Ringgold Rams Boosters Set Date for 2018 Hall of Fame Banquet

Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 August 2018 20:31

Twelve New Inductees to be Honored at Event

The Ringgold Rams Booster Club Hall of Fame Banquet, the organization’s major fundraiser, will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Ringgold High School Cafeteria.

The selection committee has been in contact with this year’s nine honorees and the families of three posthumous inductees. The following graduates of Donora High School, Monongahela High School or Ringgold High School will be honored:

Vincent Bartolotta—Attorney
J. R. Bell—Boeing Engineer
Garcin Caruso—Occupational Medicine Consultant
Ben D’Amico—Head of Market District Product Development; Chef, Pittsburgh Today
Larry Price----Businessman and entrepreneur
Larry Holly—Athlete and DEP
Dr. Ron Linaberg—Endodontist
Marilyn Ackerman Posner—Journalist
Carl Wapiennik—Staff Physicist, Buhl Planetarium

Posthumous Honorees:

Larry Crawford---Athlete
Dr. James Lopresti—Superintendent of the Ringgold School District
Dr. Karen Polkabla---Superintendent of the Ringgold School District

Funds raised at the $40 per plate dinner are geared toward the advancement of the arts, academic and athletic programs as well as improvement of facilities and the quality of education throughout the Ringgold school system.

Executive Director, Brad Bassi, and President, Carl Crawley, are especially pleased that monies raised in 2017, in excess of $10,000 were awarded to 10 programs throughout the district that included funding toward the new weight room at the high school; a Teachers’ Tool Digital Visual Presenter; STREAM Camp, Digital camera and a camera drone; activity tables; interactive displays, classroom posters, charts, books and more.

The HOF Banquet is a popular and well attended event for family and friends of the honorees, and those wishing to support the Ringgold Ram Booster club. Please save the date (Nov. 3) and call for your tickets at 724-258-7100. Tickets for the Hall of Fame Banquet will be available to purchase in-person beginning September 1 at Devore Hardware, 437 West Main Street, Monongahela, Pa.