Orchard Gardens team members rallied before a middle school volleyball game against Timilty. The game was made possible by the Play Ball Foundation, which funds interscholastic sports programs for Boston middle schools.
(Barry Chin/Globe Staff)
Charity gives Boston youth a sporting chance
Support for athletics also pays off in the classroom
Orchard Gardens team members rallied before a middle school volleyball game against Timilty. The game was made possible by the Play Ball Foundation, which funds interscholastic sports programs for Boston middle schools.
(Barry Chin/Globe Staff)
Bringing life to barren athletic venues, the nonprofit Play Ball Inc. has established football, baseball, volleyball, and Double Dutch jump rope leagues throughout a cash-strapped system that previously offered middle schoolers only basketball and track
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