Saturday, May 18, 2013
Cole Hamels and his wife Heidi started The Hamels Foundation to support area schools and help build a future for children in Malawi, Africa.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. After winning the World Series in 2008, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife Heidi founded The Hamels Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting education in the United States and establishing a school in Malawi, Africa. Patch caught up with the foundation to find out what inspired its start and how its been able to help those in need. Patch: What’s the biggest challenge you’ve taken on? The Hamels Foundation: The Hamels Foundation has a dual purpose to provide support for quality …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
The question of whether the Philadelphia Phillies have a successful 2013 is up to the top three pitchers, not the hitters.
They are the Big Three. But we're not talking about Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins for the Philadelphia Phillies. We're talking about Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee. And it's that Big Three—as opposed to the Big Boppers—who will decide whether the Phils will have success in 2013. From the first two games, we all should worry. Hamels—the former World Series MVP with the big start who was pitching his first Opening Day—got shelled by the Atlanta Braves. Maybe it was Opening Day jitters or the chill in the air, but we Phillies fans expect Hamels now to perform like Steve Carlton when he takes the mound. In other words, we expect nothing short of perfection. That didn't happen Monday night as Hamels was sent to the showers…
Sunday, March 31, 2013
The Hamels Foundation just opened its retail store in Bryn Mawr.
Earlier this year Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi Hamels, founders of the Hamels Foundation charity, opened the foundation's retail store in Bryn Mawr. Hamels is the cover story of the April issue of Main Line Today magazine. Here is an excerpt from the story: Cole Hamels is grinning from ear to ear as Jon Dorenbos joins him in front of photographers and TV crews before the Hamels Foundation’s Diamonds & Denim fundraiser at Center City’s Crystal Tea Room. With his white T-shirt, denim overalls and matching cap, the Eagles’ long-snapper looks like an outcast from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. And, wait, is that woman wearing painted-on overalls and nothing else? (Look away!) With its unorthodox mix of sports superstars, …
Saturday, February 9, 2013
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
The Phillies pitcher and his wife, Newtown Square residents, debuted the Bryn Mawr office of their charitable foundation Friday night.
Bitingly cold, Friday night was no time to loiter on a sidewalk. But pedestrians at Lancaster and Merion avenues in Bryn Mawr, one after another, couldn't help themselves. There, conducting press interviews behind a storefront window, stood one of the most recognizable couples in the Delaware Valley: Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi Hamels, founders of the Hamels Foundation charity. The Hamelses were throwing a private party at 880 W. Lancaster Ave. to celebrate the opening of the foundation's new office and retail shop, formerly located in Center City. Beginning Monday, fans can browse and purchase merchandise between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. Proceeds benefit the five-year-old foundation and its education projects—…
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Phillies pitcher and teammates appears on "Life After Top Chef".
Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels, a Newtown Square resident whose charitable foundation is moving into Bryn Mawr, appears at 10 p.m. Wednesday on an episode of the Bravo television program "Life After Top Chef", the Hamels Foundation announced Tuesday. From the foundation's director of Philadelphia operations, G-N Kang: In April, Phillies Cole Hamels and wife, Heidi, hosted a foundation dinner with Chef Jennifer Carroll. The event was filmed for an episode of Bravo TV's "Life After Top Chef' reality show. Watch Phillies Ace Pitcher cooking in the kitchen, alongside Chef Carroll to prepare a four course dinner for sponsors and even his teammates! Proceeds benefited The Hamels Foundation. Joining Hamels on the program are his wife, Heidi Hamels…
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The Hamels Foundation, started by Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife Heidi Hamels, is relocating from Philadelphia. Autographed memorabilia will be sold at the Lancaster Avenue office.
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels' education charity, The Hamels Foundation, is moving its offices and signed-memorabilia gift shop to a vacant Bryn Mawr retail building, representatives of the foundation and Lower Merion Township told Patch on Wednesday. The relocation from Center City to 880 W. Lancaster Ave. should happen sometime around mid-November, said GN Kang, the foundation's director of Philadelphia-area operations. Hamels and his wife, Heidi, are expected to attend a grand opening tentatively set for January. The famous couple started the foundation in 2008 with the goals of helping inner-city schools and establishing a school in the impoverished African nation of Malawi. In its first three years, according to tax …
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
After a long streak of post-season play, Tuesday's trading deadline officially ended an era.
It seemed automatic. For the past half-dozen years, the Philadelphia Phillies were playoff bound and General Manager Ruben Amaro was adding those important pieces to the puzzle at the trading deadline. But Tuesday, Amaro became a seller instead of a buyer, shipping Shane Victorino back to the Los Angeles Dodgers and then flipping outfielder Hunter Pence to San Francisco. Amaro probably also tried to unload pitchers Clif Lee and Joe Blanton and outfielder Juan Pierre but the price was too high. It doesn't mean, though, that Amaro is done dealing. If he can get some players through waivers in the next month, then the team will really begin its retooling process. Yes, like last year's Philadelphia Eagles -- the magic just wasn't there for the…
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Philadelphia Phillies contract to ace Cole Hamels puts a lot of payroll in pitchers.
To the delight of most Philadelphia Phillies fans, Cole Hamels will be wearing pinstripes for a number of years to come. With the signing of Hamels to a six-year, $144 million deal with a vesting option for a seventh year, the Phillies are telling fans that they haven't thrown in the towel, even if this season might be lost. Hamels' contract is the richest in team history. (Yes, it tops Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Ryan Howard, Roy Halladay, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley.) But is the price for pitching worth it? Vote in our poll and tell us what you think in the comments section below. With Hamels locked up, the Phillies have now invested $68 million in three starting pitchers for 2013. That's a lot of green for Hamels, Halladay and Cliff…
dwight gooden
2:52 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
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