“Just being out there with each other knowing that we’re helping Tim is worth it. Rain or shine, we were going to try to play,” said Kyle Rodriguez, who has been running the TimStrong204 Flag Football Fundraiser since its inception.
Park Forest police Officer Tim Jones, left, joins his old friend Kyle Rodriguez on Saturday at the TimStrong204 Flag Football fundraiser in Tinley Park. Twelve teams competed and raised money for Jones, who was wounded in the line of duty in 2016.It was played under mostly rainy conditions in 2019. It was canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic. It resumed last weekend and, again, was played under mostly rainy conditions Saturday at Tinley Park High School.
The recovery effort to lead a normal life has been slow, but there have been several fundraisers on his behalf to raise money to help him. But the real reason for the event was to help Jones, who was named honorary detective in Park Forest in 2021.
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