Welcome to the Miracle League of Alexandria (MLA) website. You will find a lot of information on this site about the MLA, its activities, and the people that it works with. We hope that you find it both useful and informative.
Mac Slover Receives Men of Courage Award
Mac Slover, Chair of the MIracle League of Alexandria received the 2024 Men of Courage Award on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the 9th Annual Men Of Courage Lifetime Achievement Awards held at the Oswald Durant Center, Alexandria, Virginia. Slover was honored for his lifetime achievement from his 30 years of service with the City of Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities and his 14 years founding and coordinating the Miracle League of Alexandria.
The Men of Courage Lifetime Achievement Awards Program, honors outstanding community members who have dedicated their time and years to volunteer, coach and mentor Alexandria’s youth. The event is a partnership of Suggs’ Dream Work TDS, LLC, and the City of Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities. Mac was introduced by longtime friend and Miracle League partner, Bill Rivers. Also in attendance supporting Mac was his son, Justin Slover, longtime partner, Diane Ford, MLA members – Lindsey Swanson and Laura Fries and Deputy Director of RPCA – Recreation Services – Laura Durham. Additonally, the Men of Courage honored Gregory Baldwin, Harold Hughes, Kevin Harris and Don Hayes. Following the ceremony a reception with food was held.
The Men of Courage Vision
The Men of Courage Award is presented to men who have shown the divine order of putting family first. They speak the positive messages, guide youth and provide heartfelt action and dedication to the community.
Men of Courage always lead by example and they will leave a legacy of love, courage, and service. The Men of Courage Program was inspired by the 2011 film entitled “Courageous” written by Alex and Stephen Kendrick.
Miracle League of Alexandria Scoreboard Volunteers
Miracle League of Alexandria is excited to host a dedication ceremony on September 7, 2024 at 1pm for the new LED video scoreboard. Miracle League of Alexandria is seeking volunteers to attend training and then operate the scoreboard during the season for youth and adult games. Interested individuals should contact Laura Fries at [email protected].
2024 Fall Miracle League of Alexandria Begins on September 7
The Miracle League of Alexandria will open its Fall 2024 on Saturday, September 7 at 1 pm at the Kelley Cares Miracle Field. The MLA will begin the season with a special dedication ceremony for their new LED Video Scoreboard. The scoreboard will be dedicated to the memory of Sherri & Mark Jessell’s son, Dan Jessell and Sherri’s sister, Loey Seligman. The scoreboard was donated to the MLA by the Jessell Family. Sherri, Mark and their son Robert Jessell and Loey’s husband, Harry Jessell will be on hand for the dedication.
Everyone is cordially invited to the ceremony which will be followed by our opening day game!
Fall Season Opening Days
*Youth Program – Wednesday, September 11 at 4:30 pm
*Adults Program – Saturday, September 7 at 1 pm
Fall Season Schedule of Games
*Youth Program – Wednesdays, September 11, 18, 25, October 2, 9, 16
*Adult Program – Saturdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 12, 19
*Scoreboard Dedication – September 7 – In honor of Dan Jessell & Loey Seligman
*Special Game – September 21 – “9/11 First Responders” Game – We honor our First Responders and remember those we lost on 9/11 at the Kelley Cares Miracle Field in Alexandria.
Fall Season Middle & High School Exhibition Field Trip Days
September 24, 25, 26, October 15, 16, 17 – 10 am – 12 noon – Kelley Cares Miracle Fiel
Again, we look forward to having your child, adult, and family participate in the Miracle League of Alexandria Program.
If you have any questions about the Miracle League Program, please contact Mac Slover, Chair, Miracle League of Alexandria at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you in the Fall!
Miracle League of Alexandria To Participate in Spring 2 ACTion on April 24, 2024
On behalf of the ACT for Alexandria team, we would like to invite you to join Alexandria’s biggest giving day on April 24!
We’re counting down the days to April 24, 2024, and Spring2ACTion. We need your help to make our campaign a success, and we’ve included a few easy ways that you can support us.
