Brewers + Miracle League of Milwaukee

So if you've listened to a Brewers broadcast at all lately, you've probably heard something mentioned about the Miracle League of Milwaukee, the Pepsi Refresh Project, kids with disabilities or some combination thereof. Basically, each MLB team presented a proposal on what they would do with a $200,000 grant in their community. The Brewers were selected as one of fifteen finalists. Their proposal involves partnering with the Miracle League of Milwaukee to build a universally accessible baseball field so children of all types could play little league. It would be the first only facility of its type in our area.

Obviously, this opportunity represents a unique intersection of two of my great joys- baseball and kids with disabilities. I would love nothing more than to be able to someday drive downtown and watch some of my kidlets play ball. There are two ways to get involved with this. One is to donate straight cash. Between now and September 30th, every dollar you donate at miracleleaguemilwaukee.com will be matched with two dollars from corporate sponsors. The other way is free! Log on to either mlb.com or miracleleaguemilwaukee.com and vote "brewers" in the Pepsi Refresh poll or text "brewers" to 76462. You can enter up to 25 times a day per phone. If you vote even once, I (and many amazing kids) would be pretty darn grateful.

If you need any motivation at all, just check out YouTube.com for an irresistible video of Casey McGehee talking about his son Mack, who has cerebral palsy. I've seen Casey and Mack in action together a few times and if this doesn't convince you it's a worthy cause, nothing will!

Goodnight from beautiful, perfect up north :)

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