This week, in honor of the teen and his commitment to helping at-risk youth, the Tacoma City Council officially proclaimed August 27 Billy Ray Day. "It was huge. It was named after him but it's really giving recognition to the kids that have carried on this torch that he lite," said Hayes. Billy Ray wanted to build a community center for at-risk youth on Tacoma's Eastside and Hayes says that dream didn't die with him. Following his murder, Hayes started the Bill Ray Shirley Foundation , which is dedicated to making the center a reality. Helping Hayes out is "Team Billy Ray," a group of local teenagers who have spent the past year raising money and awareness for the foundation. "It's not a matter of if we want it (a community center), it's a matter of how we get it," she said. This weekend, in celebration of Billy Ray, hundreds of kids are invited to the first annual free Kids Day in Tacoma -- a chance to come together as a neighborhood and have some fun before school starts. "I think he would be smiling. He would be very happy with this. We will be giving out free T-shirts, playing games. If you think back to elementary school there was always a field day at the end of the year -- this is almost exactly like that," said Hayes. Hayes hopes Saturday's event will continue raising support for a community center and Team Billy Ray. "We want to keep going