Everybody Knows Ron™

Ron Snyder with Church Point Football Players

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Ron Snyder has been making friends with athletes and sports fans since 2008, when he officially began his career as a Sports Anchor and Reporter in Abilene, TX at KTXS. He's currently the Sports Director at WNEP-TV in Scranton, PA (ABC). Ron is passionate about building relationships with players, coaches, staff, fans, and businesses in his community. He knows how to bring people together. The nearest stranger is soon to be his newest friend.

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Through his “Everybody Knows Ron™” campaign, Ron is raising funds for the Northeast Suicide Prevention Initiative, an organization aiming to prevent suicide and support those who lost someone from suicide. Everybody needs a friend!

Everybody Needs A Friend

Ron started this campaign as a tribute to everyone who needs a friend. Since graduating from college and leaving home in 2004, Ron has lived in four great cities, but he often spent holidays alone because his family couldn't or wouldn't travel to visit him. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, Ron decided to give others what he needed - a friend. So in 2013, Ron decided to watch the Super Bowl XLVII with a random senior citizen at CHRISTUS St. Joseph's Home, who turned out to be Jimmy Wayne Lowery.

Ron continued to visit Mr. Lowery until he moved to Florida. When Ron said goodbye, a sad Mr. Lowery said, "I'll probably die in here alone." He died on November 10, 2016. In tribute to Mr. Lowery, Ron created the "I Know Ron™" shirts for anyone who has ever felt alone and anyone who feels it's important to befriend others. The back of the t-shirt says, "Everybody needs a Friend."

Northeast Suicide Prevention Initiative

Northeast Suicide Prevention Initiative provides information, resources, and education to promote depression and other mental illnesses as medical illnesses that respond to treatment and to continue up-to-date suicide prevention and survivor support activities. The group meets monthly to discuss and plan on suicide prevention and suicide survivor support activities.

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