ANNUAL ROCKTOBER BENEFIT 2012

Orrville, OH – The Orrville High School Class of ’76 Reunion Committee has announced a special event to benefit the Class of 1976 Memorial Scholarship Fund. The 1st Annual ‘Rocktober Reunion Benefit’ will be held on Friday evening October 12, 2012 from 8:00 PM – Midnight at the Orrville Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3446 located at 430 W. Market Street in Orrville, OH. The evening will be a benefit for the Class of 1976 Memorial Scholarship Fund with all proceeds going towards the continual building of the Class of 1976 Memorial Scholarship Fund.
 
Admission will be $10.00 per person. There will be a cash bar and Dalessandro Concessions will be providing food at a special low price. The event will run from 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM and will include a 50/50, raffle items and music provided by Liquid Sky. All proceeds will go to the Class of 1976 Memorial Scholarship Fund. The event is open to any OHS alumni from any class.
 
The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior of the Class of 2016, the 40th anniversary of the Class of 1976’s graduation. The Class of 1976 Memorial Scholarship will be awarded in memory of former classmates who are no longer with us, including Daniel Rehm, Steve Rogers, Joe Derflinger, Greg Begert, Mike Weiss & Richard Wright.
 
During the Saturday evening activities the renowned band, Liquid Sky will be performing. The professional band features Class of ’76 alumni Ed Marthey on keyboards. Liquid Sky, a band from Akron, Ohio, is a group of five talented men who have crafted a show that has something for everyone, particularly those who want to rock.

 The band specializes in music that most other rock-n-roll bands don’t usually play while keeping it highly danceable. In short, they are rock without apology. Liquid Sky consists of Marthey, Ben Powers, Brad Johnson, Bruce Lindamood and Chip Maggio, who performed at the OHS Class of ’76 35th Reunion held last September 17, 2011.
 
“We originally planned to have a jam session with OHS alumni but found that due to logistics, distances and no rehearsal it wasn’t feasible, so we decided, thanks to their generosity, to have Liquid Sky perform since they went over so well at our 35th class reunion last September,” stated Ruth Walentik-Johnston, Chair of the OHS Class of ’76 Reunion Committee. “It’ll be a fun night with food, music, dancing, prizes and socializing and all for a wonderful cause.”
 
Tickets will be available soon at Gary’s Drive Thru and the State Liquor Agency, both located at 331 West High Street in Orrville as well as via mail order.
 
More information, including possible additional fund-raising activities for that evening, will be announced soon. “Just from our class website and Facebook page, we already have commitments from former classmates in four states who will be attending,” said Walentik-Johnston. “This will be a special, special night!”

To order tickets send $10.00 per person (checks made out to Class of ’76) to: Ruth Walentik-Johnston, 347 Wabash Avenue, Orrville, OH 44667. Pre-sale tickets will be mailed. For those wanting more event information, suggestions, make donations of raffle prizes, contact Walentik-Johnston at: 216.820.1439 or email: ruthjohnston@sbcglobal.net  Updated information will also appear on the OHS Class of ’76 website at: https://ohs76.wordpress.com