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Field of dreams becoming a reality.


Four years ago, members of the Monroe Monroe.

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] Miracle League, a baseball group for children with disabilities, decided to build a ball field on a city-owned parcel of land. Their most formidable challenge, however, was to raise the $1,000,000 needed for the project.

A new milestone was reached when one of their members, Jason Petty Petty

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 of Monroe, secretly entered the league into a contest sponsored by Farmers Insurance Group and, much to his surprise, won $10,000! When the company awarded a check for the prize to the baseball league, it brought contributions to $200,000, enabling members to have a groundbreaking for the field.

The league has since received more donations. Ric Carlson, the league's director, told the Everett, Washington This page is currently protected from editing to deal with vandalism. Protection is not an endorsement of the current [ version]  , Daily Herald For the Arlington Heights, Illinois newspaper, see .
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: "It's great to see a pay-it-forward thing."

Though the project is still underway, league members are encouraged and ready to "play ball" as soon as the field is finished. When league officials asked Petty if he wants to serve as a base coach or buddy for players, he replied: "Absolutely, whenever they need me."
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Title Annotation:THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA
Author:Mass, Warren
Publication:The New American
Date:Dec 25, 2006
Words:179
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