The gym is cramped with turkey bedlam. That's the event slang for loud happy sugar influenced foster children. The DJ’s selection of popular tunes is pounding. End-to-end tables line the stage dressed in Fall garland and twinkly lights.
Crowded behind the tables is a row of chairs where 12 – 15 jovial men sit. They are alums who once played in the NFL, mostly with the AZ Cardinals. Each one has a pen, preparing to sign autographs for the lengthy line of waiting young fans.
As the kids usher by the line of tables, I see a boy about 9 or 10 years old. It is hard to hear but the player must be asking the boy where his paper is. The next thing I noticed is an empty chair.
The former AZ Cardinal’s player is embracing the boy, teammate style. Then it hit me, he is a foster child who doesn't want autographs. He wants a hug, and he got it at Foster Youth Thanksgiving.
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