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ANONYMOUS 300K TRACK DONATION

2/6/2014

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By Glenn Kahl Reporter gkahl@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3539
POSTED February 6, 2014 1:29 a.m.

The installation of the proposed all-weather Ripon High School track is virtually a certainty with a $300,000 donation from an anonymous community resident on Tuesday.

Stephanie Hobbs, leader of the Ripon Community Athletic Foundation, said the donor came to her door and offered the funds to finish the work with one condition: The name.

Hobbs said the money is contingent on the fact that the track will not be named after any one person.  Instead it must be known as “The Ripon High Track in the Ripon High Stadium.”

She said she will present the name request to the Ripon Unified School Board in the near future for its approval.

After about $1 million in donations, the RCAF has all but completed Phase I of the renovation at Stouffer Field.

Work on the stadium located at Ripon High consisted mainly of the infrastructure for future phases of the project.

Next up is Phase II of the project. Included will be the $350,000 synthetic track. The $300,000 donation will almost cover the entire tab.

“An all-weather track will improve the safety, health, performance, aesthetics, and raise the revenue for Ripon,” Hobbs noted recently.

More than 800 local donors and volunteers have invested in the project.

The big RCAF fundraiser will again be Rina’s Run planned for May 10.

Sponsors are being sought for the 7th annual event consisting of 5-kilometer and half-marathon runs.

Donations can be made to: RCAF, P.O. Box 863, Ripon CA 95366 or dropped off at the Ripon Chamber of Commerce, 929 W. Main St.

For more information, call Hobbs at 209-599-6861 or log on to www.rcafsite.com or www.rinasrun.com.

RCAF updates are also posted on the social media site, Facebook.

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thank you stadium brick purchasers!

7/26/2013

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RCAF would like to thank everyone who purchased a stadium brick for their overwhelming support!
 
We are grateful for the people and businesses who continue to champion a beautiful and safe stadium we can all be proud of.

Pictured Above:  Stephanie Hobbs, president of the Ripon Community Athletic Foundation, with her two sons Timothy, 16 and Luke, 21, holds a sample of a 4x8-inch fund raising brick in the name of Frank Jorgensen of Ripon.  By GLENN KAHL (The Manteca Bulletin) | UPLOADED: June 26, 2013
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AS PG&E-FUNDED RIPON SCOREBOARD DEBUTS

8/31/2012

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By Tracy Correa
POSTED August 31, 2012 / News and Perspectives from Pacific Gas and Electric Company September 5, 2014
PictureCrews from PG&E’s tower department install the new Ripon High School scoreboard, paid for with an $87,000 contribution from PG&E. The digital scoreboard will be used for the first time at tonight’s home-opener football game. (Photos by Ripon Community Athletic Foundation.)


The LED lights have been tested and the long-awaited Ripon scoreboard will make its debut at Ripon High School’s first home football game tonight (August 31) – thanks to help from PG&E.

The new scoreboard will be the focal point during the Ripon High School football game against Linden High School.

In April, PG&E announced  an $87,000 contribution to the Ripon Community Athletic Foundation for the state-of-the-art scoreboard at Ripon High’s athletic field. The scoreboard will benefit both Ripon High and Ripon Christian High schools, whose teams play at the stadium, as do other local youth sports.
‘Ready to go’

“Everything is ready to go. We’ve had several practice runs over the past few days,” said Stephanie Hobbs, president of the Ripon Community Athletic Foundation. She said the primary concern was making sure the system operators practiced using the LED screen.

She said the scoreboard is the focal point in the stadium renovation and would not have been possible without help from PG&E. In addition to the $87,000 to build the scoreboard, PG&E purchased the steel used to support it and supplied the crews to install it – bringing the total donation to more than $100,000.

“PG&E went way above and beyond, they absolutely knocked my socks off,” said Hobbs. “I can’t say enough about their generosity, their professionalism and their positive can-do attitude. … And, for catching that vision of understanding how much the scoreboard will benefit the entire community.”

Last week, crews from PG&E’s tower department worked over several days setting the scoreboard in place. They set the support I-beams 20 feet into the ground with concrete, welded steel supports and installed the double-sided scoreboard — which had 10 different panels.

“They were amazing,” said Hobbs, of PG&E workers led by Glenn Price.

PG&E’s relationship with Ripon

PG&E’s Dylan George, a government relations representative who worked with the Ripon Community Athletic Foundation on the scoreboard project, said he was proud of the work by PG&E crews. He said he is equally impressed by the entire Ripon community.
PictureStephanie Hobbs, president of the Ripon Community Athletic Foundation, is surrounded by PG&E work crews after they installed the new Ripon High School scoreboard.



