Volunteer of the Year 2003

Kids In Need congratulates Marc DeLise on being its Volunteer of the Year.

DeLise serves as KIN's director of operations and is a member of the Oak Brook Police Department. He has a long history of charity work and has been honored by everyone from the Illinois Attorney General to the Chairman of Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Marc with Hall of Famer Dennis Savard.

Over the last few years, DeLise has helped persuade the Oak Brook chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police to adopt KIN as its main charity project.

Each summer he is the chairman for the F.O.P.'s fund raiser at Butterfield Country Club in Oak Brook Illinois. The event grows bigger and better every year, and is now KIN's largest private source of donations.

DeLise has helped several organizations through the years. He put together festivals and softball games for the West Suburban Association, raising thousands of dollars for people with cognitive disabilities.

Marc DeLise with wife Shirley

As a member of the DuPage Police Association, DeLise has delivered holiday toys to children in hospitals every winter for over 15 years.

DeLise's desire to help the less fortunate continues to this day. His past efforts have played a significant part in raising over $250,000 during a 25 year period, and KIN is proud to have him as a member of its team now and in the future.

Previous Volunteer of the Year:

2002 - Betsy Schapp