Miracle League’s Teen Ambassadors
Love Miracle League and our amazing athletes?
Want to help spread the word?
Become a Miracle League of Las Vegas Ambassador!
Our Teen Ambassadors can be easily recognized at the ballpark as the high-energy volunteers wearing yellow shirts. This is an exceptional and dedicated group of teenagers with the following mission:
To promote both the opportunity of Miracle League of Las Vegas, and inclusion within the community. To lead by example as encouraging and dedicated individuals on the baseball field and beyond. To help raise funds, raise awareness and create increased activity opportunities for the program and surrounding special needs community.
Teen Ambassadors must have previous experience as a Miracle League buddy and be currently volunteering at least once a week. For more information about the Teen Ambassador program, track down Board Member/Game-Day Announcer Jeff Arnold at the ball park or email him at [email protected].
Miracle League of Las Vegas Teen Ambassador Criteria:
Outgoing and personable with everyone at the ball park
Display honesty, integrity, and professionalism
Genuine heartfelt interest in participating in and promoting Miracle League and its values
At least 50 hours of volunteering at Miracle League events (cumulative)
Criteria to Maintain Ambassador status:
Speak to groups of peers** to recruit Buddy volunteers and players consistent with the Teen Ambassador program mission.
30 volunteer hours at Miracle League per year (not including peer chats)
Consistent and genuine effort to build rapport with players
** Schools, club teams, church groups, community events, etc.
How Ambassadors are Recognized:
– They wear Miracle League logo attire at all Miracle League events so that people can easily identify them for any questions
– Miracle League awards the Spirit Shop item-of-choice to Ambassadors upon acceptance to the Teen Ambassadors program; they’ve earned it!
Founding Teen Ambassadors
Emerson “EJ” Arnold
Class of 2018 – WCTA
Congratulations and THANKS to our very first Miracle League Ambassador, EJ Arnold! EJ helped put the Ambassador Program together, and has made several promotional appearances on behalf of Miracle League. He has always been a Miracle League Buddy for the past few years, but in Spring 2017, he took on added responsibility as one of the team coaches for the Yankees.
Way to go, Coach EJ!!!
John Howard Bobo
Class of 2020 – Basic HS
John Howard Bobo, or as he is known to his baseball coaches and teammates, Bobo #99, is a 15-year old freshman at Basic Academy who has been volunteering in the Buddy program since he was 12 years old. For the last (8) seasons, he has been proud to work hard and earn the money ($750/season) to personally sponsor the amazing athletes of the Miracle League Cardinals team.
Way to go, Bobo #99!
Our Newest Teen Ambassadors
Kendall Chandler
Class of 2022 – Bishop Gorman High School
Kendall has been an amazing volunteer for several years. She began as a Miracle League Buddy every Saturday during our Spring 2018 season, then took on added responsibility as our advanced LED scoreboard/Audio Systems operator. In this role, she ran the scoreboard graphics, played all the songs, created special graphics “on the fly”, and somehow even coordinated our post-game raffles at the same time! Kendall has taken on this crucial game-day role every game, every Saturday, and every season for 2 years, before heading off to college at UNLV. Without a doubt, Kendall helped make our new scoreboard a smashing success!
Way to go, Kendall!!!
Nishelle Phansalkar-Michalik
Class of 2022 – The Meadows School
Nishelle started with Miracle League as a volunteer a few years ago and jumped right in with both feet! That first year, she served every Game Day, all day, each season (8-Game Spring & Fall seasons) as a “Buddy” to our players. Then in 2021, she took her involvement to a whole new level, taking on the added responsibility of coaching our Rockies baseball team. Nishelle has also represented our league brilliantly at fundraising events and press conferences, bringing the community service impact of our program on young volunteers into sharp focus for potential donors. Nishelle even developed a 4-week tennis camp (our 1st-ever!) for (20) of our Miracle League players that she personally led in October of 2021. Along with her Mom, Eva, Nishelle coached the Rockies again in the Spring of 2022, and now she heads off to college at Colgate this fall.
Way to go, Coach Nishelle!