Danielle Cottingham swims in Laurie’s Pool at SteppingStones.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monday, June 9, saw the grand opening of Laurie’s Pool at SteppingStones recreational center at Mylan Park in Morgantown. SteppingStones is a nonprofit facility for people with disabilities that is open to children and adults in the area.
This new outdoor pool was made possible by an anonymous donor, who made a pledge to the organization in 2012. The donor asked the pool be named “Laurie’s Pool,” and that the existing pool be made an indoor pool.“This was just a dream that we had somewhere down the line,” SteppingStones executive director, Monica Marietta, said. “The kids left summer camp last year and this was a parking lot…