\u201cMy wife taught me the value of supporting charities, especially those that directly impact less fortunate children,\u201d said Ron Thow, (\u201893).<\/p>\n
Together, Carolyn and Ron established the Thow Family Opera for Young Audiences Endowment, which benefits UCF\u2019s Opera outreach program and takes opera to schools in the Orlando community.<\/p>\n
\u201cOpera parallels athletics in that it demands hard work and dedication,\u201d said Thow, UCF\u2019s fullback during the 1989-92 seasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cAthletes may be more physical, but you still have to prepare and commit a great deal of time and effort. You can see it at a performance or at a game. If you\u2019re not prepared, it shows.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lending their support to Bright House Networks Stadium was the first of many generous gifts the Thows have given. They\u2019ve also donated to the Jay Bergman Field expansion project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cMy wife taught me the value of supporting charities, especially those that directly impact less fortunate children,\u201d said Ron Thow, (\u201893). Together, Carolyn and Ron established the Thow Family Opera for Young Audiences Endowment, which benefits UCF\u2019s Opera outreach program and takes opera to schools in the Orlando community. \u201cOpera parallels athletics in that it demands hard work and dedication,\u201d…","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":31083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[372,422,606,1810,5444,14915,3703,4163,4886],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-31082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-athletics","tag-baseball","tag-bright-house-networks-stadium","tag-football","tag-jay-bergman-field","tag-music","tag-philanthropy","tag-scholarships","tag-ucf-foundation"],"yoast_head":"\n