The Raymond Metzger Scholarship

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The Raymond Metzger Scholarship

In honor of Ray's memory and his love for theater and speech

05/27/2026

🍓 📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 🍓 please save the date for the 5th annual Raymond Metzger Strawberry Scholarship Fundraiser! We hope to see you all at the Oak Lawn VFW Hall on Sunday, September 20 at 2-7pm! Stay tuned for ticket information! ❤️ 🍓

05/12/2026

Congratulations to the class of 2026 Raymond Metzger Strawberry Scholarship Winners! We wish you luck on your next big adventure! ❤️ 🍓

- The Metzger Family

05/01/2026

May is . You never know what silent battles people are facing. Here is your sign to check in with your friends, with your loved ones, and especially yourself. Remember it’s not about surviving the trauma, it’s about growing through it. ❤️ 🍓

04/23/2026

Even at a young age Ray loved to read. His favorite book series was The Lord Of The Rings. In honor of here are a few pictures of Ray reading through the ages! Comment either your favorite book or what you are currently reading or both! ❤️ 🍓 📚

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! Please enjoy these pictures of the Earth from Ray’s various adventures! 🍓 🌎

04/16/2026

Sending love to everyone today on In literature a semicolon is used when an author could have ended a sentence but chose not to. In the mental health community, it represents when someone could have ended their life, but chose to keep going. It's a symbol of strength, hope, and a reminder that your story isn't over - your still writing it. It says "this is not the end of my story". ❤️ 🍓

If you are struggling, know that you matter. You are not alone and you belong here. If you ever feel out of options, please call 988 or call one of the numbers listed here: https://sites.google.com/view/raymond-metzger-scholarship/resources

04/10/2026

“Siblings: family by chance, friends by choice.” Happy from our siblings to yours ❤️ missing our big brother a little extra today 🍓❤️

03/27/2026

Today is World Theatre Day! ❤️ 🎭 please enjoy these pictures of Ray in his Sophomore musical! Let us know in the comments if you can find him in the second slide pictures! ❤️ 🍓

03/14/2026

Happy ! Ray loved pie and he loved puns, please enjoy some of these pi puns! 🥧 🍓 ❤️

02/27/2026

We have had a lot of people ask why the scholarship is named The Raymond Metzger Strawberry Scholarship, so what better day to share the story than on ! The story starts when Ray was in high school. He had a plastic strawberry that he would kiss for good luck before he would go on stage. One day before opening night he lost his lucky strawberry. His friends and fellow cast mates saw how upset Ray was and acquired a strawberry sign from a local grocery store as a replacement. In the second picture he is sharing this good luck sign and turned it into a full cast tradition that is still used to this day! The first picture is of the original strawberry; Ray found it and gave it to his youngest sister on her 21st birthday. 🍓 ❤️

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9400 SW Highway
Oak Lawn, IL
60453

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