Over the years, many new readers found our website and it grew into one of the largest followed . I never wanted to miss an opportunity to share the ways you could keep Ryan and his story relevant. You should know, this was (and still is) both uncomfortable and humbling for me. In some ways, it was humiliating to need that much help… all the time. But I did need it. 
As I said many times before, I needed you to help take care of my son. You come through for him! Every single time!
You saw, it was not just about the money. Oh, sure, money was important. Damned important! I made it as easy as possible for people to contribute, but I was primarily fighting to keep memory alive. I made a promise to Ryan, and myself, to keep him relevant and share his legacy. I promised to see that both criminal and civil justice was served, be it inside or outside of a courtroom. Even if it takes decades to realize it.
I promised to give the best I can, for his sake, every second I have left on this earth. My life has purpose, and this is equally a curse. I also promised that when I die, if the universe allows, to haunt the living hell out of the men (Austin Vantrease and Jonathan May) who attacked him.
Think I’m joking? I’m not. That’s not to say that I wouldn’t be attending ball games and a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show now and then. Hey, even malevolent ghosts need to cut loose every once-in-an-eternity.
So, I set-up each bullet point’s hyperlink (below) to open a new window/tab in your browser. This way it should make it easy to jump away from this post and see what I’m talking about, while always having this page to return to and continue exploring. It’s really just a quick list of nine ways to keep Ryan foremost, whether through following him and/or your contributions.
- Facebook. This was the original social media venue in keeping everyone updated on Ryan. I remember sitting just outside the room as Ryan was getting a CAT scan and posting “Ryan’s life is in peril.” I use it now to alert of new ryansrally.org website information, content, and events. Its most important role is in getting breaking news out before I can write a full-blown post. An example would be quick updates on his Storming Documentary on Ryan’s Fan Page .
- Twitter/X. RyansRally is on Twitter too! I promise, I don’t flood it with useless “tweets”. I use it for just two purposes: 1) Notification of a new blog post, and 2) Breaking News. If you have a Twitter account, please follow Ryan.
- RyansRally.org Subscription. At the very bottom-center of every page, to include this one, is a field where you can enter your email to get alerts delivered right to your inbox! What is nice about this is, if you are one of the many who follow reader comments then you can be alerted (or not) when someone has something to say. Be forewarned, by signing-up for comment notifications, you should expect between one- and two-dozen. This is for the hardcore follower. Otherwise, it’s probably best to just sign-up for new articles or link through FaceBook or Twitter (and forego subscribing). The point is, I just want you to stay connected and it’s up to you how.
Let me again thank each of you for all you do. Because of you, this website was previously ranked in the top 1% of all active Worldwide and United States based websites (0.33%). Readership, measured in “page views”, had exceeded over 50,000 per day on several occassions. I need look no further than this to know that you are keeping my son relevant.