ACCESS Play
About play
Play is ACCESS of Wilmington’s signature adapted sports program for all ages! Includes: Summer Events - Play Days at Miracle Field, Adaptive Cycling, Kayaking, Surf Camp, Basketball and so much more as well as holiday events!
Join us for accessible sports and special events year-round!
Program Director: Casie O’Rourke-Shepard
Text/Call 910.530.5883 or Email Casie@accessilm.org
Thank you to 828 Church for hosting and being such amazing supporters of ACCESS!
For each event:
Please note - some events require registration/sign up, others do not.
Participants and family/guardians/caretakers will be asked to sign in at the start of the activity acknowledging our liability and media release.
We ask that family/guardians/caretakers remain present during all activities.
Summer 2025:
From the end of May to mid August, ACCESS Play served 113 unique participants with 71 hours of free programming! Activities included kayaking, a petting zoo, basketball with the Wilmington Fire Department, play & cycle days on the Miracle Field, water activities with Ocean Cure, ice skating, a visit to Paws4People and Wilmington Shark events!
We can’t wait for next summer! Look for the summer 2026 calendars toward the end of the Spring season.
Fall Festival 2025:
Held in October, we had a blast celebrating the Fall season with pumpkin painting, trunk or treat and games on the Miracle Field!
A big thank you to Amber Dale’s Pumpkin Patch for donating the pumpkins and bringing a little piece of their pumpkin patch to the Miracle Field. We would also like to thank the New Hanover County Fire Department, GLOW Academy and New Hanover County Students for making our trunk or treat such a hit!
Become a Play Day Sponsor!
PLAY DAY SPONSOR
$200
In the comments please let us know what Play Day you would like to sponsor or email Laura Kay Berry at laurakay@accessilm.org
“ACCCESS Play Day Sponsored by __________________”
Makes our event FREE for all participants
Ability to participate in activity and choose what we do
Logo and company name on all social media and communication for Play Day
