{"id":145224,"date":"2025-09-16T23:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T03:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145224"},"modified":"2025-09-16T23:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T03:01:35","slug":"miracle-league-of-the-lehigh-valley-to-host-ribbon-cutting-for-new-accessible-splash-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145224","title":{"rendered":"Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley to Host Ribbon Cutting for New Accessible Splash Pad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley to Host Ribbon Cutting for New Accessible Splash Pad<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Allentown, PA \u2013 September 19, 2025<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley is excited to announce the official ribbon cutting of its brand-new fully accessible splash pad, designed to bring inclusive outdoor fun to children and adults of all abilities. The celebration will take place on Friday, September 19, 2025, from 4:30\u20135:30 PM, with the ribbon cutting scheduled for 5:00 PM\u00a0at the Miracle League Field, 5858 Sell Rd., Schnecksville, PA.<\/p>\n<p>This state-of-the-art splash pad marks the next chapter in the Miracle League\u2019s ongoing mission to provide year-round opportunities where every individual, regardless of ability, can play, belong, and shine. With its sensory-friendly design, adaptive features, and wide-open layout, the splash pad ensures that players, families, and community members can safely enjoy summertime fun together.<\/p>\n<p>The splash pad is dedicated in loving memory of Rev. Dan Gambet, OSFS (1929\u20132022)\u2014a joyful servant, beloved educator, and spiritual leader whose kindness and generosity touched many generations. As the plaque at the splash pad reads:\u00a0<em>\u201cMay this space of laughter and fun reflect the joy and warmth he brought to all who knew him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis splash pad is more than just a place to cool off\u2014it\u2019s a place of joy, belonging, and shared memories,\u201d said Stephanie Fisher, Director of the Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley. \u201cWe are honored to dedicate it to Father Gambet, whose legacy of kindness and generosity continues to inspire us. This project is not only about water and play\u2014it\u2019s about community and connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber, a proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, is excited to facilitate the ribbon cutting alongside the Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley\u00a0with board members and community leaders in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The Miracle League extends heartfelt gratitude to its dedicated donors, sponsors, and volunteers who made this project possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Details<\/strong><br \/>\nMiracle League of the Lehigh Valley Field \u2013 5858 Sell Rd., Schnecksville, PA<br \/>\nFriday, September 19, 2025 | 4:30\u20135:30 PM (Ribbon Cutting at 5:00 PM)<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mllv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mllv.org<\/a>\u00a0or contact Stephanie Fisher at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:stephanie@mllv.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stephanie@mllv.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nElyse Cuttic<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley to Host Ribbon Cutting for New Accessible Splash Pad Allentown, PA \u2013 September 19, 2025\u00a0\u2013 The Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley is excited &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145224\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley to Host Ribbon Cutting for New Accessible Splash Pad<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/miracle-league.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145224"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=145224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/145225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=145224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=145224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=145224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}