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For Immediate Release - January 10, 2012
Portland, Maine

Jeff Ball joins forces with the organization Keeping Kids Safe as Vice President of Operations. Mr. Ball is an accomplished senior leader with twenty years of program and financial development experience increasing revenue and membership in each organization associated with. Jeff Ball has a bachelor’s in education from West Chester University and master’s degree in Administration from Temple University. Mr. Ball brings a vast array of experience from operating several non-profits to great fundraising skills. “I am thrilled to have Jeff part of this very important community resource,” says Mike O’Neal, CEO of the organization.

Jeff Ball is noted for founding teen centers and a skate park in Virginia and exceeding annual fundraising goals with the local YMCAs in Pennsylvania and Missouri. Mr. Ball most recently set fundraising records here in southern Maine with the American Cancer Society and helped develop the largest indoor skate park and teen center in Maine in the town of Bath.

Mr. Ball continues as the Executive Director of Maine Successful Thinkers organization also based in Portland. Maine Successful Thinkers is an organization open to all, dedicated to helping small businesses grow through effective networking and relationship building, while supporting local non-profit organizations. With a membership of 1,000+ it has monthly large networking events and weekly referral groups in Maine to make the business community stronger.

Keeping Kids Safe is a nonprofit (501)3(c) agency with a mission to bring together resources for parents, schools and child caregivers to help keep children safe. In addition to providing valuable information, Keeping Kids Safe also offers educational presentations, Child ID Kits, Smart ID Sticks and other advanced safety products - all valuable tools in keeping our kids safe.

For more information please contact:
Mike O’Neal, CEO, Keeping Kids Safe at 207-671-0807 mike@keepingkidssafe.us

Jeff Ball, V.P. of Operations at 207-450-8270 jeff@keepingkidssafe.us


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