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Kent Von Der Vellen
“Gems”
Kent Von Der Vellen is a more than 20-year resident of Medina and has a deep interest in nonprofit groups in Medina County.
He is a member of the Medina Lions Club; the Medina County
Senior Services Network; a regular sponsor and photographer for the Miracle
League Golf Outing; and, when his children were younger, he volunteered for
various youth sports teams.
After the death of their college-age son, Kent and his
wife, Kim, founded the Jakob F. Von Der Vellen Memorial Foundation. Since starting
in 2012, the JFV Foundation has awarded numerous $1,000 scholarships to college-bound
seniors, returning college students, and purchased equipment and covered fees
for youth to participate in the Medina Youth Baseball Association.
Von Der Vellen can be contacted by e-mailing him at gems@blakehousepublishing.com or by calling 330-421-0863.