Kiwanis pledges $300,000 for Miracle Field
The motto for all the Kiwanis Clubs on the international stage is “Serving the children of the world right here at home.”
The local Kiwanis Clubs in Marion, Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha have embraced that motto right here in Linn County by pledging $300,000 for naming rights to the new Miracle Field at Prospect Meadows.
The Miracle Field will give children and people of all ages with disabilities the opportunity to play baseball on a field that’s being built specifically for them, with a cushioned rubberized surface, wheelchair-accessible dugouts and a completely flat surface to eliminate barriers.
Byron Tabor, a member of two local Kiwanis Clubs, is serving as president of the Kiwanis Miracle League at Prospect Meadows, and he’s delighted that his organization will have its name permanently attached to the Miracle Field, which will be the only one in our area.
Tabor has seen people playing on the Miracle Field in Des Moines, a facility that has served as a model for the facility at Prospect Meadows.
“It’s about helping the kids,” he said. "Once you see it happen, the absolute pure joy those kids have is joyous to see."
The Miracle Field will be located just inside the entrance to Prospect Meadows in a prime location.