The Making of a Miracle...League

About the Book

As the saying goes, “When life deals you lemons, make lemonade.” Having a handicap of his own, the author tells his story of finding his niche in life after retirement with the creation of a community baseball program for children with disabilities. Awakened to the opportunity quite by accident, and aided in funding by Green Bay Packer great Brett Favre and wife Deanna, along with local philanthropist Dick Resch, his mission included building a handicap-safe, rubber surface, baseball field. Touched by the lives of special children, he describes, in detail, the labor of love that went into the development of the program. Relationships develop with parents and their children. After a while it feels like family. Nothing, however, can prepare a person for the loss of someone’s child.
With the field completed he could sit back and turn over the program to be run by others. But no, he teamed up with the mother whose child passed away and went on to raise funds to develop a handicap accessible playground to add to the venue. His hope is that others may replicate his experiences and develop the same Miracle of joy and happiness for children in their communities.

About the Author

Paul Liegeois, Green Bay, Wisconsin, retired in 2005 from Integrys Energy, parent company of Wisconsin Public Service, a gas and electric utility company, where for a good part of his 33 year career he was the Marketing Executive. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and graduated from Harvard Business School’s Strategic Marketing Management Program. He is a registered professional engineer. In 2006, he founded and is the Executive Director of the Allouez Optimists Miracle League of Green Bay, a non-profit organization that provides the opportunity for children with disabilities to play baseball, regardless of their capabilities. He has received several awards for his volunteerism, including one from the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce as one of “Fifty People You Should Know” in their Bay Business Journal, where he was dubbed “The Miracle Man” for his community service in creating the Miracle League. Inspired to write about his experiences with the program this is his first book.