ABOUT FRANK
CREATION OF TEAM FRANK
TEAM FRANK was created in May 2002 in honour of Frank Joseph Doyle. Frank was just 39 years old when he perished in the World Trade Centre attacks on 9/11/2001.
Frank left behind his wife Kimmy Chedel and his two toddler children Zoë (2) and Garrett (1). Frank was a SVP and risk arbitrage trader for Keefe Bruyette and Woods and an accomplished athlete. TEAM FRANK was created to honour Frank.
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Since 9/11, over 200 members of TEAM FRANK (family and friends) have participated in athletic events and challenges all over the world.
– Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
– Summit of Table Mountain and Lion’s Head
– Base camp of Everest
– Swim to Alcatraz
– “Cycle To The Sun”, summit of Haleakala, Maui
– Cycle the Italian Dolomites
– Iron Man competitions
– Marathons
– Triathlons
– Spartan Beasts
– Mud Hero events
CREATION OF TEAM FRANK AFRICA
In September of 2017, TEAM FRANK AFRICA became a registered Canadian Not-for-profit Corporation and in 2022 Team Frank Africa became a registered Canadian charity. In January of 2021, Team Frank Africa USA Inc became a registered 501(c)(3) charity in the state of Massachusetts. In 2022, Team Frank South Africa became a registered charity.