Overview

• On July 16, Sanders welcomed families to the Garden Valley Fun Fest at Rainbow Terrace Apartments, offering food trucks, bounce houses, haircuts and games.
• The event aimed to restore a sense of normalcy for residents traumatized by the June 23 explosion and fire that destroyed 44 units.
• Most displaced families have been rehoused with help from the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, but investigators have not determined the blaze’s cause.
• Organizers and local officials praised Sanders for using his NFL profile to foster healing and community unity in one of Cleveland’s oldest housing complexes.
• Sanders returns to Browns training camp this week as a fifth-round pick competing for a quarterback role behind Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.