This article originally appeared on YourObserver.com on March 8, 2024. After the death of her husband, Melissa Wandall started The Mark Wandall Foundation to help children cope with the loss of a family member. Melissa Wandall has endured the same kind of grief as the children she helps through The Mark Wandall Foundation. At 12, […]
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2020-2021 Scholarship Winners
Please help us in congratulating our 5 scholarship winners this year! Each deserving student received a $2,000.00 scholarship to utilize for tuition or books this summer or fall! Thanks to your support & donations, these kids are being rewarded for their hard work, determination and focus!
Golf Photos 2020
Our 2020 Scholarship Recipients!
The Mark Wandall Foundation is proud to announce our 2020 Scholarship Recipients!
An Evening at the Tower (Photo Gallery)
An Evening at the Tower Pulling Together for Kids in Grief
A Helping Hand: The Mark Wandall Foundation
(This Article First Appeared on SNN TV.com) By Hallie Peilet BRADENTON – October 24, 2003: The night Melissa Wandall’s life changed forever. “My husband’s life was tragically taken in an automobile crash. A motorist ran a red light and took his life and seriously injured my brother,” Wandall said. Melissa was nine months pregnant at […]
Annual Movie Night Under the Stars
Thank you to all who came out for our Annual Movie Night Under the Stars drive-in! Lindsey Porter Wagner you do a phenomenal job! Thank you The Legacy Golf Club, Bradenton, Florida for hosting, Jet’s Pizza for helping us with the pizza and Obie’s Party Rentals for providing the movie screen! Connection is powerful and we work to provide opportunities for our kiddos […]
The Mark Wandall Foundation’s Comfort Zone Camp
Changing the lives of children and teens in grief.
Comfort Zone Camp Photos
This day was a beautiful day in spite of the significant, heart wrenching loss of Mark on 10/24/03. Thanks to the kindness of Nolan Elementary School we hosted an amazing camp for great kiddos in grief via The Mark Wandall Foundation and Comfort Zone Camp partnership! We welcomed shy, timid kids, parents and guardian that were […]
Another Successful Training!
We had another fantastic day of training and are one step closer to our first partnership with Comfort Zone Camp on October 24th! Thank you to everyone who turned out for our August training. The camps are not possible without your support and we truly appreciate you!