Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County named 2008
Joel’s Kids grant recipients
From left to right are Erica Cooke (mother of Joel’s
Kids representative Mark Randolph), Sushil Bhattacharjee,
Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Frederick County, Mark Randolph, representing the after
school program at Rock Creek School and Christian Amorosi,
Keys Charity Golf Classic Tournament Director.
ThorpeWood,
Inc. and UpCounty Family Support Center Named
2007 - 2008 Joel's Kids Grant Recipients
From
left to right: Samuel T. Castleman, III, President,
ThorpeWood, Inc, Joel’s Kids Award Recipient, Ruth
Dredden of The Community Foundation of Frederick County.
Liza Frye, Director, UpCounty Family Support Center,
Joyce and Ron Stephens, parents of Joel Stephens who
inspired the founding of Joel’s Kids in his memory.
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Challenger
Little League of Frederick County and Windows to the
World Named 2006-2007 Joel's Kids Grant Award Recipients
(front row) SunTrust's Susan Mathurin joins Joel's Kids
founder Mark C. Zeigler of the Frederick Keys to present
Community Foundation Trustee Karlys Kline with the
proceeds from the 11th Annual Frederick Keys/SunTrust
Charity Golf Classic, making grants possible such as teh
ones to Frederick Challenger Little League represented
by Fred Laliberte with 2006-1007 "Joel's Kids" Amanda
Burns and Kurtis Dennis and (back row) to Window to the
World, Inc. represented by Norma Swanson with Tom Ham of
the Maryland Sheriff's Youth Ranch and "Joel's Kid"
Andrew J. Jones
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ZEIGLER TO
STEP DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF JOEL'S KIDS
FREDERICK, MD - Mark C. Zeigler, charity founder and
Chairman of the Joel's Kids Advisory Committee, has
announced his decision to step down from his active role
with Joel's Kids, after September 1, 2006.
Zeigler spearheaded the formation of the Joel A.
Stephens Memorial Fund, aka Joel's Kids, through the
Community Foundation of Frederick County (Maryland) in
1999. Named in memory of former Baltimore Orioles Minor
League baseball prospect, Joel A. Stephens, who died of
colon cancer in September of 1998, Joel's Kids had
benefited children and non-profit organizations in the
Frederick County, Maryland area since 2002.
"My goal was to keep Joel's legacy of alive," said
Zeigler. " Joel's unselfish behavior, strength and
courage to help those less fortunate were among his
special characteristics which were the basis of the
charity named in his memory," said Zeigler, who was
inspired to establish the fund after having the
opportunity to befriend Joel during his attempt to
return to the playing field in Frederick during the
summer of 1998.
"Joel wanted one more professional at bat, and sadly he
was unable to achieve his one last goal. Through Joel's
Kids, his spirit lives on to help those children receive
the one more at bat, that he was unable to achieve,"
said Zeigler.
"After seeing Joel's Kids grow over the past several
years, I felt it was time to move on to my next
endeavor, and hand over the reigns to someone who has my
vision of the fund's future, and capable of taking it to
the next step," said Zeigler.
Susan Mathurin of Suntrust Bank, who has been a member
of the Joel's Kids Advisory Committee since its
inception in 2002, has been selected to take over duties
as Advisory Chairman, effective September 2. Mathurin
has been heavily involved with Joel's Kids through
SunTrust's corporate sponsorship of the Frederick Keys
Charity Golf Classics, which has providing funding for
Joel's Kids since 2000.
Zeigler also announced the addition of Barb Freund of
the Frederick Keys, as a new member of the Joel's Kids
Advisory Committee for the 2006-2007 calendar year.
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TERRAPIN
SYSTEMS
DONATES $2,500 TO JOEL’S KIDS
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Community
Foundation’s “Joel’s Kids” Fund Awards 2005 Grant and
Holds Golf Tournament
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Joel's
Kids Grant Award for 2004-2005
Proceeds from the
Annual
Frederick Keys-SunTrust
Charity Golf
Event helped make this fund a reality.
Thurmont LL Receives
$2,500 Joel's Kids Grant Award for 2004-2005 - Mark
Zeigler, Chairman of the Joel's Kids Advisory Board,
presents a check for $2,500 to Jim Clapp, President of
the Board of Trustees, Community Foundation of Frederick
County (MD) for the Thurmont Little League, as
recipients of the 2004-2005 Joel's Kids grant award.
2004-2005 Joel's Kids, Cody Stitley and Katie Dyer of
the Thurmont Little League are also on hand to receive
the award. Also present in the picture are Michelle
Simmons, representing SunTrust, title sponsor of the
annual Keys Chaity Golf Classic's, Frederick Keys
pitcher, Ryan Keefer, recipient of the 2nd Annual Steve
Bechler Memorial "Spirit of Joel's Kids" Award, and
Frederick Keys mascot, Keyote. (Photo by Charlie Covell).
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2005 Steve Bechler
Memorial "Spirit of Joel's Kids" Community Service Award
Winner Brian Finch Frederick Keys pitcher
Photo by
Travis McNeill.
Frederick Keys pitcher Brian Finch receives a DVD
player from Joel’s Kids founder, Mark Zeigler, as the
2005 recipient of the Steve Bechler Memorial Spirit of
Joel’s Kids Community Service Award. This annual
award is represented to a Frederick Keys player who best
exemplifies the “spirit of Joel’s Kids.”
Special thanks to Greg Salley of
Blockbuster Video Rt.40 Frederick/Thurmont.
In Memory of
Steve Bechler (far left)
1979-2003
Steve Bechler participated in the 5th Annual Frederick
Keys/SunTrust Charity Golf Classic in 2000 with former
Keys teammate, and Orioles pitcher, John Stephens (far
right).
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Community Foundation of Frederick County
312 E. Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
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