Challenger Day will get students with cognitive and physical challenges onto the baseball field
HENRICO, Va., Oct. 18, 2023 — Students from 19 Henrico County elementary schools will take to the baseball field Oct. 25 and learn how to field, hit and run the bases. The students will take part in Challenger Day, an annual event that introduces students with significant disabilities to the fundamentals of baseball. The students will also enjoy games, crafts, therapy dogs, roaming mascots and a picnic lunch. Up to 300 Henrico County Public Schools students are expected to attend, and volunteers will be on hand to work with the students in grades K-5 and their teachers.
Challenger Day is an offshoot of the Challenger Division of Little League Baseball, a league for children with cognitive and physical disabilities. The program helps provide participants with many of the benefits of athletic competition: exercise, socialization, teamwork, sportsmanship and self-esteem.
The event is a collaboration of the Henrico Education Foundation, IHAD Foundation - Richmond, the Henrico County Department of Recreation and Parks, Henrico County Public Schools, Tuckahoe Sports Inc. and Tuckahoe Little League.
Who:
Members of the media are invited to attend.
When:
Oct. 25 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
(Rain date: Oct. 26)
Where:
Tuckahoe Park Baseball Complex
2400 Little League Drive
Henrico, Va. 23233
For more information, contact the Henrico Education Foundation at 804-877-9415.