Between the Power Hour of 11 a.m. to noon, please donate even $5 to The Miracle League of Alexandria. https://www.givegab.com/nonprofits/the-miracle-league-of-alexandria.
Your donation of any amount will help us reach our goal of not only raising money but raising awareness for our great program.
Share and share alike. Online days of giving are successful because of our own networks. Help us grow our network by sending this email to your network and asking your friends to do the same. Pass out our flyers to neighbors and at least two businesses in Alexandria.
Starting April 10 and ESPECIALLY on April 24, 2024, visit spring2action.org to make a donation to your favorite nonprofit organization—The Miracle League of Alexandria!
All giving will end at 11:59PM on April 24, so make sure to get your gift in on time! OR Scan the QR Code below. 
Spring 2024 Season Opening Days in April
New Partnership With Washington Nationals Team Up Program
The Miracle League of Alexandria opens the Spring 2024 season on April 13 & 17.
Beginning this season, the MLA joined into a partnership with the Washington Nationals Baseball Club’s Team Up Program. The MLA is very proud to be associated with the Nationals as one of 35 local baseball programs to join Team Up. We wish to thank them for choosing to partner with the MLA and supporting the special needs community. The Nationals provide, at no cost to the leagues, a Nationals athletic quality top and cap for each player for both the spring and fall seasons. See more about the partnership on our Sponsorships web page.
Registration Is Still Open! – to any City of Alexandria or non-city resident.
•Link to registration: Alexandria Parks & Rec, VA – Activity Search
Create a household, username and password. Click on Sports (bottom of page), then enter
Activity Number 422704 (Miracle League). Youth may come on Saturdays if the Wednesday date does not work.
Opening Days
*Adults Program – Saturday, April 13 at 1 pm
*Youth Program – Wednesday, April 17 at 4:30 pm
Schedule of Games
*Youth Program – Wednesdays, April 17, 24, May 2, 9, 15 & 27
*Adult Program – Saturdays, April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18
“Angels in the Outfield” Buddy Volunteers Needed
Registration for our “Angels in the Outfield” Buddy Volunteers registration is open. If you are interested in signing up to volunteer for a game this fall, follow the link to the right.
Again, we look forward to having your child, adult, and family participate in the Miracle League of Alexandria Program. We invite you to reach out and recruit other families in the community who would like to participate.
If you have any questions about the Miracle League Program, please contact Mac Slover, Chair, Miracle League of Alexandria at [email protected].
We cannot wait to see you in April!
Miracle League of Alexandria Donates Toys to the ADRPCA Therapeutic Recreation Children for the Holidays
The Miracle League of Alexandria (MLA) donated toys to the participants/Miracle League players of the Therapeutic Recreation Program at the Nannie J. Lee Memorial Recreation Center on December 15, 2023.
The holiday toy’s donation drive was led by Laura Fries, MLA Board Member, who organized and solicited for donations. Overall, the MLA collected enough toys that provided each child with multiple toys each. Following the distribution of the toys the Miracle League hosted a pizza party for them. Special thanks to Laura and husband, Jack, Bill Rivers of the MLA and the awesome TR staff who work with the children for making this special holiday party successful.
Laura stated “I was working with Volunteer Alexandria’s Toys 4 Tots program this holiday season. It occurred to me that nobody does a toy drive for our special needs kids in our community, so, guess what? I decided that on very toy drive. I spoke with Therapeutic Recreation staff and got a wish list, which was pretty modest. I created an easy shopping list on Amazon and with donations we were able to fulfill their wish list”.
Mac Slover, MLA Chair stated “Thanks to Laura for taking on this wonderful holiday project. Laura is incredible as she did a great job getting the toys for the TR children. She created an easy way for people to donate and received a terrific response. We are glad the Miracle League has been able to help with this community project. Our program is not just about playing baseball, but what we can do for the special needs community. Community outreach activities like this is what we’ve done very well with in the past and will continue into the future”.
Below are some pictures from the holiday party.
