{"id":226964,"date":"2026-04-10T23:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/226964\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:18:07","slug":"disability-dreams-do-to-transform-hammond-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/226964\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability Dreams &#038; Do to transform Hammond Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disability Dreams &amp; Do (D3Day) has partnered with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels again for an upcoming free event, which includes a powerful day of sports, connection and community.<\/p>\n<p>The event will transform Hammond Stadium into a field of opportunity where participants with disabilities can step onto a professional ballpark to hit, throw and run the bases.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals with disabilities, their families, volunteers and local businesses are invited to participate during the April 18 event. from 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free enrollment is now open.<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Myers event continues a long\u2011standing partnership between D3Day and the Mighty Mussels organization, which has helped make this inclusive experience possible for the Southwest Florida community.<\/p>\n<p>Participation in the event is completely free for athletes and their families, thanks to the support of volunteers, sponsors and community partners. As part of the experience, all D3Day participants and their family members will receive tickets to attend the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels game the following day, giving families the opportunity to continue the celebration together at the ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>Enrollment is now open for participants with disabilities: <a href=\"https:\/\/d3day.com\/fmenroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">d3day.com\/fmenroll<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Community volunteers are also encouraged to participate: <a href=\"https:\/\/d3day.com\/volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">d3day.com\/volunteer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Businesses and organizations can support the event through sponsorship: <a href=\"https:\/\/d3day.com\/sponsor-d3day-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">d3day.com\/sponsor-d3day-2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>D3Day is also accepting nominations for the Pulling Each Other Along Award, which honors unsung heroes who make meaningful contributions to the well\u2011being of individuals in the disability community. Submit nominations <a href=\"https:\/\/d3day.com\/peoa-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Founded by Dave Clark, Dave Stevens, and Doug Cornfield, Disability Dream &amp; Do organize inclusive sports camps across the United States designed to empower individuals with disabilities, build confidence and strengthen communities through athletics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disability Dreams &amp; Do (D3Day) has partnered with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels again for an upcoming free&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-226964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}