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Recipient of the Glen Ellyn Park District’s Volunteer of the Year Award Announced

Posted on: March 12, 2015

GLEN ELLYN, IL – Kevin Cooke was named the Glen Ellyn Park District Volunteer of the Year at the annual Community Awards Breakfast on Saturday, March 7. The award acknowledges Kevin’s 10 years of dedication and extraordinary service as a volunteer with the Glen Ellyn Golden Eagles Football program.

Through the years, Kevin has coached, mentored and befriended hundreds of youth football players in the Golden Eagles program. He helps coordinate over 300 volunteers annually to serve as coaches, team parents, announcers, scorekeepers and concessions. Kevin is instrumental in the coordination of the Annual Youth Football Jamboree overseeing 125 Chicagoland teams and thousands of spectators.

Additionally, Kevin led the implementation of improved safety standards into the program including: impact concussion testing, USA Football’s Heads Up programs and certification of sideline trainers at all home games.

“Humble to a fault, Kevin Cooke is committed to the excellence of the Golden Eagles program and gives freely of his time and talents without hesitation,” said Gary Mayo, President of the Glen Ellyn Park District Board of Commissioners. “His selflessness, hard work and ability to serve for the benefit of the whole are sincerely appreciated and the Glen Ellyn Park District and the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce are proud to honor Kevin as the Park District Volunteer of the Year.”

In 2014, Kevin also assisted in the coordination of the Caitrin’s Rock memorial project which recognized a Glen Ellyn child that passed away recently and led the dedication which was attended by over 100 of Katrin’s family and friends.