Also, a couple of the Seattle Sea Gals were going to be at the game. To help boost turnout for the charity flag football game with six players on a side, Stansberry said the local high school football teams were going to be introduced at the game. “We were hoping to get a bigger crowd by doing something different. “That’s why we decided to play the football game,” Stansberry said. Davenport said the charity basketball games have been averaging about 700 fans.īut Stansberry said the attendance has been dropping a little the last couple of years. ![]() In the past that’s included dance teams, martial arts classes and cheerleaders. Kevin Davenport, who is with the Lacey Fire Department and is one of the coordinators of the charity games, said they always try to get local activities involved. Stansberry, who has played in all 15 charity games, is one of the originators of the charity games.īut Stansberry said that this year’s game will move to a local high school, saving the charity fundraiser gym rental fees and enabling them to pocket the money raised with concessions. In October or November, the annual Fire & Ice basketball game will be played. It’s used for random acts of kindness like filling up someone’s gas tank, or putting someone up in a hotel for a night.īut instead of scoring touchdowns for their charity fundraiser, they’ll score baskets. The Make A Day program is a fund used to give a needy person a helping hand. “We bring everything already wrapped,” Stansberry said. Harn plays Santa and hands out the gifts.”Ī week before Christmas, the Lacey fire and police departments deliver the gifts in a Santa mobile. “For Christmas, we go shopping and buy gifts. “For Thanksgiving, we buy the families a turkey and all the fixings,” said Stansberry, who came up with the idea of the charity games 15 years ago. With Adopt A Family, they provide a Thanksgiving and a Christmas for about 20 families. ![]() The money raised goes to two programs – Adopt a Family and Make a Day. “That might work out best anyway.”įor 15 years, the annual charity game hosted by the Lacey police and fire departments has been a basketball game. “Tentatively, the game has been rescheduled for June,” said Miguel Stansberry, a Lacey detective and event coordinator. Because of a scheduling snafu, the inaugural Fire & Ice charity flag football game won’t happen Saturday at South Sound Stadium.ĭeciding who’s better at tossing TDs – firemen or cops – will just have to wait.
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