Opelika-Auburn News
Date: Jul 7, 2018
By: Scott Fields | Sports Editor
“Unite, educate and empower” has guided the actions of an organization called More
More Than A Game member Josh McConnell, right, helps pack the equipment that will be donated to kids in Taiwan during the organizations outreach trip over the next week.
Than A Game (MTAG) since its foundation in 2010, and the motto is what pushes the baseball outreach program to build another international relationship within the borders of Taiwan.
The organization is headed up locally by MTAG President/COO – and Glenwood head baseball coach – Tim Fanning. He, along with six members of the organization, left for Taiwan Saturdaay morning to partner with organizational ambassador Bryan Woodall and the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in the country.
More Than A Game President/COO Tim Fanning, left, and Coleman Duke pack a few of the 200 shirts that will be donated to kids in Taiwan.
Beyond taking $20,500 worth of equipment to donate to local communities, schools and kids in Taiwan, the MTAG group will host coaching clinics for 11 schools in the week it will be there. The far-reaching arm of MTAG is not an all-together foreign concept after the foundation – which has domestic branches in Phenix City and California – has already established locations in the Dominican Republic, Panama and Colombia, as well as making trips to San Jose, Costa Rica and Cameroon.
