08/29/2026
— OFFICIAL VIDEO RELEASE!🎥📢
The **Empowered Abilities Foundation** is excited to formally release the **fully edited version of our recent interview on the Tampa St. Pete Sports Connection**, recorded at **Ferg’s Sports Bar in St. Petersburg!**
We are proud to share this special interview featuring **Matthew Walker and the Empowered Abilities Foundation** alongside **Mike Rickard and the Tampa St. Pete Sports Connection Team**.
This was a wonderful opportunity for us to sit down, share our story, talk about our history, and introduce viewers to the continued work of our organization.
💙 **FROM MIRACLE BY THE BAY TO THE EMPOWERED ABILITIES FOUNDATION**
During the interview, we had the opportunity to talk about what was formerly known as the **Miracle by the Bay Organization** and explain how that organization has now transitioned into what is proudly known today as the **Empowered Abilities Foundation**.
This transition represents a new chapter for our organization while allowing us to continue building on the experiences, relationships, programs, and community connections that came before us.
Our mission remains at the heart of everything we do:
**Empowering Individuals of All Abilities.**
🎬 **A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES**
The video you are seeing is the **fully edited version of the interview**, put together behind the scenes through our Management and Marketing efforts using one of the editing programs we utilize, **Clipchamp**.
We want to make one important clarification for everyone watching:
📹 **There are additional segments and clips from the interview that are NOT included in this version.**
Several of our Marketing Volunteers captured additional footage and behind-the-scenes content while we were at Tampa St. Pete Sports Connection. Those clips are still being organized and prepared, and **we will be releasing additional footage at a later date.**
So, while this is the official fully edited version of the interview, **this is not the only footage we captured!** There is more content coming.
🎥 **WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THIS VIDEO**
Throughout the video, viewers will see and hear about several of the organizations, programs, partnerships, and community initiatives that are important to the Empowered Abilities Foundation and the individuals we serve.
Some of the featured segments include:
💙 **Empowered Abilities Foundation Introduction**
🌊 **Surfers for Autism**
👨👩👧👦 **Family Care Council**
🏫 **Pinellas County Schools**
⚾ **Empowered Abilities Baseball League**
🤝 Community partnerships and outreach
🎬 Behind-the-scenes and pre-produced video elements
📢 Information about our organization, mission, programs, and community involvement
…and much more!
Some portions of the video also include **pre-produced video clips**, including our Foundation introduction and closing/exit video, which are part of the content we have developed for our ongoing marketing and outreach efforts.
⚾💙 **EMPOWERED ABILITIES BASEBALL LEAGUE**
Our interview also gives us an opportunity to highlight the **Empowered Abilities Baseball League**, one of the programs through which we continue creating opportunities for individuals of all abilities to participate, connect, compete, and be part of an inclusive community.
🌎 **OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS**
One of the most important parts of what we do is building relationships with organizations, agencies, schools, community groups, families, volunteers, and individuals throughout our community.
This interview allowed us to highlight just a few of those connections, including **Family Care Council, Surfers for Autism, Pinellas County Schools**, and other community partners and initiatives.
🙏 **A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU**
We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to **Mike Rickard and the entire Tampa St. Pete Sports Connection Team** for inviting us to be part of their program and giving us the opportunity to tell our story.
Thank you for welcoming us, giving us a platform to discuss our organization, and allowing us to share with your viewers the journey from **Miracle by the Bay to the Empowered Abilities Foundation**.
We greatly appreciate the opportunity and the hospitality shown to us during our visit.
We would also like to thank our **Management Team and Marketing Volunteers** who continue to work behind the scenes to capture footage, edit content, organize our media, and help tell the story of the Empowered Abilities Foundation.
There is a lot of work that takes place behind the scenes before content reaches our community, and we appreciate everyone who contributes their time, creativity, and support.
🎥 **NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO WATCH!**
We invite everyone to take some time to watch the **fully edited Tampa St. Pete Sports Connection interview** and learn more about who we are, where we came from, where we're going, and the people and communities we are working to serve.
And remember…
📹 **MORE CLIPS ARE COMING!**
The additional footage captured by our Marketing Volunteers will be released at a later date, so make sure you follow the **Empowered Abilities Foundation** and stay connected for future videos, updates, programs, events, and behind-the-scenes content.
💙 **Empowered Abilities Foundation**
**Formerly Miracle by the Bay**
**Empowering Individuals of All Abilities**
🎬 **Thank you for watching, supporting, and being part of our journey!**
