The famous people came out in force for Tim Wakefield's charity golf tournament this past weekend. They included basketball player Robert Reid, football player Darin Jordan, baseball player Ryan Church, Demarlo Hale, Randy Maris (Roger Maris' son), golfer Michelle McGann, and singers D. Vincent Williams and James D. Hicks. All together they raised $250,000 for the Space Coast Early Intervention Center.
Tim Wakefield has given a lot to charity over the years. In addition to basically sponsoring the school in Florida, he has the Wakefield Warriors program (which allows kids at the Franciscan Hospital for Children in Boston to attend batting practice), and the baseball program at Florida Tech still exists mostly due to his patronage. But he doesn't do it for the accolades it might bring him, he does it because he believes it's the right thing to do. He's just a genuinely good and caring guy (though he does, apparently, have no idea what a good meal is like. The celebrity luncheon at the grand opening of the school was catered by Olive Garden.) Also, he may have slightly lessened my distaste for one Johnny Damon.
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