DEVELOPMENT
YMCAof Greater SanAntonio, Cibolo completeMiracle Field
BY JARRETT WHITENER
mission, “to put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.” Cibolo Mayor Stanley “Stosh” Boyle credits voters and sponsors for making the eld possible. “I credit the project to all of the partners: H E B and GVEC, and everybody that put it together,” Boyle said. “But really, it goes down to the voters. They decided to go ahead and pony up the money to get this going, and the YMCA took it over the nish line. It is really exciting.” Boyle said he is proud to have this project in Cibolo, and he feels it helps provide for an underrepre- sented need within the community. “We want to celebrate this eld,” Boyle said. “Once again, I think it puts Cibolo on the map, but more importantly, it addresses a lot of the issues and lack of activities for those special needs kids in our school districts.” With the eld being located in the same area as the other recreational elds and activities, Boyle said it is in an ideal spot to include all children and puts an emphasis on Cibolo being “the city of choice.” “It is all in the middle of those other ball elds we have, and I think that is important for people to see that we are all on equal playing elds,” Boyle said. “This is just the beginning of a long ... beautiful [sports] complex that we plan to have.”
The Cibolo Family YMCAMiracle Field o cially opened on April 21, bringing recreational activities to those with special needs and disabilities. The project is a combined e ort between the city of Cibolo and the YMCA of Greater San Antonio with additional sponsorships provided by H E B, Frost Bank, local school dis- tricts, The Lions Club, Schertz Bank, the San Antonio Area Foundation, Santikos Entertainment and Guada- lupe Valley Electric Cooperative. Within all of these e orts, Cibolo voters approved a $500,000 bond in 2018 in support of the eld and the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD contributed another $250,000. Fredy Degollado, district vice president for the YMCA of Greater San Antonio, said the project has been in progress for about ve years, from ideation to construction. Degollado said Cibolo was an ideal place for a project of this size, and the eld will help provide for children across the community. “This project is one of a kind in this community,” Degollado said. “There is nothing like it in this area.” According to Degollado, the eld will give individuals with disabilities access to participate in baseball. To achieve this, the eld has a hard rubber surface that allows easy access for wheelchairs, walkers and other mobility devices on the eld. Degollado considers the eld a huge blessing for the community, and it helps the YMCA to serve their
Byron P. Steele High School baseball and softball players helped youth players of all abilities with an April 21 scrimmage game as part of the Miracle Field’s opening ceremony.
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Plans call for an inclusive playground to be built next to the newMiracle Field.
RENDERING COURTESY YMCA OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO
PROJECT EFFORTS
MORE THAN 9 SPONSORS 5 YEARS OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT $500,000 CONTRIBUTED BY CIBOLO BOND
Students played a scrimmage during the opening ceremony April 21.
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SOURCE: CIBOLO FAMILY YMCA COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Cibolo Family YMCA Miracle Field 338 S Main Street, Cibolo 210-945-1529 www.ymcasatx.org/cibolo
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