Participants of Prestige Senior Living’s recent Strike Out Alzheimer's bean bag baseball tournament are pictured here.
CALE JOHNSON/cale@thereflector.com
Last month, Prestige Senior Living off Northeast Angelo Drive in Vancouver hosted Strike Out Alzheimer's, a bean bag baseball tournament that raised money for the Alzheimer's Association to study the disease.
Bean bag baseball is a senior-friendly spin on traditional baseball that is played with a custom-made nine-hole board similar to cornhole. Each hole on the board represents a different play on the field — such as an out, single, double or a home run — and when a bag is made in one of the holes, that play occurs. Organizers said the event was a great way for seniors to stay active.
“We had about 100 people total, 50 or so spectators,” said Deal. “This tournament was a great opportunity for our corporate office to come together with our local communities for a great cause.”
The Strike Out Alzheimer's tournament featured eight teams, six from assisted living communities and two from corporate offices. The tournament was single elimination, but also involved a silent auction, raffles, a dunk tank, music and a photo booth. According to Aby Deal, an organizer of the event, $5,925 was raised.
“Our residents take bean bag baseball very seriously so it was fun to see their competitive spirit come out and to show us how the game’s played,” said Deal. “It was very generous of them to forfeit what would usually be prize money for the winning team to the Alzheimer's Association. The winning team will now have a trophy engraved with their team name to commemorate the event, and will be passed on for years to come.”
