About Marti Information /
Her Mission is to make a difference...one day at a time.
Marti has been performing before audiences since the age of two and a half years. A gifted singer, and refreshingly down-to-Earth, she conveys a genuine sincerity, care and concern for all, especially the frail and elderly. She is an award winning volunteer, and has been involved in services work since she began singing, doing gospel on a church radio show and entertaining the sick and injured when she was little more than a toddler. Surviving a harsh childhood, unwanted, abandoned and even abused as a child, she has become a staunch advocate and tireless worker for the young and/or battered female at risk.
Her unconditional love of humanity is the driving force which inspires her unending search for ways to touch lives, and encourage and support our institutions and the people they care for. It was this unwavering love that lead her to sacrificing her own career goals and risking financial loss, while enduring tremendous criticism from family and friends, who never understood her level of commitment nor even appreciated her gift or efforts.
Enormously energetic and exceptionally talented, her graciousness and ,yes, even elegant manner sets her apart from most entertainers. She has a bubbling personality, a big smile and a loving way which make her a favorite among audiences everywhere. Although she rarely performs for audiences other than the elderly, the sick and the needy these days, there was a time when she performed at night clubs, in Concert Halls, on, yes, even Television (in Lakeland, Florida, where she finished high school and began her professional career). She's done the big Hotels and Theater, and often with rave reviews. Is it any wonder her theme song is My Way!
Mrs Noel-Stier has also earned more credits for her volunteer work than possibly can be listed here. To mention a few, however: Recipient of the Community Service Award (Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson); Rotarian "Service Above Self" award (sponsored by SR/EB Rotary Club;) Kenneth Rychlicke, "Quality of Life " award; Featured in the Home News Tribune for her work in performing for Senior Citizens, and the Newark Star Ledger's Extraordinary Person collection. To top it off, she was also crowned Mrs. New Jersey International, 2000/2001.
Marti continues to expand her volunteer services in every way possible. She recently started her own "Not for Profit" company called "Friends N Deed" which she funds solely through her own financial efforts. The whole concept is to focus on addressing the needs of those less fortunate, the disenfranchised, the downtrodden, and/or the forgotten.
Marti graduated Lakeland High School, Lakeland Florida. After her successful musical debut, she left Lakeland and attended Davenport College, a private school for business, Grand Rapids, Michigan (where she made the Dean's list.) She left the the small college in Grand Rapids to earn her degree in Business Management at Indiana University.(where she again made the Dean's list). After marriage and traveling with her husband on a job relocation assignment, she continued her education at Kean University, Union, New Jersey and Middlesex County College, Edison, New Jersey. At present, she is finishing up her schooling, working on credits for her accounting degree through an Independent Study Program sponsored by Indiana University.
Marti...a real trouper, a Saint!
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