In North Carolina, Brant Taylor earned his Eagle Scout award. How did he do it? He brokered a $200,000 deal between his city and the local minor league baseball team, the Grasshoppers, to renovate a softball field so that it could be more easily used by people with disabilities. He had been inspired by his older brother, Austin, who has cerebral palsy and developmental delays. Austin had been an avid member of a baseball league for people with disabilities, and Brant saw how much it had meant to his brother and other league members. And so when it came time to come up with a service project for his Eagle Scout award, this is idea that he tenaciously pursued.
Greensboro News Record article
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