He looked up at her and smiled.

A few weeks ago 15 very happy folks from Raphael House saw Jonathan Sanchez pitch a perfect game.

Today 52 parents and children were given free tickets to the ballpark, and in the pre-game ceremonies Raphael House was given 5,000 dollars from the Giants Community Fund. Our ChildReach coordinator, Anna Hurtado went out onto the field with an eleven year old former resident who still comes back to Raphael House every week for tutoring. Anna told me, "this is a boy who never gets excited, never shows any sign of emotion, even though he loves the activities, always joins in everything we do. I once asked him why he never shows any excitement. He said ' whenever I let myself get excited, I'm disappointed afterwards.'" She took him out through the Giants' entrance onto the field. He looked into the dugout where are the players were standing; he looked at home plate and all around the park. She could tell he was happy as he stood there holding her hand. "Are you excited now?" she asked. He just looked up at her and smiled.