Doug Castle Legacy Fund Benefit

Friday, June 23, 2023 - 5:30pm

Address:
Kingwood Center Gardens
50 Trimble Road
Mansfield, OH 44906

Richland County Foundation President Brady Groves will be the guest speaker at the Doug Castle Legacy Fund benefit dinner Friday, June 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Kingwood Center Gardens, 50 Trimble Road, Mansfield.

Proceeds will go to the Doug Castle Legacy Fund of the Richland County Foundation for community grants. Tickets are $45 and are available on Eventbrite https://bit.ly/3N6G5yG.

Former Ohio State Football players running back Antonio Pittman, defensive tackle Doug Worthington and offensive guard Ben Person will be at the benefit dinner to meet and greet guests. Pittman rushed for 2,945 yards from 2004-2006 for the Buckeyes. He now is a Columbus City firefighter. Worthington was a defensive tackle for the Buckeyes from 2005-2010. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him in 2010. After the Steelers released him, he went on to play for the following teams: Tampa Bay, Washington, San Diego, and St. Louis. Person was an offensive guard from 2004-2009 and started all 13 games as the Buckeyes played for a national title in 2007.

Since its inception in 2018, the Doug Castle Legacy Fund has awarded three college scholarships to Mansfield Senior High School graduates. This year the Doug Castle Legacy Fund awarded grants to the North End Community Improvement Collaborative for its new community center and to the Blessed to Run Track organization for scholarships for student-athletes.