Irek Kusmierczyk
Irek Kusmierczyk
Member of Parliament for Windsor—Tecumseh
Throwing the First Pitch: New Miracle League Season
May 12, 2024
I had an amazing day throwing the first pitch on the new Miracle League season! So much joy all around. As we approach National AccessAbilityWeek, let's keep building a community that is accessible from the start. Thank you to all the volunteers and the great folks Riverside Minor Baseball Association!
 
I will remember forever, one of my first meeetings as a Windsor City Councillor, with a determined Bill Kell and the amazing people at RMBA. They had an inspired idea to build Windsor's first ever fully accessible baseball diamond for young people with disabilities. I remember the first community meeting to rally support. And I remember that night City Council said YES! It was the best decision City Council made, and the one I am most proud of during my time on Council. The community delivered a miracle, and showed the power of grassroots advocacy. I wish my chemistry teacher and RMBA coach Dennis Palamides was there to see today's opening day of the Miracle League. He would have loved it. He was there in spirit, cheering from the sidelines.
 
Years later, after the Miracle Park was reality, I stood up in Parliament next to the Minister of Disability Inclusion as her Parliamentary Secretary, as the House of Commons voted unanimously to approve the legislation we introduced to create the historic Canada Disability Benefit. The whole time, I thought of the Miracle back home, and the people who made it so.

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