Sharon Wannamaker recalls feeling nerves the first night bowling in the Lutheran Mixed league four years ago. She began bowling in 1988, so she was well-practiced in the sport itself. But like the first day at a new school, the unfamiliarity of a new group of people was, in many ways, uncomfortable. That was until a gentleman approached her, introduced himself as “Rick” and gave a warm-hearted welcome to the league. For Wannamaker, who has played in a few different bowling leagues over the years, the gesture went a long way — even when she later learned that Rick was a church greeter.