Success & Service: Manteca airman, family get cross-country holiday reunion
A 2010 East Union High School graduate and Manteca native serving in the U.S. Navy was selected to participate in a special event that reunited service members stationed in Norfolk, Va., with their families for Thanksgiving.
Airman Trevor Ratti was one of only 72 Navy and Marine personnel chosen to participate in the reunion event. His parents, Deborah and James Ratti, and two sisters, Caterina and Shyanne Ratti, were flown in from Tracy to spend the Thanksgiving holiday together.
“I can’t fly home for Christmas, so I really needed this,” Trevor Ratti said. “This is probably the happiest I’ve ever been in the Navy.”
“Happy ThanksGathering” was produced by the Navy Mid-Atlantic Region Morale, Welfare and Recreation, in partnership with SC Johnson. It reunited service members assigned to ships, squadrons and other Navy commands in Norfolk with their loved ones, who were flown in to spend Thanksgiving. Service members are often unable to see their families during the holidays.
Mortgage officers go to Peru to offer assistance
Brandi Heath-Anderson, Garrit McGuire and Wendy Sisneroz of Academy Mortgage in Modesto and Stockton recently went to Amaru, Peru, as part of a service expedition. They were chosen for being among the company’s top-performing managers and loan officers in 2014. The expedition is a corporate social activity program aimed at rewarding those who succeed in business by giving them the opportunity to help a community in need.
Quilt raffle to benefit cat advocacy group
A quilt made by valley resident Renee Rhoy will be auctioned off to benefit the nonprofit Cat Network of Stanislaus, which traps, neuters and returns cats in the Modesto area. The quilt is on display at Knitter’s Square, 899 W. Roseburg Ave. Tickets are $1 apiece or six for $5. The winning ticket will be drawn at 6 p.m. Dec. 15. For more information, go to www.knitterssquare.com. To purchase tickets through Cat Network, call 209-735-0604 or email info@catnetworkofstanislaus.org. All proceeds will benefit the spay and neuter program.
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This story was originally published November 28, 2015 at 2:57 PM with the headline "Success & Service: Manteca airman, family get cross-country holiday reunion."