“Keep it going, people need us.”
Our beloved Founder, Joe Steckler, passed away on January 29th, 2025. Joe never took your kindness and generosity for granted. Joe always recognized that Helping Seniors of Brevard exists only because of the generosity of our donors. Joe was a man of courage, a truly selfless person, always concerned for others above himself. His final wish that he expressed to us was “Keep it going, people need us.”
Friends of Joe Honor Roll:
#001 – Kerry & Tammy Fink – Palm Bay FL
Joined June 5 2025
“Grateful for the lives of Joe & Terry Steckler and the most wonderful Blessing they were to our family. They were always about the work of Helping Seniors and we are forever grateful for their friendship and their kindness and their work in always making the lives of those they came in contact with so much better.”
#002 – LeAnna S Farrell
Joined June 8, 2025
“In Memory of the Stecklers.”
#003 – Chris & Kristan Nowland – San Antonio TX
Joined June 9, 2025
“For my dad’s gifts of service to continue to help those most in need and often forgotten-our elderly. 💜”
#004 – Thomas Hostetler – Palm Bay FL
Joined June 9, 2025
“This for Friend of Joe Honor Roll.”
#005 – Bruce & Janice Moia – Melbourne FL
Joined June 10, 2025
#006 – Nancy Taylor Deardorff – Grant FL
Joined June 10, 2025
“Joe, you were my second father, my mentor and my best friend. We will keep it going.”
#007 – Joseph and Linda Arana – Merritt Island FL
Joined June 12, 2025
“The world needs more Joe’s.”
#008 – Richard Sass – Palm Bay FL
Joined June 19, 2025
“Thanks for all you do.”
#009 – Debra Weber – Cape Canaveral FL
Joined June 16, 2025
“I received an email requesting a donation to be placed on the Friends of Joe Honor Roll. Please accept my donation. I want to thank you for all you do for the senior community. I have called on your advice many times and feel I am blessed to live in Brevard County.”
#010 – Dr. Rochelle Horn – Viera FL
Joined June 19, 2025
#011 – Cliff & Linda Silverthorn – Melbourne FL
Joined June 26, 2025
#012 – Gary Belconis – Melbourne FL
Joined July 4, 2025
“Joe is an inspiration! We all should be more like him.”
#013 – Angie Higgins @ One Senior Place – Melbourne FL
Joined July 7, 2025
“Joe accomplished amazing things for Brevard County, we are happy to support!”
#014 – Don Kramer @ Senior Partner Care Services – Melbourne FL
Joined July 7, 2025
“Great memories made with Joe over the years, happy to support! -Don Kramer”
#015 – Marjorie L. Brace – Satellite Beach FL
Joined July 7, 2025
#016 – Scot Penrod – Pensacola FL
Joined July 17, 2025
#017 – James M Parry – Satellite Beach FL
Joined July 19, 2025
#018 – Robert Spratt & Beverly O’Brien – Melbourne FL
Joined July 23, 2025
#019 – Binki Kaiser – Melbourne FL
Joined July 28, 2025
#020 – Karen Wernlund – Melbourne FL
Joined August 5, 2025
#021 – Lee & Eleanor Sheldon – Melbourne FL
Joined August 13, 2025
“Joe was one of a kind, and Helping Seniors is his legacy. Happy to be a Friend of Joe.”
#022 – Jeff Connelly – Palm Bay FL
Joined August 23, 2025
#023 – George T. Adams – Melbourne FL
Joined August 27, 2025
“Thanks for all you do!!”
#024 – Larry Sills – Melbourne FL
Joined August 29, 2025
#025 – Daniel D’Agostino – Cocoa FL
Joined September 15, 2025
#026 – Melvin Faust – Melbourne FL
Joined September 24, 2025
Let’s Be About the Work of Helping Seniors …
Become a Friend of Joe …
Helping Seniors Founder & Long Time President Joe Steckler
Your Donation of $200 to Helping Seniors adds you to our “Friends of Joe” Honor Roll.
As Joe often said, we can only do this with your help!
With that in mind, we present the “Friends of Joe” Honor Roll. We’d like to ask you to consider standing with us in this with your kind donation as an inaugural member to this group dedicated to helping us fulfill Joe’s vision. In return for helping us with your tax-deductable, to the extent permitted by law, donation, you are a FOUNDING MEMBER of the “Friends of Joe” Honor Roll with the following benefits:
» You will receive 10 tickets for entry in the 9th Annual Helping Seniors “Choose Your Adventure” Car Raffle which takes place Sunday October 26, 2025 at the American Muscle Car Museum. (need not be present to win).
» You will recieve 5 VIP wristbands for the Helping Seniors “Choose Your Adventure” Car Raffle Grand Drawing at the American Muscle Car Museum – see HelpingSeniorsCarRaffle.com for details and benefits.
» Certified Helping Seniors “Friends of Joe” lapel pin.
» Recognition with your name listed in our “Friends of Joe” page on our website HelpingSeniorsofBrevard.org as well as in our special Year End “Friends of Joe” edition of our Helping Seniors magazine in the Senior Scene® Magazine.
Becoming a “Friend of Joe” is Easy …
Visit us online at HelpingSeniorsofBrevard.org/Friends-of-Joe
Call us at (321) 473-7770
Write us at P.O. Box 372936 – Satellite Beach, FL 32937
“The Need for Helping Seniors.”
Now in our 15th year of service, Helping Seniors of Brevard has come a long way since our beginning in 2011.
Two years ago we opened our Joe’s Senior Resource Center of Brevard, providing a free monthly educational series for seniors, a Senior Resource Library, and it also hosts many senior focused businesses. Our Senior Resource Center is home to our free Senior Navigation Services which includes our Senior Information Phone Line and a professional on-site Senior Navigator.
We’ve connected seniors to important resources such as affordable housing, transportation, legal services, financial resources, health resources, and more.
We developed a Volunteer Program and started our new program “Stay Connected” where a friendly volunteer reaches out to seniors who may feel isolated or lonely with a weekly phone call.
We continue with Helping Seniors Magazine, located in the center section of Senior Scene Magazine, a monthly free publication filled with information important to seniors.
Brevard County has one of the highest populations of seniors in Florida with one in two people over the age of 50 and one in four are 65+, which is why it is so important for Helping Seniors of Brevard to continue our mission, and we cannot do this without your help.
Helping Seniors of Brevard relies on generous donors to keep us going. We are proud that as a local charity, every dollar donated to Helping Seniors of Brevard stays in Brevard to help our seniors. We are so appreciative of our many donors without whom, we would not exist.
Please help us fulfill Joe’s wish to “Keep it going.” Every dollar helps. If you choose to support our cause, you can mail a check to us at Helping Seniors of Brevard, P.O. Box 372936, Satellite Beach, FL 32937.
You may also show your support by calling our office at 321-473-7770 or by making a secure donation online at HelpingSeniorsofBrevard.org . You can also donate in honor of a loved one and we would be happy to discuss recurring donations or bequests with you. Any amount is appreciated, and with your help, we can continue Helping Seniors of Brevard.
Your help does make a difference and we are beyond grateful for your kind support.
Sincerely,
Kerry Fink
Kerry Fink
Vice President/Executive Director
HelpingSeniorsofBrevard.org
