Last Thursday, families from the Tacoma Rescue Mission enjoyed the home opener of the Tacoma Rainiers baseball team. Tacoma’s Youth For Christ provided the tickets, we provided the transportation, and the Rainiers provided the entertainment, fun, and fireworks. Despite the loss for the Rainiers, it was a gain for family memories. It was supposed to rain the entire day but fortunately it held off for the game. However, the wind was freezing but we brought plenty of blankets to shield us. The game had plenty of great hits and catches but the best catch came at the beginning of the game in the first inning. The mascot for the Rainiers, whose name I am forgetting but I’m pretty sure is a moose, was tossing some souvenir baseballs to the stands. One of the fathers we brought reached out and caught one, among many other fathers, for his four year old boy. Neither one of them stopped smiling the rest of the game and not even the fireworks at the end could distract them from reliving the catch over and over.
Here at the Mission, we are blessed by so many organizations that provide opportunities for the families to spend some quality time together and laugh. Whether its skate night once a month at Wheelz, Tuesday family nights, father/child events, or just the random outing to the park, without local organizations and volunteers many memories would be lost. Thank you to the community of Tacoma for caring about your neighbors and thank you to the Rainiers and Tacoma’s Youth For Christ for making last week memorable!
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