Collegiate Coaching Staff
We just wanted to let you know the great talent we have coming to coach your kids this year. For the 5th annual Ben Elo Memorial Soccer Camp we have coaches from the following colleges:
• Hanover College
• Anderson University
• Rose Hulman
• University of Indianapolis
• Franklin College
• Brevard College, NC
• Xavier University, OH
Our Sponsors
As of 20 May, 2013, in order of receipt:
Let’s take a moment to thank our generous sponsors for this year’s soccer camp! If you run across any of the people or companies in your activities, make sure you take a moment to tell them how much their donation and support means to our organization.
You want to see your name on the list??? Take a look at the flyer.
Here’s the list (it’s still not too late to get your name on it):
Diamond Sponsors:
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Carmel United Soccer Club
Acceleration Indiana
Ray Skillman Auto Group
Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation
St. Francis Sports Medicine
Anywhere Product Development & Testing
Gold Sponsors:
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First United Methodist Church
Steve and Thomasa Butler
Aquatic Designs
DeFur Voran Attorneys
Carlisle Branson Funeral Chapel
Langenwalter Carpet Services
Jon and Sharon Ellers
Marino’s Auto Repair
Crowe Horwath LLC
First Team Education
Komets Soccer Club
Lions Club of Mooresville
Blue Sponsors:
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Mooresville Christian Academy
Meijer
Edward Jones – BJ Pendill
MC United Soccer Club
Mt. Gilead Church
Cargo Services Inc.
Quest Johnson Orthodontics
Decatur Soccer Club
Other:
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Baxter YMCA
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Indianapolis Sports Park on Bluff Rd
Gazelle Sports
Carlisle Street Subway
Allison Farms
Incredible Pizza
Ray’s Trash Service, Inc.
Dean’s Plumbing
Pizza Hut
Dr. Donald T. Fischer
EmbroidMe
Big O Tires
Madison Township Fire Department
PridenJoy Photos
Starbucks
Dairy Queen
Marsh Supermarkets
2013 Registration Forms
It’s been long in coming, but the site is back up and ready to go! Please follow the links below for the registration forms. The online registration will follow shortly for 2013, keep coming back!
A Special Thanks from the Elo Family
One of Ben’s friends from Kindergarten has been an ever present part of keeping Ben’s memory alive through this website. As Travis Cunningham prepares for college, as Ben should be, we want to take a moment to recognize Travis’ hard work and dedication to Ben’s memory. Travis created, designed and maintained everything you’ve seen here on the Ben Elo Memorial Website since its inception at the end of 2008. We are grateful for all he’s done and wish him the very best as he prepares for life in college.
We are blessed with another family friend who’s agreed to pick up where Travis leaves off. Emily S. Armstrong is our new Webmaster. We look forward to seeing her creativity at work. Welcome Emily and thanks! Should you have any suggestions on things you’d like to see on the site, a Ben story you’d like to share or a general suggestion please let us know.
Live your faith to affect change!
God Bless,
—-The Elo Family
2011 Ben Elo Character in Leadership Award Winners
Adam Schmutte and Hannah Jones
This award is given to the Mooresville High School soccer player who best represents the character of Ben by ‘acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly’ both on and off the pitch and includes a $250 non profit donation.
Mooresville Times – Ben Elo Forever
An article in the Mooresville Times – June 30th, 2010
2010 Ben Elo Character in Leadership Award Winners
Bree Smith and Liam Quyle
This award is given to the Mooresville High School soccer player who best represents the character of Ben by ‘acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly’ both on and off the pitch and includes a $250 non profit donation.
View Criteria and Past Winners
Thoughts from the Elo Family:
Romans 5:
“And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.”
“God did not take Ben, but He didn’t save him either. But He does all things for His greater glory. And we’ve discovered in these last several days that Ben may have served God greater in going home than if he’d stayed with us much longer.
There is a difference between having your faith and living your faith. Ben lived his faith—it was ingrained in every aspect of his life. As parents, want we wanted most for our children was a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We felt that if we surrounded our children in faith (in school, in church, in our home) that we would have done all we could do.
So I feel Ben would want me to say two things to you all today:
First:
However Ben touched you —a kind word— a smile at just the right time—talking with you about God and faith—making good choices….whatever it was WOULD YOU DO IT FOR OTHERS FROM NOW ON AND THINK OF BEN WHEN YOU DO? If everyone touched by Ben reached out and touched someone else, think how many people Ben will have touched. Probably more than if he touched them one at a time through his lifetime here with us.
Second:
Ben would want you to know Jesus Christ as your personal savior. He did and his life was blessed for it. Don’t put that off because there may not be a tomorrow. Ben lived his faith and it drew people to him. Let Christ change how you live.
Parents—take your children to church. But living your faith is more than taking up pew space on Sunday. It’s about praying before dinner and talking with your children about where you saw God today. It’s about God being present in every choice you make and teaching your children that. Living your faith should change who you are.
There are no words to explain the pain, but the constant outpouring of love and support of so many has lifted us from the pit of despair to sadness. We will be forever grateful for each and every one of you and each and every prayer.
We pray God works in all your hearts in honor of Ben.”