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WRHI – Straight Talk: David Williams and Warren Norman – Miracle Park
CN2 Today – September 15th Show
ROCK HILL, S.C. (CN2 TODAY) – On this week’s edition of CN2 Today we head out to the new Miracle Park as it gets ready for its grand-opening on Saturday, September 18th.
Plus, we learn more about The Miracle League of Rock Hill at Miracle Park. There’s still time to register to be a part of the first-ever season!
And on Mental Health Minute this month with are talking with NAMI Piedmont Tri-County about Suicide Prevention Month.
Plus, the pets of the week with the Humane Society of York County are just too cute!
WRHI – Michelle Shaffer – Maxibilities & Alice Davis – Miracle Park
WRHI – AUDIO: Miracle Park Grand Opening
The Herald – Miracle Park: Rock Hill opens new, inclusive playground for all children
A 14-year-old boy sat in a swing designed for disabled children at Miracle Park in Rock Hill, a wide grin appeared on his face.
“He’s my little baby,” Dawn Alley said about her son, Angel, who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and has had a couple of strokes, rendering him unable to walk or talk. “But God’s brought him through.”
At first, Angel didn’t want to leave the swings, but got exited when his mother took him to a four-person spinning ride.
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CN2 – Miracle Park celebrates its Grand Opening
ROCK HILL, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – After years of preparation, Miracle Park is now officially open. The all-inclusive park is designed as a space where everybody can play and have fun. CN2s Rae’L Jackson takes us to the park’s grand opening.
WBTV – Designed for everyone: Miracle Park opens in Rock Hill
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – There are miracles happening in Rock Hill.
The city’s newest park, fittingly called Miracle Park. debuted Saturday. The park is located on Eden Terrace.
WBTV got a look inside to experience the all-inclusive playground. There is a sensory wall, the Miracle Field and to enjoy other activities.
The state-of-the-art park provides people of all abilities the opportunity to enjoy the park’s amenities and programming year-round. Miracle Park’s development has been led by the York County Disabilities Foundation in partnership with the City of Rock Hill and Winthrop University and supported by numerous volunteers and donors.
WCNC – First phase of inclusive playground opens in Rock Hill
Carolina Blitz: Carolina Panthers’ Charity Gives $700,000 to Rock Hill’s Miracle Park
Carolina Panthers Charities, the charitable arm of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, announced a $200,000 grant to support Rock Hill’s Miracle Park Tuesday (June 8). And Nicole Tepper announced an additional $500,000 from the Tepper Foundation!
Miracle Park, set to open its first phase this summer, is an inclusive place in Rock Hill where people with all different abilities can participate in a full-range of sports.
The gift announcement was made at the park by Riley Fields and Nicole Tepper at a gathering of local officials, major donors and future users of the facility.
“This major commitment from the Panthers is a significant boost to making the Miracle Park dream come true. Dave and Nicole Tepper’s interest in our area is shown time and time again,” said David Williams, president of Williams & Fudge in Rock Hill and a member of the Miracle Park leadership team.
KISS 95.1: The Teppers Donate Money For A Special Needs Park
Billionaire Panther’s owner David Tepper and his wife Nicole have donated $500,000 to Miracle Park. Miracle Park is a park for people of all abilities located in Rock Hill, SC. In addition to their personal donation, another $200,000 is being donated from Carolina Panthers Charities.
The park will be the first of its kind in the country. The 15-acre park will be located at 1005 Eden Terrace across from the Winthrop Coliseum. The park will consist of two “miracle fields” and a standard athletic field. The park will also have a state-of-the-art inclusive playground, multipurpose fields, and retail building.
NFL Network: Panthers, Tepper family donate $700k to help finish recreational facility for those with special needs
The Carolina Panthers and Tepper family donated a combined $700k to Miracle Park to help finish a recreational facility for those with special needs.
WCNC: Carolina Panthers announce donation to new park for special needs athletes
ROCK HILL, S.C. — The Carolina Panthers announced a donation to Rock Hill’s Miracle Park Tuesday as the facility prepares to break ground on a 15-acre park.
Miracle Park is an inclusive place in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where people with all different abilities can compete in a full range of sports. The park is set to open its first phase this summer. Nicole Tepper, wife of Panthers owner David Tepper, was at Tuesday’s announcement, along with other Panthers organization representatives and Rock Hill Mayor John Gettys.
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: ‘A new gold standard’: The Panthers, Tepper family put Miracle Park a big step closer
The Carolina Panthers and Tepper family joined a team of miracle-makers Tuesday, with a combined donation of $700,000 for a new Rock Hill park where everyone can play.
Nicole Tepper announced she and husband David, with their foundation, will donate $500,000 to Miracle Park. That announcement came moments after a similar one from Carolina Panthers Charities and the NFL Foundation, for $200,000.
“It is creating a new gold standard for adaptive sports, therapeutic recreation,” Nicole Tepper said of Miracle Park. “It’s a perfect example of forward thinking and vision that makes this community so special.”
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WRHI Audio: Panthers, NFL Foundation and Tepper family pledge $700,000 in donations to Miracle Park
PANTHERS – Dave and Nicole Tepper, Panthers Charities donate to Rock Hill’s Miracle Park project
ROCK HILL — A year ago, Nicole Tepper came to see a field of red clay, heard about the vision for the land, and cried.
Tuesday, as she arrived to see it full of colorful playground equipment, and what will soon be green fields of play, she cried again.
That’s what made Tuesday’s donation an easy decision, and a meaningful one.
Carolina Panthers Charities made a $200,000 donation to Miracle Park, and Dave and Nicole Tepper followed with another $500,000, to help finish the state-of-the-art and inclusive recreational facility for those with special needs.
“About a year ago, I met Riley Fields (the Panthers’ director of community relations) at this exact location, and it was all dirt,” Nicole Tepper said. “And they presented this vision of Miracle Park. I couldn’t really see it, but I knew the concept was incredible.
CN2 – Carolina Panthers – Miracle Park Contribution
ROCK HILL S.C. (CN2 News) – A grand total of $700,000 for the development of Miracle Park thanks to the Carolina Panthers and the Nicole and David Tepper Foundation. Miracle Park Team member Alice Davis shares her reaction to the nearly three-quarters of a million dollar donation.
“I’m speechless” Davis says. “It’s just so exciting. The Tepper’s are amazing and we are so excited to have them be a part of our community and York County and the greater community. We’re just so blessed.”
Both Rock Hill Mayor John Gettys and Representative Ralph Norman shared about the impact this park will make on the community.
FOX46 – Panthers donate $700,000 to Miracle Park in Rock Hill
ROCK HILL, S.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – The Carolina Panthers along with Nicole and David Tepper made a big donation to the Miracle Park in Rock Hill on Tuesday.
Panthers Charities donated $200,000 toward the construction of the Miracle Park, but Nicole and David Tepper showed up with a surprise of their own.
“Today we’re pleased to provide a gift of $500,000 to Miracle Park,” Nicole announced.
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Straight Talk 07-29-20: Kylie Carroll and Warren Norman
Kylie Carroll and Warren Norman join Straight Talk to discuss Miracle Park
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
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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.
The Miracle Park is maintained and operated by the City of Rock Hill Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department. Please contact them with questions or concerns:
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1005 Eden Terrace
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-325-2650
Terry Hagen:
terry.hagen@cityofrockhill.com
Jonathan Shea
jonathan.shea@cityofrockhill.com