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Wyoming Valley Challenger Little League seeks volunteers as season opens May 10
Summary
City health department and local partners briefed Wilkes-Barre City Council on the adaptive Challenger Little League program, which offers free, accessible baseball for players with intellectual or physical disabilities and expects 137 participants this year.
Ian Malloy, a Health Department representative, and Rick Drust of People’s Security Bank and Trust told the Wilkes-Barre City Council on April 24 that the Wyoming Valley Challenger Little League — an adaptive baseball program for players with intellectual or physical disabilities — opens its season May 10 at Evercore Field at the BOG.
The presentation summarized Challenger Little League history, safety and child-protection practices, and local programming. Malloy said the program is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and local sponsors and emphasized that “no player is ever denied based on inability to…
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