Founders' Days Profile: Parade Grand Marshall - Kelly Elizabeth Frank

Kelly Frank has resided in Algonquin for the past seven years and previously lived in Lake in the Hills for eight years. She is the daughter of Sergio and Kathy Frank. Kelly enjoys being a part of the Algonquin community.

Kelly always looks forward to summer time in the town and being able to go to the pool and parks with friends. She has always looked forward to the Founders’ Days festivities.

Kelly is 18 years old and a recent graduate of Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock. She is planning to continue her education at Carroll University in the fall where she will be studying exercise science and physical therapy.

Over the years, Kelly has enjoyed participating in dance classes, baton twirling, and being on the dance team at her high school. She has been an active Girl Scout; participating in volunteer opportunities, camps, and earning the Silver Award.

Kelly has been involved with the youth ministry program at her church participating as a volunteer for Vacation Bible School, a counselor for retreats and camps, and service projects.

At school, Kelly has been an instrumental part of the safe driving team. She has been president for the past two years and executes many activities to help decrease the risk of accidents among her peers.

Through a lesson in a video Kelly watched at school her sophomore year, she learned a new way of living—she learned to “pay it forward.”

After receiving acts of kindness, one bestows more acts of kindness onto others. Kelly has struggled with many knee and leg problems resulting in multiple surgeries and therapy sessions. She greatly appreciated every doctor, nurse, and therapist who worked on her through her difficulties.

Kelly’s way of giving back, is using these professionals as role models in pursuit of a degree in physical therapy. She wants to give to others what she received. Kelly wanted to begin immediately paying it forward.

Marian Central had just implemented a teen safe driving program after the school lost two students in a tragic car accident. She wanted to be involved with the program. Kelly did not want future students to go through the pain of losing a classmate through a car accident.

In the future, Kelly looks forward to seeing a difference she hopes she can make in patients’ lives. She looks forward to seeing the safe driving program she helped get going grow and a decrease in fatality statistics with teen car accidents. She cannot wait to get involved with new organizations on campus in the fall. Most importantly, she hopes to look back on her life and hope she made a difference in someone’s life.



Other Founders' Days Profiles

• Honoree - Jerry Glogowski

• Founders' Favorite - Dr. Tim Stirneman

-Information provided by the Algonquin Founders' Days Committee. For more information about Founders' Days, visit the Founders' Days website or Facebook page.