PROJECTS
This is where you will learn about our projects.
Past and Existing
projects:
 The Art Team... Art Boxes... Scholarships...
events...
and future projects.
Charitable
involvement over the years…
- Annual funding of the Art
Therapy Department at Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital
in
Cleveland, Ohio
from 1994-2001.
- Annual Athletic
scholarship at Southridge High School, Miami, Florida.
1994-Present
- Annual Art scholarship at
Southridge High School, Miami, Florida.
1994-Present
- Annual Athletic
scholarship at Butler High School, Charlotte, North
Carolina.
2000-Present
- Annual Art scholarship at
Butler High School, Charlotte, North Carolina.
2000-Present
- Jerry Hanlon Scholarship
at University of Michigan
- Children’s Diabetes
Association of Cleveland, Ohio.
- Bernie Kosar Charity Golf
Tournament.
- Matthews Art Fest Sponsor~
High School Senior Scholarships
- Jim Harbaugh Charity Golf
Tournament, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Tosco Music Party,
Charlotte, North Carolina.
1999-2000
- Team Jenny Cystic Fibrosis
Association, Wareham, Massachusetts.
- Open Door Art Studio,
St. Louis, MO.
-
Annual
spokesperson for Sandusky, Ohio United Way
~
The
art and athletic scholarships at Steven’s High School
(Southridge) were no-brainers. It is imperative that athletes
who are as successful as Steven has been remember the path
that brought them the success they enjoy.
Creating scholarships set an example and also encourage
hard work and scholastic achievement. The recipients are chosen based on grade point average,
talent, and need.
~
Team
Jenny is a charity in the Boston, Massachusetts area set up to
raise money for Cystic Fibrosis research.
Jenny Smith has the disease and her parents have
established the charity in her name.
~
Jerry
Hanlon was Steven’s offensive line coach at the University
of Michigan. When coach Hanlon retired, a scholarship was
established in his name at the university.
It was a perfect fit for giving back to the university
that gave Steve the opportunity to earn his degree and play
football at such a prestigious level.
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This
was our
first venture into the performing arts.
We helped produce a play at Theatre Charlotte.
The Boys Next Door is a play about four young boys with
different handicaps living together in a group home.
It is a wonderful presentation of how the young men
function and survive on a day to day basis… and how they
interact with the ‘real world’.
We are proud to have helped make the play a success and
were very encouraged at how well it was received.
~
For
seven years, Steven was
the spokesperson for the
Sandusky, Ohio United Way campaign.
In 1999 he was joined by Orlando Pace of the St. Louis
Rams. The theme of the campaign was Michigan versus Ohio
State. It was a
great success and helped raise a record amount of money for
the charity.
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The
Tosco Music Party is a musical celebration featuring singers
and instrumentalists from a broad genre.
Kids playing classical violin are on the same program
with a gospel choir and a bluegrass band.
Folk and alternative music are as likely as country and
pop. It is a wonderful way for those with a passion for music of
all types to come together and enjoy an evening.
~
Bernie
Kosar’s Charity Golf Tournament is an annual event that
raises money by pairing ‘celebrities’ with fans.
Steve’s popularity in the Cleveland area serves the
tournament well and he has enjoyed participating for several
years now.
~
Steve
was
involved in painting murals on children’s hospital
walls and summer football camps and working with disabled kids
in the off seasons for almost 12 years.
~
Since
his high school days, Steve has been involved in Special
Olympics. His
senior high school project for the Silver Knight award in art
involved working with the kids in the Miami Special Olympics
program.
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During
his tenure with the Browns, Steve
brought the kids from a Diabetes summer camp to the Brown’s
stadium for a night practice.
This was especially meaningful as his cousin, Kevin
Rossetti, was one of the camp attendees.
Everyone had a great evening and the kids were allowed
on the sidelines while Steve and other players signed
autographs.
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on image to enlarge...
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Steven’s
mom, Barbara, teaches at Butler High School in Matthews,
North Carolina. It
seemed appropriate that the Foundation should become involved
with the art and athletic departments at Butler.
Besides the two annual scholarships, the Foundation
also helps with other causes at the school.
Contributing to the annual wish box during the holiday
season and sponsorship of the school’s literary magazine
along with paying for an occasional pre-game
meal are simple thing's we do within the community.
The Butler High School student volunteers have been invaluable
in preparing Art Boxes for delivery.
~
Each
year Steve has participated in Jim Harbaugh’s charity golf
tournament. The
connection to kids and University of Michigan and sports is a
natural for the Foundation to continue to support.
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The
city of Matthews holds a nationally recognized annual art
festival. Within
that festival, Charlotte, NC area high school Seniors are
encouraged to enter their artwork to compete for cash
scholarships and other awards.
In 2001
and 2002, we
sponsored of the Matthews Art Fest ~ High School Senior
Scholarships. We
continue
to co-sponsor this important
venue
by providing the set-up and breakdown and judging of the
student artwork.
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on image to enlarge...
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The
Open Door Art Studio in St. Louis MO. is a wonderful agency
that makes the arts accessible to adults and children living
with mental illness in all it’s forms by creating a
sustainable art space that promotes recovery and self-esteem
through expression and acceptance in a non-clinical setting.
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