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 ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91 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 ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91 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 ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91 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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