“It is very impressive to see how the Ripon community has come together to support the renovation of the city’s football stadium.  PG&E is proud to support the effort by providing one of the centerpieces of the renovation, a state-of-the-art scoreboard,” said George. “This project is a great example of the impressive work the people of this company do for the communities that PG&E serves.”

Hobbs said reaction to the scoreboard, which is visible to drivers on Highway 99, is already filtering in. “People honk and come by and make comments about it,” she said.

A dedication ceremony is planned tonight just after 7 p.m., between the junior varsity and varsity games, at the more than 70-year-old athletic field. Hobbs said donors will be thanked and that PG&E will take part in the ceremony. Ripon High School will provide live stream of the dedication ceremony here.

Added Hobbs: “This is a huge milestone.”

Email Tracy Correa at tracy.correa@pge.com.
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THE FOLLOWING DONATIONS HAVE KEPT RCAF EXPENSES TO A MINIMUM

4/6/2012

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Joe Burth, Burth Electric (checkout burthelectric.com )  has been working hard on finishing the electrical in the field house for us. We appreciate his long-term commitment to this project.

Chad DeGraff of DeGraff Development (checkout degraffdevelopment.com ) arranged to have all the insulation donated, as well as the HighLift rental. He has also given us a couple free days use of his crew and his crew (Aaron Santos & Alex O.) kindly agreed to come on Saturday, as volunteers, to help us finish.

Rick Hogan, Hogan Drywall, took care of sheetrocking the fieldhouse.

Leif of Therm-All Insulation in Stockton ( www.therma-all.com ) donated $630 of insulation and tape

Steve Bickle & Chad Meems from Gate or Door donated their services to remove and reinstall the huge garage doors

Burkett's (checkout burkettspoolplastering.com) donated a crew/equipment for the shotput/discus & batting cage pad demolish

Keith Haines and Vince Hobbs rehung the batting cage cables

It took a lot of volunteers to get all that done! Thank you to the following people who gave up a part of their vacation to help out!

Scotty and Elizabeth Williams, T.J. Hobbs, Luke Hobbs & Cristian Spence, Josh Fredriksz, Scott Ambrose, Chad DeGraff & his crew Aaron and Alex, Devon Shirk, Sarah Ambrose, Paul Calkins, Ernie Tyhurst, Steve Bickle & Chad Meems, Wesley Mohler, Cami Gioffre & kids, Matthew & Michael Ysit, Sarah, John, Hart, and Reed Yoshida, Eli Day, Kristy Carlson and family, Louie Fredriksz, Melissa, Branden, & Malery States, Bert & Robert Lo

Great news!

DSA (the Department of the State Architect) has approved our shot-put and discus locations. This means we can order and install these two events in time for track season and move full-speed-ahead on the track and field revitalization construction!

SSJID (checkout www.ssjid.com ) and Building Dreams Foundation have donated $1,000 cash towards the shotput and discus events. These items must be installed this winter before the next track season so we are grateful for their help.
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PROGRESS MADE OVER CHRISTMAS VACATION

4/5/2012

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  • Field house relocated (quite a feat!)
  • Old batting cage concrete behind visitor’s bleachers demolished and hauled away by Burkett’s Pool Plastering
  • Old field house location deep cleaned of all loose hardware & debris (using a magnet). Grated edges so pad is not a tripping hazard and edges painted a bright yellow for safety
  • Fence posts set in place for fence blocking generator/electrical (a temporary barrier is in place)
  • New batting cages assembled & poles primed & painted with very high quality paint
  • Monkey bars removed
  • Press box cleaned and painted (trimmed red & floor mopped and finish applied)
  • Demolition & haul away of shot-put & discus
  • Existing long jump & triple jump cleaned and prepped for next track season
  • Painted new overhang to ice machine “Ripon Red”
  • Gathered the scattered football practice apparatus and lined up against the fence
  • Additional grading around temporary storage behind baseball field
  • General cleanup around the stadium
  • Steve Bickle and Chad Meems with Gate-or-Door has shared his professional expertise by coming out on a moment’s notice to fix the doors on the donated storage containers.
  • Keith Haines, S&K Management and Vince Hobbs have been working tirelessly in the stadium to install infrastructure necessary for the master plan. We are grateful for VOLVO RENTS for the equipment rental donation!
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    Thank you to the Ripon Record for informing our community about Ripon High’s Stadium Revitalization Project! Following are some of the articles they’ve written:

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    Ripon High field rehab effort raises $300K so far


    2010


    Push still under way for RHS artificial turf

    Ripon High field upgrade effort still moving forward


    Ripon foundation gives $30K for Stouffer Field


    Rina’s Run takes place May 8 at Ripon High


    2009


    Ripon High stadium effort may receive $200K grant

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