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As if we needed any more proof that the Phillies are the hottest ticket in town,more than 850 fans -double last year' s crowd-turned out for the third annual Hamels Foundation "Diamonds and Denim" gala August 11 at the Crysal Tea Room in Center City.

Guests gathered in the Diamond Room of The Knights of Columbus Hall. All Proceeds benefit Care to Learn.

C.J. Luther likes to finish what he starts, which is a good quality for a starting pitcher. It’s a trait he’s learned from watching the likes of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels.

August, 2011 - On Thursday, August 11, 2011, a celebrity-packed party filled the Crystal Tea Room i the Wanamaker Building for the Hamels Foundation Annual Diamonds and Denim Event, hosted by Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife Heidi.

August 15, 2011 - Photos from the 2011 Diamonds and Denim from phillychitchat.com

August 12, 2011 - Collection of photos from Philadelphia Style Magazine of the 2011 Diamonds and Denim

August 12, 2011 - PHILADELPHIA - The Phillies were having a big party Thursday night, and HughE Dillon from PhillyChitChat.com visited "Good Day" Friday to talk about it.

August 12, 2011 - Cole and Heidi Hamels held their annual Diamonds and Denim charity event last night at the Crystal Tea Room and plenty of celebrities turned out.

July 26, 2011 - Cole and Heidi Hamels visit 93.3 WMMR's Preston and Steve to talk about The Hamels Foundation.

July, 2011 - Phillies fans cheer for Cole Hamels because he is an all star on the field, but he’s also an all star in the community. This year The Hamels Foundation is holding their annual Diamonds & Denim event at The Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia.

July 9th, 2011 - WEST CONSHOHOCKEN — Philadelphia Phillies Cole Hamels, Shane Victorino, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley are hoping to hit one out of the park with a new fundraising endeavor launched Friday.

July 8th, 2011 - Several of the Phillies’ biggest stars are teaming up with some of the region’s largest financial services institutions to raise money for the players’ charitable foundations and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

July 8th, 2011 - In another of one of Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher, Cole Hamels(notes) and his wife, Heidi's way of giving back to the community, they've kicked off what they call, 'Philly Financial Day'. The first annual celebration of this day is none other than today, July 8.

July 8th, 2011 - PHILADELPHIA - This weekend the Phillies face a big series against the Braves, who just completed a four-game sweep of the Rockies.

June, 2011 - Cole and Heidi Hamels, co-founders of The Hamels Foundation, are pleased to announce plans for the first annual Philly Financial Day on Friday, July 8th, 2011.

May 25, 2011 - It turns out Cole Hamels isn’t just king on the diamond. His foundation announced plans for the first annual Philly Financial Day on Friday, July 8th, 2011.

The Power Duo, Cole and Heidi Hamels, stop by the show to tell us about their upcoming Pitching Clinic.

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Talk Philly: The Cole Hamels Foundation. Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, discuss their foundation, The Cole Hamels Foundation.

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Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and wife, Heidi , announced yesterday that their Hamels Foundation will award more than $90,000 to Philadelphia public schools. The largest grant, $50,000, went to Alexander Wilson Elementary in Southwest Philadelphia, where the announcement was made. The school will use the funds to build a new playground.

The Morton School is a proud recipient of both a music grant, as well as a school improvement grant from The Hamels Foundation ($5,000 in both 2009 and 2010).

The Hamels Foundation donated $10,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks. Big Brothers Big Sisters received a check from Cole and Heidi Hamels on Dec. 3 at Diamond in the Rough, a charity poker tournament and casino night sponsored by the Hamels Foundation.

Deborah Norville of Inside Edition and Heidi Hamels, cofounder of the Hamels Foundation and wife of Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels, are keynote speakers at the invitation-only Woman of the Week luncheon.....

Thanks to Philadelphia Phillies star pitcher Cole Hamels, John B. Stetson Middle School in Kensington will soon be able to undergo a series of needed improvements.

PHILADELPHIA -- Roughly 5,000 miles from Citizens Bank Park, Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino and other athletes and celebrities played Wailea Golf Club's Gold Course in Hawaii on Saturday to benefit the Shane Victorino Foundation.

Behind every great man, there is a great woman. In this case, it’s Heidi Hamels who sticks behind her superstar southpaw husband from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and wife Heidi, launching their education foundation, have picked four Philly schools for grants

There probably isn’t much that 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels has in common with Madonna, except for their shared heartbreak over an inability to adopt a child from Malawi.

Phillies ace Cole Hamels recently sat down for a revealing Sports Illustrated cover story titled "The Fabulous New Life Of Cole Hamels."

Heidi Hamels, the wife of Phillies star pitcher Cole Hamels, showed off her new look Tuesday morning on the 10! Show while she promoted an event for the Hamels Foundation.

We've heard of "Hollywood" but "Pert Plus" -- that's a new one. Heidi Hamels sat down with NBC Philadelphia to talk about her husband, baseball, the Hamels Foundation and hair, of course.

On Monday, May 11, The Hamels Foundation, run by Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, hosted their first adult carnival and silent auction at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia.

On Monday, May 11, The Hamels Foundation, run by Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, will be hosting their first adult carnival and silent auction.

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and wife, Heidi, announced yesterday that their Hamels Foundation will award more than $90,000 to Philadelphia public schools. The largest grant, $50,000, went to Alexander Wilson Elementary in Southwest Philadelphia, where the announcement was made. The school will use the funds to build a new playground.

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, hosted "Diamonds and Denim," a Sept. 23 benefit to help inner-city public schools, at Union Trust Steakhouse.

