North Central IL FCA Legacy Dinner & Partner Drive Sunday, November 22, 2020 6:00pm During the last few months, we have seen drastic changes in the way we are able to gather together due to the effects of the ongoing pandemic. As a team, we have embraced these changes and have decided this year we will bring our Partner Drive & Legacy Dinner to you via a Virtual Platform. More details on how this is going to look will be shared at a later date.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dot Richardson

We are excited to welcome Dr. Dot Richardson as our featured speaker for this year’s event. Dot is considered one of the most decorated collegiate, national, and international softball players ever. A national champion at UCLA and five-time All-American, a five-time World Champion, and a two-time gold medal-winning member of Team USA in the Olympics (including having hit the game-winning home run in the gold medal game of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta), Dot is presently the head coach of the Liberty University Lady Flames softball team. Dr. Richardson received her M.D. from Louisville, spent years doing orthopedic surgery and sports medicine in Los Angeles, worked as a commentator for the 2004 Olympics, has written two books, and is a member of four Halls of Fame.

If you are interested in hosting a gathering in your home for this Virtual Event, please contact Jim Collins at jcollins@fca.org. 

Welcome New Staff! We are excited to introduce two new staff members for the North Central IL area. 

Shelby Fulk Area Representative - Part Time FCA has changed my life. Being a three-sport athlete for El Paso Gridley High School and then moving on to play collegiate softball at Illinois Wesleyan University, FCA helped me incorporate my faith within my athletics. I was shown how I can glorify the Lord and help others with their journey as well through sport. Supporting me prayerfully and financially will give me the opportunity to work with kids just like me, allowing them to grow in their faith and walk with confidence knowing God is with them and for them. Please don't hesitate to contact me to learn more about our ministry areas and initiatives in which you may have specific interests and questions. I can be reached by email at sfulk@fca.org or call 309-212-3732. Support Shelby **************************************************** Tony Griffin Field Ambassador Greetings FCA community! Tony Griffin here! In May of 2018, I retired from Heyworth Elementary School where I taught grades 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade for 32 years of my 33-year career. During my teaching career, I also coached various sports, from baseball, to football, to my passionate sport of basketball. I was the head women's basketball coach at Heyworth High School for 16 years. Post-retirement, I was an assistant women’s college basketball coach at Eureka College. Currently, I am the 8th-grade girls' basketball coach at Tri-Valley Middle School. I also teach elementary education courses at Illinois State University, my alma mater.  God has blessed me abundantly! I am the proud husband and father to my wonderful wife, Becky who is a kindergarten teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in Bloomington and our three beautiful daughters Hannah, Linnea, and Clare. Hannah and Linnea live in Orlando, Florida. Clare is a senior at Concordia University Wisconsin. We are members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomington.   In my free time, I enjoy exercising, reading, and watching sports, particularly college basketball of my favorite teams from Duke University, Notre Dame, Marquette, Illinois State, and many more. Just look at my hat collection. I am a basketball junkie. I am also a Chicago professional sports fan of the Cubs, Bulls, and Bears. My ultimate thing to do is going to see our daughters and being a guest at Walt Disney World to see my favorite pal, Mickey Mouse.  I am excited about being a servant in the FCA community to coaches and athletes and helping to create disciples for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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