I was asked to write a bit about what baseball means to us--we have played on this wonderful league for 4 years. We start in the June...come see a game!!

What Challenger Baseball Means to us:

I became aware of Challenger Baseball from an issue of Sterling Heights Special Recreation. I was looking for an outdoor activity that would entertain my son, Drew. Our days were filled with school (if he was well enough to go), doctor's appointments, therapies, working on ADL's, stretching his muscles so he would have proper range of motion and not cramp and contract, and reinforcing what we did in his OT, PT, and Speech therapies.
I wanted us to have some fun. I wanted us to join a team, where he would learn patience, responsibility, teamwork, and make friends. I wanted us to have something other than therapy and I could actually answer the question: "What's new with Drew?", since we don't really have 'Milestones'...we have fraction-of-an-inch-stones. Our successes are measured differently than most.
Challenger Baseball provides us with a place where we are part of a team, a community of like-minded, open, compassionate, fun-loving parents who want their kids to have some of what 'everyone' else has. My favorite part is seeing the look on Drew's face when he knows we are going to play. He is so proud of himself and his team. His friends and family can cheer him on, and share in our experience in being accepted unconditionally and part of a team.