- A woman discovered a 1945 class ring and sparked a community effort to find its rightful owner.
- The ring belonged to Ellen Margaret Kelly, who passed away in 2003, and the community is working to reunite it with her family.
- This story highlights the importance of community and how social media can be used to bring people together to help one another.
The Power of Community: How One Woman’s Ring Story Brought A Town & WIBC Listeners Together
In a world where social media often highlights the negative, it’s refreshing to see stories that showcase the best of humanity. We’re sharing a remarkable tale of community, connection, and the power of social media to bring people together. It all started with a simple post about a ring found in a gas station parking lot.
The story begins with a woman who posted a photo of a ring she’d discovered in Avon, Indiana, at the Meijer gas station. The ring, a class ring from Saint Mary of the Woods College, dated back to 1945 and had the initials “E.M.K.” engraved on it. As people began to investigate, they started looking up the yearbook from that year and discovered a woman named Ellen Margaret Kelly, who had passed away in 2003. The community was abuzz with the possibility that the ring might belong to her or her family…