5th Annual Poker Run to Benefit 1LT Rob Seidel Wounded Soldiers Fund

1LT Rob SeidelFREDERICK, MD: May 4, 2011: The 5^th annual poker run to benefit The 1LT Rob Seidel Wounded Soldiers Fund will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2011. The fund is one of more than 600 component funds of The Community Foundation of Frederick County.

Registration begins at 11 a.m. at the Glen W. Eyler American Legion Post 282 in Woodsboro, MD. The requested donation amount is $15 per person or $20 per couple. This event is sponsored by the U.S. Military Vets Motorcycle Club North Central Maryland. For more information, contact Atrox at 301.332.1179, Flex at 443-995-5223 or email the U.S. Military Vets Motorcycle Club at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

1LT Rob Seidel was a graduate of Catoctin High School and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He served as a platoon leader with the 10^th Mountain Division in Iraq. On May 18, 2006, 1LT Seidel and three other troops were killed in action when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Iraq. His parents, Bob and Sandy Seidel, created the fund to honor 1LT Seidel’s memory and his great respect and admiration for the troops serving their country.

Through the fund, contributions have been made to the Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc., which assists injured service members and their families while they recuperate at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. Recently, a grant from the fund supported the Homes for Our Troops Build Brigade that constructed a new home for a local wounded soldier and his family.

Those unable to participate in the poker run may still support The 1LT Rob Seidel Wounded Soldiers Fund. Click here to make a secure online donation. Checks made payable to The Community Foundation of Frederick County may be mailed to 312 East Church Street, Frederick, Maryland, 21701, with the name of the specific fund on the memo line. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Memorial funds are one of the many ways The Community Foundation of Frederick County transforms the unique charitable dreams of individuals, families and organizations into the reality of charitable funds supporting a range of worthy causes.  Over one-fourth of the funds held by the Community Foundation honor the memories of deceased loved ones by continuing to touch lives in meaningful ways in their names.  To date, the Community Foundation has provided more than $26 million in scholarships and grants throughout Frederick County.   For additional information about the Community Foundation, please call 301.695.7660.