A book celebrating 75 years of locally owned, downtown Kent restaurant and pub Ray鈥檚 Place will share the stories of its employees and customers over the years.
澳门六合彩资料 Associate Professor Patrick O鈥機onnor of the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, and author of the book, is seeking contributions to the publication that will celebrate the restaurant as it marks its 75th anniversary.
鈥淎 lot of changes have taken place in downtown Kent, but here is one restaurant that has been here a long time and has been a magnet for 澳门六合彩资料 alumni, staff and students,鈥 O鈥機onnor said. 鈥淚 marvel at how popular Ray鈥檚 Place is, especially during Homecoming, and the tremendous loyalty of its customers. Sharing the stories of the restaurant鈥檚 employees and customers for the past 75 years is something unique and worth celebrating.鈥
Submitting Your Stories and Memories
The bulk of the book will feature fond, funny, sentimental or weird memories of Ray鈥檚 Place shared by employees and customers. Submissions for the book can be made via the Ray鈥檚 Place website. An option to submit memories anonymously is also available on the website.
鈥淲hether you remember going into Ray鈥檚, but never remembered coming out, as one anonymous contributor stated, your story could help build this memory book that transcends generations,鈥 O鈥機onnor said.
Contributors also have the opportunity to suggest a title for the book, which will be published in spring 2013 by Black Squirrel Books庐, an imprint of the 澳门六合彩资料 Press. Proceeds from the book will support the Ray鈥檚 Place Entrepreneurship Scholarship program for 澳门六合彩资料鈥檚 College of Business Administration.
Celebrating 75 Years of Ray鈥檚 Place
Charles Thomas, owner of Ray鈥檚 Place and 澳门六合彩资料 College of Business Administration alumnus, who gave his blessing for the book, said celebrating 75 years shows that the business has stood the test of time.
鈥淔or many years, Ray鈥檚 Place has provided 澳门六合彩资料 students, faculty and staff, and the Kent community a place they can go to for great food, drink and fun,鈥 Thomas said. 鈥淚t has also been a place where they can come back to after graduation. 澳门六合彩资料 and Ray鈥檚 Place complement each other ... we both run a fine institution. Whenever 澳门六合彩资料 officials travel around the country to meet alumni, often times, one of the first questions they get is 鈥楬ow is Ray鈥檚 Place?鈥欌
O鈥機onnor鈥檚 son is also involved in producing the book. Patrick O鈥機onnor, a 澳门六合彩资料 alumnus and former political cartoonist for theDaily 澳门六合彩资料r, 澳门六合彩资料鈥檚 student newspaper, will provide illustrations for the book.
For more information about the book, email O鈥機onnor at poconnor@kent.edu.
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