Community Corner
Milton YMSL Supports the North Metro Miracle League
Volunteers from the Milton Chapter of the Young Men's Service League help to serve children, teens and young adults with special needs.
MILTON, GA - Several members of the Milton Chapter of the Young Men’s Service League recently presented two basketball goals and several balls as a gift to the North Metro Miracle League. The gift commemorated another year of cooperation and friendship between the two organizations.
Young Men’s Service League (“YMSL”) is a national, non-profit organization that encourages young men and their mothers to work together in service to their communities. YMSL was founded in Texas in 2001 and has since expanded to more than 50 chapters in eight states. The Milton Chapter of YMSL was started in 2011 and has grown to include 226 members. The Milton Chapter served over 6,500 hours in the 2014/15 academic year and is on pace to exceed that total this year.
The North Metro Miracle League (“NMML”) provides adapted sports programs and inclusive social activities for disabled children, teens and young adults living in the North Fulton area.
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The basketball goals were assembled by a team of YMSL volunteers and presented at the end of NMML’s exercise class at NMML’s adapted sports complex in North Park. In these classes, held twice a week, YMSL members assist NMML’s older teens and young adults with strength, mobility and socialization.
YMSL members also serve in other NMML programs throughout the year. Monthly, YMSL volunteers meet NMML teens and young adults at a local theatre for dinner and a movie. In the spring, YMSL members assist children with special needs as they learn and play baseball. YMSL volunteers also assist in NMML’s summer camp and at special events throughout the year.
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Charlene Gabriel, who has served for two years as YMSL’s Ambassador to NMML, explains “YMSL members volunteer with the intent to serve others, yes, but without forethought, NMML served us in return by teaching our young men compassion, patience and understanding.”
For additional information on these organizations, visit the NMML website at www.nmml.net and the YMSL website at www.YMSLnational.org.
