Past Projects:
Extreme Makeover Home Edition - August 2009
The Mark Kreusch Memorial Fund was fortunate enough to participate in the TV show Extreme Makeover Home Edition while they built a house for the Terpenning family in Beavercreek, Ohio. The family includes 4 children, mom, dad and their uncle all under the same roof. The family's father is a wheelchair Olympian and plays on a wheelchair basketball team. Mark loved sports and the Fund donated a basketball hoop to complete the Terpenning's backyard playground. Committee members were there to deliver the basketball hoop as well as help unload furniture and accessories for the home. It was a wonderful experience to help this well deserving family!
Oak Tree Corner Project  photos
Oak Tree Corner, a grieving center for children, was the recipient of our 2009 grant. The Mark Kreusch Memorial Fund provided a grant of $3200.00 for this room. The room is for the children who attend Oak Tree Corner so they have a safe place to play and hang out. The MAK Arena, named after Mark Andrew Kreusch, was finished in the fall of 2009. It is a large room full of fun for kids of all ages! Special thanks to Cheeky Monkey for painting the mural, CertaPro painters for painting the room, Travis Mouse for helping with the foos ball table and Fender Construction for their donation of supplies and labor to build a closet. The room is loved by all who attend and even has a picture of MARK!
Christ the King Preschool/MMO Play Gym - purchase of a Play Gym for Christ the King Preschool in Centerville, Ohio photos
The Mark A. Kreusch Memorial Fund provided its first grant to Christ the King Preschool/MMO Program in Centerville, Ohio. On May 23, 2008, CTK Preschool held its 2008 graduation. Mark attended CTK Preschool for two years, and would have graduated with the 4-year-old class. At the graduation ceremony, Mark was remembered with a dedication of the play gym in his honor.
"Mark loved his preschool and all of the staff and students there. Being a four year old, he was not involved in much else, so school was very important. As our first grant, we wanted to do something for CTK Preschool/Mom's Morning Out because of the importance it held in Mark'slife and his heart, " states Suzanne Kreusch, Mark's mother. "The playground equipment came to our mind right away, because the children would love it, play on it, and resound with the sound of laughter. It is something that Mark would have loved, too."
The Rainbow play gym was primarily funded by the Mark A. Kreusch Memorial Fund, with additional contributions from family, friends, as well as CTK preschool families and staff. The play gym was purchased from Pete DeLois' Recreational Outlet. Pete's installation team worked in conjuction with Marty Grunder, of Grunder Landscaping, to make this project possible.
"CTK Preschool will always be a special place in our family's heart. Mark loved it there and this is where we can imagine him making friends, learning, and having fun. He will always be a 4 year old preschooler in our minds, and we wish to continue to share his 4 year old spirit with many children, " Jon Kreusch, Mark's father.
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