From August 29 to September 2 I will be joining 55 others to take part in the Worlds Longest Baseball Game. We will be playing for approximately 100 hours continuously. (we are really hoping for nice weather). Our goal is to raise money to support cancer research through the University of Alberta.

I have been volunteering at these longest game fundraisers since the first 10 day hockey game that was held in 2005. I drove the zamboni in the 2018 and 2021 adult hockey games and most recently in the 2024 kids hockey game. This will be my first time participating as a player. I have actually never played much baseball so this should be quite the experience. I expect to be quite tired and quite sore during the game. But the way I figure it is I get a choice to volunteer for this and all the effects it will have on me. The people we are raising money for do not get that choice.

I will be playing this for my father in law Lloyd Kaus (who was a ball player) that we lost in 2003, a coworker Doug Yurko that we lost in 2015, my cousin's wife Erin Springer who went way too young in 2023, and a good friend and one of the best volunteers these longest games have ever seen, Terry Farion who just recently lost his battle.

The support you can give will help and provide hope to people fighting this disease. We do this in the hopes that others will have an easier battle or most importantly, maybe no battle at all.


Dave Wideman

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Support me and my fellow players as we swing for the fences in support of cancer research!

THIS PROJECT IS OVER