VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Each year, the Champions League championship game in Virginia Beach allows children with disabilities to play America's pastime. It wouldn't be possible without Plan Bee Academy.
Sunday, June 7, marked the fifth year of the heartwarming tradition at the Kempsville PONY baseball fields at Providence Park. Dozens of children with physical and intellectual disabilities made up teams from across the Resort City.
Each got the chance to bat and play the field while News 3 broadcast the game live on The Spot Norfolk 27.
The entire time the game was on TV, the words "Plan Bee Academy" were on the screen. The Chesapeake school is the game's main sponsor.
“We are a private day school for kids with autism and related disabilities," Erin DeWoody, who represented Plan Bee at the game, told News 3 before the first pitch. "We have been serving the Tidewater and Virginia communities for ten years now.”
Plan Bee has been partnering with the Champions League for the last several years.
“It’s fun! We keep coming back because it’s fun! We have a great time," said DeWoody. “Our mission is to improve quality of life for students and that’s what sporting events do.”
For its generosity, News 3 named Plan Bee Academy an Everyday Hero. As part of the award, the school earned a $425 Visa gift card from Southern Bank.
A token of appreciation for making inspiring days like the Champions League championship game possible.
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