Sports community rallies behind Temecula family
Temecula Youth Baseball has generously offered to jump in with a fundraiser of its own beginning at 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Temecula's Pat and Oscar's on Rancho California Road.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Randy Poladian has some very good friends. This once-active baseball dad, who was paralyzed after a tumor was found on his spine, continues to be amazed at the outpouring of community support for he and his family.
A Texas Hold ‘Em Fundraising Tournament hosted by Wilson Creek Winery on Oct. 2 helped raise funds for the Poladians. Now, Temecula Youth Baseball and Pat and Oscar’s restaurant have generously offered to jump in with a fundraiser of their own. On Oct . 20, from 4 p.m. to closing time, Pat and Oscar’s restaurant on Rancho California Road in Temecula will donate 20 percent of sales to the TYBB; the league will then forward it all to the Poladian fundraising effort.
“This is a great cause and we want to put our full weight behind it,” said Shawn Ferris, president of TYBB. “In the baseball community, this is what it’s all about–taking care of each other. It’s a good example for the kids.”
Ferris noted that funds raised will go toward retrofitting Poladian’s bathroom, modifying his late model handicap van and installing a special stair lift in his home so he can sleep with his family for the first time in years.
Renovations have already begun under the direction of friend Craig Johns, whose efforts to coordinate the fundraisers and remodel have met with an outpouring of community goodwill. Johns said that cash donations are still being accepted through Temecula’s U.S. Bank at 951-303-2010, as well as building materials and supplies for construction.
Ferris said you don’t have to belong to the baseball community to participate. He encourages anyone who’d like to come out and enjoy an evening of good food for a good cause to log onto www.tybb.org to download a flyer. Present the flyer at the Pat and Oscar’s cash register, and proceeds from your order will go to help this local family.
Kerri S. Mabee can be contacted at ksmabee.swrnn@gmail.com with comments or questions.
Tags: Pat and Oscars, SWRNN, Temecula, Temecula Youth Baseball, wilson creek winery
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