If the publicity surrounding their penthouse purchase in Two Liberty Place and the hubbub around his World Series ring weren't enough, Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi Strobel, are getting even more exposure.

This morning on The Danny Bonaduce Show phenomenal Phillies pitcher....

What's life like for the wife of all-star, world series pitcher Cole Hamels?

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/Cole_and_Heidi_Hamels_Launch_Their_Foundation_Philadelphia.html

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/Phils_Ace_Hamels_Talks_About_Adopting_Children_Philadelphia.html

Check out additional photos from the 2010 Diamonds & Denim Event.http://www.filmmagic.com/ItemListing.aspx?cgl=455124&evntI=0

Partners with The Hamels Foundation to Build the “Kennett Classroom� in Malawi School The Kennett community is “Pitching In� to help the Hamels Foundation build a school for youth orphaned by the HIV/AIDS virus in Malawi, East Africa, if KHS Freshman, Julia Baumel, is successful.

The Gossip with Marnie Hall, Heidi Hamels and Deborah Norville speak at luncheon. Girls Inc. gives awards at a breakfast event. "The Situation" to appear at Parx Casino Friday evening. View the video here: http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/celebrities/119072569.html

Phillies stars Cole Hamels and Shane Victorino will highlight the second annual JCC Sports Award Dinner on Monday, Apr. 4 at the Katz JCC. The event, presented by Sun National Bank and open to the community, will feature Hamels and Shane Victorino as this year’s keynote speakers. The event will also honor three local sports figures and community leaders who serve as role models to children, teens and adults in the community. A sports memorabilia auction is also on tap.

Cole Hamels, one of the “Four Aces� of the Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff, is visiting Kennett High School and Middle School on Tuesday, May 3. He plans to thank the Kennett community for its efforts and generosity with respect to “Kennett Pitches In for The Hamels Foundation�, a community project that raised money to help the Foundation build a school for youth orphaned by the HIV/AIDS virus in Malawi, East Africa.

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels paid a visit to Kennett High School on Tuesday morning to honor the efforts of one student to help kids in a distant country.

Richie Suarez has always been known as a battler on the mound, and the 2010 Eastern High graduate is using the same tenacity to tackle his worst opponent. Suarez was a second-team all-conference pitcher as a senior for Eastern, then enjoyed a monster summer during which he helped Gibbsboro's Senior American Legion team finish second in the state, earning a berth in the Northeast Region in Middletown, Conn. Suarez, a righthander who struck out 10 in six-plus innings of a state tournament win for Gibbsboro over Hamilton, didn't pitch in the regionals because of a sore elbow. But later in August he was knocked out of the batter's box by the news that he had leukemia.

The Hamels Foundation is dedicated to bringing an end to extreme poverty and hardship endured by lack of educational support. Heidi Hamels talks about the importance of helping children and public schools here in Philadelphia.

Cole Talks '11 Hamels Foundation Grants Updated: Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011, 1:12 PM EDT Published : Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011, 10:11 AM EDT PHILADELPHIA - They are a Philly power couple known for doing good all over the city. We're talking about Heidi and Cole Hamels and today is a big day for their foundation and a few lucky schools in Philly. This morning, Cole joined Mike and Sheinelle live from Swenson High School in Philadelphia to talk about The 2011 Hamels Foundation Education Grants. The recipients will be announced later on this morning. Check out Cole's interview.

Checkbook figuratively in hand, Phillies ace Cole Hamels visited a Northeast Philadelphia high school this morning to find his presence was welcome almost as much as his money. The former World Series MVP joined his wife Heidi in donating a total of $200,0000 to 17 Philadelphia public schools through their charity foundation. Swenson Arts and Technology High School, which the couple visited this morning, received $50,0000 for a new fitness center. The school is currently using a section of its auto shop as a makeshift gym. "It's just the way I was brought up," said Hamels, whose parents are educators in his native California. "It's all my parents ever asked of me - just to be a good example."

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Philadelphia Phillies’ lefthander Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, are helping out Philadelphia schools at a time when they need it most.

Not bad... Not bad. We’re usually pretty snarky here, but occasionally we’ll give credit where it’s due. This morning, Cole and Heidi Hamels were on a bit of a media tour before announcing $200,000 in grants handed out by their foundation to Philadelphia public schools.

Listen in to hear why...and cheer him on as he's found his game this season with the Phils! He's not just a baseball player...he and Heidi truly care about our community and are giving back via the Hamels Foundation.

In Northeast Philadelphia, drywall encloses the corner of a technical school's auto shop. Steel garage doors surround the outer walls, while car-shaped grooves blemish the cement floor. Above the area's doorway is one handwritten word: Gym. "It brings us down to not have somewhere to have fun and get in shape," 10th grader Silvia Pereira said. "We've never had that." Pereira is a student at Swenson Arts and Technology High School, which is going to look very different very soon. Joined by his wife, Heidi, Phillies ace Cole Hamels visited the school Tuesday to drop off a $50,000 donation for a new fitness center.

The Hamels Foundation is dedicated to bringing an end to extreme poverty and hardship endured by lack of educational support. Heidi Hamels talks about the importance of helping children and public schools here in Philadelphia.

As if we needed any more proof that the Phillies are the hottest ticket in town,more than 850 fans -double last year' s crowd-turned out for the third annual Hamels Foundation "Diamonds and Denim" gala August 11 at the Crysal Tea Room in Center City

With a few modifications Danny showed up at Citizens Bank Park to compete against the wife of Phils ace Cole Hamels, the gorgeous Heidi Hamels, to see who could throw harder. On the line: $1,000 for the Hamels Foundation. How did Danny do?