Koos For Kids

In the summer of 2004, Marcus was approached by Tom Chlebos to begin his own charity. He was very excited about the idea. Marcus made it his mission to help children and share his love of Christ with them. Now, he just needed a team to help him get started...
Over the course of a couple months, he formed a committee of five people, including Marcus himself, Tom Chlebos, Anthony Porcaro, Dean Steger, and Jill Hanel (Marcus’ wife). In January of 2005, they came up with the name, “Koos for Kids”, and decided to focus on helping terminally ill and disadvantaged children in the local area. The first official fundraiser was a success the charity grew quickly. They added Board Members Rae Wood & Nicole Ramczyk and Committee Members Mackenzie Wood and Tammy Cabili.

Koos for Kids helps children in a few different ways. Over the years, they have been able to help numerous terminally ill children by purchasing them laptops, ipads, zoo passes, airplane tickets, a puppy, whatever it is that makes their life a little brighter. They've purchased over 3000 winter coats for disadvantaged children in the local area, organized and ran the Challenger Baseball League where over 60 children with special needs can come and be part of a team and learn the game of baseball. There are many other ways they have helped the local community as well thanks to the support from local individuals and businesses.