Friends Bill Slaymaker and Nancy Kirby, who met while volunteering at Horsham Little League, are working on building the first Miracle Field in the region, writes Ashley R. Williams for the Bucks County Courier Times.

The new field in Deep Meadow Park would provide young athletes with or without disabilities with everything they need to be successful in the sport.

To achieve that goal, the two friends founded the Miracle Field nonprofit in Horsham.

“I thought we were just going run a fundraiser, raise enough money and build a field,” said Slaymaker, who serves as the president of the organization. “It’s so much more complicated than that, but we’re both very dedicated to this.”

Nearly a year after the idea first surfaced, the parents are inching forward toward the final goal with the support of community volunteers and land donated by Horsham Township.

Their fundraising efforts have managed to raise about $200,000 so far, with a 5k race planned for April and a gala in October.

Kirby and Slaymaker are hoping to break ground on the field in July of 2023.

Read more about the Miracle Field in the Bucks County Courier Times.

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Check out this fun video about the Horsham Little league team, from YouTube by Charles Foster.