have a number of charitable projects that we support,” said Ray Howard, Grand Knight. Miracle Park is one that resonated with the group and its connections to Special Olympics.
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CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL – Park tailored for people with disabilities breaks ground in Rock Hill
THE HERALD – ‘Designed for everyone’: Rock Hill Miracle Park construction starts soon
Mayor John Gettys, city staff and representatives of the York County Disabilities Foundation met at Winthrop University Friday to sign the lease for Miracle Park, a park designed for people with disabilities.
The land for the park is leased from the city of Rock Hill and Winthrop University, The Herald previously reported.
The park, between Cherry Road and Eden Terrace, will include two baseball fields designed for people of all abilities, multi-purpose fields and an inclusive playground, The Herald previously reported.
THE HERALD – ‘This is for all of the people’: Rock Hill, S.C. leaders break ground on Miracle Park
CN2 Newscast 12/11/19
In the video above, get your latest Tri-County news and entertainment!
WBTV – ‘Miracle’ in the making as S.C. leaders celebrate groundbreaking for all-inclusive park
The official groundbreaking was held for the all-inclusive public facility which city leaders say will be the first of its kind in the nation.
“The legacy that comes from the effort that we see here today– the smiles on faces for families in Rock Hill and around this entire community– what a difference it makes,” said South Carolina Majority Leader Gary Simrill who represents York County.
Miracle park is a 15-acre, $8 million facility that has been more than two years in the making. Wednesday’s groundbreaking brought together the York County Disabilities Foundation, which is the nonprofit behind the park, Governor Henry McMaster, US representative Ralph Norman, SC Representative and Majority Leader Gary Simrill, Rock Hill Mayor John Gettys, leaders from Winthrop University and many others who have been working together to make the project happen.
WSOCTV – ‘Miracle’ coming to Rock Hill next summer
Miracle Park will be a unique place for athletes of all ages and abilities.
Josh Myers, 31, is a world gold medalist weightlifter in the Special Olympics.
On Wednesday, he stood with hundreds of others outside the Winthrop Coliseum, to help break ground on something he never imagined as a kid.
“I’m so excited for the opportunity for all kids,” Myers told the crowd, which included the state’s governor, a congressman and other dignitaries.
Patti Myers is Josh’s mother. She’s watched him grow up competing in Special Olympics and in the World Games last year. She’s also a special education teacher in Clover.
“We cannot wait for Miracle Park to be open,” she said. “This is a great opportunity for Rock Hill.”
EAGLE IMPACT – Junior Welfare League’s Gobble Wobble 5K/8K benefitting Miracle Park
The non-profit organization Junior Welfare League of York County needs volunteers for our 5K/8K Gobble Wobble Race benefitting Miracle Park Rock Hill, SC on Saturday, November 17th.
WBTV – Private donors jump on board Rock Hill’s Miracle Park
YORK COUNTY, SC (WBTV) – Members of the York County Board of Disabilities Foundation announced Tuesday they have raised roughly half of the needed funds to construct what’s being called a “Miracle Park.”
Board members Warren Norman and David Williams started with the idea of building a Miracle Field in Rock Hill. A miracle field is a baseball field designed specifically for people with special needs. Then they took their idea a step further.
“There’s nothing like this, even close, in the United States,” Norman said.
The park, that’s being built at Winthrop Park off of Cherry Road, will include two Miracle Fields, two multi-purpose fields, a special needs playground, and a café that will employ people with disabilities.
THE HERALD – Rock Hill aims to ‘open up a world’ for children, adult athletes with special needS
A new league has formed in Rock Hill.
Leaders from Winthrop University and the city of Rock Hill have teamed up with a York County foundation to build a new sports park for athletes who often can’t join a sports team: children and adults with disabilities.
CHARLOTTE STORIES – Rock Hill Building $6 Million ‘Miracle Park’ – A First of Its Kind For The Charlotte Region
A new ‘world-class’ $6 million sports park is about to be built in the heart of Rock Hill.
Miracle Park will be the first of its kind for the Charlotte region – a park and sports facility specifically designed and built for children and adults with disabilities.
WBTV – ‘Miracle Park’ to be built in Rock Hill will be designed specifically for people with special needs
A non-profit organization in York County is trying to build a one of a kind outdoor park designed specifically with people with disabilities in mind.
The so-called Miracle Park is a dream of the York County Disabilities Foundation. Last week, the foundation presented the idea to Rock Hill’s City Council, pushing the project forward.
WRHI – AUDIO: Rock Hill to Build Park for Those with DisabilitIes
It was announced at ‘Savor the Flavor’ last night that Rock Hill would be building, ‘Miracle Park,’ a park for those who have disabilities.