Tag is Really Going To the Dogs!
- tiviachick
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Tag is going to the dogs…literally! I set out bright and early, headed for tag at The Fun Warehouse in Syracuse first thing in the morning. Why? A fundraiser event was going on in support of the Seventh Heaven Rescue, which is a local dog foster/adoption organization. I was only a participant in the event this time, showing up simply as a player who wanted to support the cause, but on the heels of my most recent Tag 4 A Cause, you can imagine how raising funds to help this kind of organization really speaks to me.
I chatted with a few of the volunteers who told me that this is a foster-based rescue organization. Rather than operating out of a fixed location, they look for people to care for the dogs as foster animals until/unless they are adopted into permanent homes.
At their table they had pictures of some of the dogs in need of adoption as well as T-shirts for sale to support their mission, so for the rest of the day I wore mine both in and out of the arena.
The fundraiser was an enjoyable three hours of tag early on in the day. These hours saw more kids playing in the game and one young girl decided to become my sidekick for the day. I really enjoyed being able to show her how to tag the bases and get plenty of points. I shall call her…Tiny Tivia, lol! Everyone really enjoyed the event and it was great to know that our tag was helping to make a difference for the dogs they help.
The timing was perfect to share something else as well. While working on my recent video discussing a new element in the SM5 game I had reached out to a fellow laser tag player in Australia asking for her to lend her artistic talent to my project. My sincere thanks to Lucie Dunovska (aka Lucidun) for providing me with an awesome piece of art for the video that was equally fitting for this occasion!
Lucie, this is amazing! And the volunteers from Seventh Heaven Rescue loved this as well, clearly impressed to see that our laser tag community is worldwide. Considering the time difference between the USA and Australia, it is amazing that Lucie and I were communicating in real time, right when this fundraiser was happening!
I really support any organization that works to provide care for animals. I am unable to foster a dog because I am already a gecko mama, but having any pet simply means I understand very well how much animals need us and how much they bring to our lives.
That’s why I am so glad that I was able to be part of this event and that Seventh Heaven Rescue was able to benefit from people supporting their cause while playing laser tag. Love it!
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