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Last summer, the Iowa Cubs baseball team joined forces with local volunteers to create something magical: a new season of the Iowa Baseball Camp for the Deaf (IBCD)!
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Since 2015, this camp has given baseball-loving kids who happen to be deaf or hard of hearing access to the full Little League experience. If they tried to join a typical baseball camp, those 7–14-year-old kids might miss instructions from their coaches or struggle to learn the fundamentals of the game because of their hearing problems. But at IBCD, they don’t have to jump through extra hoops to enjoy the sport. According to We Are Iowa, professional coaches, former high school and college players, sign language interpreters, and deaf/hard-of- hearing volunteers work together to teach baseball to each class of IBCD kids in Johnston, Iowa. Not only do the kids learn the game’s rules, but they also get free uniforms, meet-and-greets and Q&A sessions with Cubs players, and free lunches from the nonprofit. Plus, they have a chance to sign both the national anthem and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” at a Cubs game! The camp lasts one week. In 2022, IBCD guided 26 kids through its program, bringing them one step closer to their dreams of going pro like deaf Major League Baseball player William Hoy. The History Channel reports Hoy finished his 24-year career with 2,048 hits, 596 stolen bases, and 725 runs. He also taught his team sign language and inspired generations of deaf and hard-of-hearing kids to try their hand at baseball. Since Hoy’s passing in 1961, other deaf and hard-of-hearing players like Dick Sipek and Curtis Pride have followed in his footsteps to the MLB. Sports are a vital part of life in the heartland, so the IBCD program warms our hearts. If you’re a baseball lover and want to give back to kids in need this year, consider donating to the IBCD. You can learn more about the program and how to support it at IowaDeafBaseball.com.
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