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MIRACLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

An accessible baseball league filled with joy, dancing, and home runs for children and adults living with disabilities; Ages 3+. Currently, the Miracle League of Wilmington serves over 210 All Stars through three types of teams: Classic, Tee Ball, Competitive. A Spring and Fall Season are held for 8 weeks with games scheduled on Saturdays. A Summer Season also begins in June.

ACCESS FIT

A year-round fitness and wellness program designed for young adults, adults, and older adults living with disabilities; Ages 10+. ACCESS Fit is currently serving over 100 participants. The program is held for 12-weeks during the Spring, Fall, and Summer with 14 classes offered weekly to community members, group homes, and day programs in southeastern North Carolina, both at Miracle Field and on-site.

PROJECT SOAR

Project SOAR is an adaptive sports program offering archery, cycling, golf, yoga, kayaking, SCUBA, and surfing for veterans living with service-connected illness or injury. Project SOAR serves over 300 veterans , including the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bragg and the USO of North Carolina.

PLAY

plAy: Sports and Events, is ACCESS of Wilmington’s signature adapted sport and inclusion programming! Includes: plAy Days at Miracle Field, Miracle League Summer Fun Evenings, Movie Nights at Miracle Field, Archery, Kayaking, Surf Camp, and so much more!

RECREATION THERAPY

Allow individuals with disabilities to engage in adapted sports, sensory play, and creative arts. We aim not only to increase recreation participation, but also range of motion, communication, self-confidence, coping skills, leisure awareness, and health and wellness.

ACCESSIBLE ADVENTURES

The terrain hopper is an electrically powered off-road mobility device engineered to conquer deep mud, soft beach sand, snow, rocks, steep hills, and other obstacles. We aim to make Wilmington more accessible to our participants through this program.

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Archery

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