Ronald Hoag
Ronald Hoag is one of the most important people involved in the Maumee Little League.
Nominated by Kevin Intagliata for the Bridge Award for youth community service, Hoag has been a Little League coach, board member and volunteer for more than 20 years.
A retired Toledo Public School teacher, Hoag has also served as a district administrator for more than 10 years.
“We who have children in the Maumee Little League are lucky to have someone like Ron that defines the word ‘volunteer,’” Intagliata said.
In 2007, Hoag coached two local teams and Intagliata said, “Ron’s passion to teach shows through with every practice or game he attends.”
Hoag also handled the concessionaire duties for Maumee’s three field locations last summer.
As a board member, Hoag serves to give order to the 600-700 youths who participate annually.
Being a district administrator, he oversees the Northwest Ohio leagues and he gives them a voice at the state and national level.
“The young people of Maumee are served well having a man of this caliber, doing all that needs to be done behind the scenes,” Intagliata said.
“Ron’s passion and his love of America’s pastime is being shared and continued by all that come in contact with him.”
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Stace Torio
The Maumee Uptown Business Association nominated Stace Torio for the numerous volunteer hours she gives to youth programs in the community.
For the past five years she has volunteered for the Maumee Summer Fair, and is credited with organizing the Kids’ Fun Zone at the fair for the past three years.
She is an active member of the Union Elementary School PTO and volunteers with Parents Helping Parents through the Substance Abuse Intervention League, for which she is a board member.
She has organized crafts for the Maumee Uptown Business Association Halloween party and takes a junior high youth group to Sunshine Children’s Home each month.
She is also active at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
“She is always willing to volunteer and share her talents with the community,” the nomination letter stated. “She also helps to recruit other volunteers.”