Ragamuffin luncheon kicks off hectic parade week
BAY RIDGE – The preparations for the annual Ragamuffin Parade begin long before the big march takes place. In one of the major pre-parade events, hundreds of people gathered at the Bay Ridge Manor on Sept. 22, six days before the big march, for a luncheon to salute the grand marshal and the Ragamuffin persons of the year.
“It was a beautiful afternoon. We had a large turnout,” Ragamuffin President Rose Gangi told the Home Reporter on Monday.
At the luncheon, Gangi officially presented Philip Guarnieri, CEO of Empire State Bank, as the grand marshal of the 2019 parade. She also introduced Mark and Rodger Loughlin, the owners of Ferrantino Fuel, as Ragamuffin Persons of the Year.