Wabash Day—Football at Damar
J.D. Flynn ’01 takes a break from his duties as a referee to play catch
during Saturday's "Wabash Weekend" at Damar Services, Inc. Thanks to 16
Wabash alumni and student volunteers and Damar's community partners,
athletes from 14 Damar and Special Olympics teams from 7 Indiana counties
spent a beautiful October Day playing flag football.
Mark Lazar ’81, Jimmy Owens ’06, Dustin DeNeal ’06, and Wabash Day founder
Jon Pactor ’71 talk with one of the refs between games. The Wabash alums
had about a 1/2 hour of training before the games began.
Tim Craft ’00 (pictured), whose experience organizing events like these
goes back to his Eagle Scout days, met earlier this year with Damar's
Chris Akers in hopes of finding a project for alumni and students at
Damar for Wabash Day. "Do Wabash guys like football?" Akers asked. Tim
smiled, and "Wabash Weekend" at Damar was born.
Eric Borgert ’97, a top receiver during his Wabash days and a coach
these days, found himself in the unlikely role of referee on Saturday.
Jacob Pactor returned to Indy to help out on Wabash Day.
Tim Craft tells refs where to spot the ball.
Borgert takes a break between games, playing catch with Flynn, DeNeal,
and Craft.
J.D. Flynn
Jon Pactor (with Dustin DeNeal) welcomes the photographer to Wabash
Weekend at Damar.
Mark Lazar signals a touchdown!