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Released 11 December 2008
The Baltimore Ravens named three outstanding community volunteers as the
2008 Community Quarterback Award recipients. The award, funded by NFL Charities
and the Ravens All Community Team Foundation (RACTF), recognizes outstanding
volunteers who demonstrate leadership, dedication and a commitment to bettering
their communities.
The 2008 Community Quarterbacks were saluted at the Ravens' victory over the
Redskins at M&T Bank Stadium on Dec. 7. The honorees received Ravens
apparel, autographed items, a commemorative plaque, a personalized jersey and a
$2,500 check for their respective nonprofit organization.
The honorees and their accomplishments are listed below.
Lindsay Chetelat, Ocean City Maryland Chapter Surfrider
Organization
In addition to being a standout student athlete at Stephen
Decatur High School, Lindsay has a passion for serving her community. Whether
she is participating in environmental awareness programs, developing a natural
wetlands garden or teaching senior citizens in a computer instruction workshop,
Lindsay has been making an impact in her community since elementary school.
The three-sport athlete is ranked in the top 1% of her class and has been named
First-Team All-State in cross-country three consecutive years.
Reverend Jack Sharp, Govans Ecumenical Development
Corporation
Reverend Sharp was the founding president of GEDCO in 1991
and has been influencing affordable housing, mental illness and ecumenical
cooperation in Baltimore since. To combat hunger and eviction, Sharp organized
CARES, a community food pantry and emergency financial assistance in Govans
that now serves more than 4,500 individuals each year. Sharp has also enabled
low income elderly individuals to live safely and independently through his
development of Epiphany House, Gallagher Mansion and Stadium Place.
Polly Winde Surhoff, Pathfinders for Autism
In
February 2000, Polly Winde Surhoff helped establish Pathfinders for Autism. She
has served on the Board of Directors and has become a very influential advocate
for the nonprofit over the past eight years. Surhoff has held fundraising roles
and raised over a quarter of a million dollars for research and the
establishment of the Pathfiners for Autism Resource Center. In her first year,
Polly raised $150,000 for Pathfinders, which enabled a federal study to advance
autism research and treatment at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Polly's financial
support has also allowed Pathfinders to fund a graduate fellowship at KKI.
Surhoff and her teenage son, who has autism, also testified in support of early
detection legislation that authorized a three-year pilot program to train
pediatricians in the early detection of autism.
Due to the overwhelming response and competitiveness of applications, the
Ravens chose six additional individuals who will each receive a $1,000 grant
for their respective nonprofit organizations.
LuAnn Blackman
League of
Dreams
Frank Russell
Th
e Salvation Army Baltimore Area Command
Kathleen Potter
Anne Arundel County Court Appointed Special Advocates
Shannon Moody
Cherry Hill Middle School
Peer Mediator Club
Zeke Berhoff-Cohen
Teach For America Baltimore
Brendan Schniedwind Special
Olympics Maryland
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Melanie C. LeGrande
Executive Director, RACTF/Community Relations Manager
1 Winning Drive
Owings Mills, MD 21117
p: 410-701-4156
f: 410-701-4100