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Many may say that David is driven strictly by the
competition – that David only wants to win. That is true to a certain
extent – David wants to win the battle for the cure for diabetes. David
himself is borderline diabetic. Prior to her death, David’s mother was a
severe diabetic and he saw firsthand the devastation to her health caused
by diabetes. His father-in-law is also a diabetic. The competition, the
fun, but most importantly – the cure are all the reasons David has been
involved in supporting Tybee’s candidate for Kiss-A-Pig. One of the most important messages that David wants to
get out to the people of Tybee Island is a BIG THANK YOU!!!! 98% of the
money he collected came from Tybee Island and every dollar is appreciated
and added up….. to again proclaim David as "Best Fannie on the Beach" for
2004. David states that he has "officially retired" from
competing in the Best Fannie on the Beach competition but his fannie will
always belong to the American Diabetes Association. He will be around to
coach some of the newcomers and will be there to support the cause and
Tybee’s candidate. David was born in Columbia, Mississippi and moved to
Savannah before his first birthday. He grew up in Savannah but spent much
of his growing up years on Tybee. He fondly recalls memories of the old
pier, amusement park, arcade and ice house, and all the fun he had on
Tybee. Because of his love for Tybee, he moved here permanently in 1978.
He and his wife, Diane have four children and 10 grandchildren who range
in age for 3–16 years. Diane has six sisters and one brother, so there is
always family activity at the Ring household. David has been a union
pipefittter for 28 years and is looking forward to returning to work after
his
David will be involved with the annual Marine Rescue
Squadron Bar-B-Q on Saturday, May 29 at Memorial Park. This is the squad’s
big fund raising activity for the year, which supports their rescue
operations. As you can imagine, this is a lot of work, but the squadron
members are always combining fun with the work. In preparation for the
bar-b-q, there is a "Slaw Sling" on Thursday night prior to the event.
Six-hundred pounds of cole slaw will be prepared from a secret recipe. The
80 gallons of baked beans will be prepared from a special secret recipe
known only by David and "his dog". They will put 2,400 pounds of pork on
the grill on Friday afternoon and will cook all night long. It is expected
that 2,000 meals will be served that day. The Marine Rescue Squadron will also sponsor a
children’s fishing tournament at Chimney Creek on Saturday, June 5th.
There is expected to be 150 children participating in this fun-filled
activity. David admits that this is "not the Tybee we used to
know and love" but he wouldn’t be anywhere else. He thinks Tybee has
gotten too big and some of the changes are not good. One of the things
about Tybee that has never changed (and hopefully will not change) is the
generosity of the people here. The amount of money collected for the
Kiss-A- Pig campaign as well as the fund raising activities held for Tybee
residents in need is nothing short of amazing. Again, to the people of
Tybee, a special heartfelt thank you from David Ring for your support and
generosity. (A special message to Travis Taylor from David: "If
you’re going to run with the big dogs, you’ve got to get your ass off the
porch.") Janice Bentley is a water-color artist showing This site created and maintained by
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