2014 Community Outreach Overview

HOT STOVE DINNER & AUCTIONThe Crosscutters hosted our 8th annual Hot Stove League Dinner and Auction in January, 2014, with proceeds from the event benefitting Special Olympics Lycoming County. Guest speakers from both the Phillies and the Crosscutters marked the night, including former Major Leaguer Tom O'Malley, and former Crosscutter/current Phillie Cody Asche. The night also featured a live and silent auction of sports memorabilia. More than 300 people attended this sold out event. In all, over $5,000 was raised for charity.

BULLY BUSTERS UNITEThe Crosscutters introduced a brand new school assembly program in 2014 called Bully Busters Unite. The Bully Buster program is centered on bullying prevention and positively effects young audiences by engaging them directly. Through some digging, our host and audience discover that Boomer is being bullied at school. After taking a look at what Boomer is dealing with, the audience learns how to handle a variety of bullying situations. The show’s message is reinforced through the delivery of posters highlighting key tips from the show that can be displayed in the classroom or around the school. Students are also given an activity book designed to engage and further teach them how to handle bullying.

CUTTERS 5K RUN FOR THE CDCOn June 28, the Crosscutters hosted a 5k Run for the Children's Development Center of Williamsport. Runners and walkers had the chance to run with the Cutters manager and members of our coaching staff. Thanks to hundreds of runners, we were able to raise over $7,000 for the CDC!

MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHTThe Crosscutters celebrated Military Appreciation night on Saturday, July 5. The night included a special pregame ceremony honoring local veterans who were included in our first ever Military Heroes card set, along with special Stars ‘N’ Stripes caps that were worn by Cutters players and coaches, and were auctioned off during the game. Proceeds from the auction benefited the Sgt. Sean Thomas foundation and local Masonic charities. A total of $1,280.00 was raised in all.

IRISH HERITAGE NIGHTThe Crosscutters celebrated Irish Heritage Night on July 26 with plenty of Irish food, folklore and even Irish Jig dancers! The players also wore special Irish themed jerseys that were auctioned off to fans during the game. The luck of the Irish was with us, as over $2,500.00 was raised for K’s for Cancer, a locally founded charity.

155 DAYS TO CHRISTMASThe Crosscutters attempted to celebrate Halfway to Christmas on June 25, however Mother Nature had other ideas. With the game postponed, we were left to celebrate 155 Days to Christmas on August 2. The night included a toy drive as well as an Ugly Christmas Sweater jersey auction benefitting Toys for Tots. The very popular Ugly Christmas Sweater jerseys were worn by players and coaches, then auctioned off after the game. Over $3,800 was raised through the jersey auction, and over 75 toys were donated!

DOMINICAN PLATEOn August 5 the Crosscutters held our second annual Dominican Plate, an event to celebrate the culture and heritage of our Latin players and community members, with all proceeds benefitting locally founded A.C.E.S. – a charity focused on education efforts in the Dominican. The night featured traditional Dominican food, drink and dancing all served up by the Cutters’ Latin players. In just it’s second year, this event raised $4,000 for the A.C.E.S. program.

FOOD & CLOTHING DRIVESDuring the 2014 season, the Crosscutters held one food drive and one clothing drive at Susquehanna Bank Park. Fans who donated any canned or non-perishable food item to the Central PA Food Bank collection on July 5 received free general admission, and those who donated gently worn apparel items to the American Rescue Workers collection on August 4 received general admission for just $1. Over 400 pounds of food and 800 pounds of clothing was collected for distribution to local families in need.

CHARITABLE TUESDAYS Throughout the season the Crosscutters provided local charitable organizations the opportunity to join us at the ballpark and promote their programs. This initiative, called Charitable Tuesdays, highlighted one organization at each Tuesday game. The organization was interviewed on-field before the game, got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, and was able to set up a table in our concourse to distribute information to Cutters’ fans. Five organizations participated in this program.

Participating Organizations:

• Heroin Task Force

• Habitat for Humanity

• Williamsport Kiwanis Club

• Lycoming County Children & Youth

LCUWHOME RUN TEAM The Crosscutters again teamed up with businesses throughout the community to present the Lycoming County United Way Home Run Team in 2014. Local businesses pledged to donated $25 each time a Cutters player hit a home run at Susquehanna Bank Park. In 2014, this initiative raised over $6,600 for the Lycoming County United Way. With the annual help of local businesses, the Home Run Team has raised more than $142,000 over 21 seasons.

STRIKEOUTS FOR STELLAR EDUCATION The Williamsport Crosscutters partnered with Susquehanna Bank to deliver the Stikeouts for Stellar Education program. Throughout the 2014 season, Susquehanna Bank made a donation for every strikeout thrown by a Cutters pitcher during home games. $5,000 was raised for CAPPA, which benefits local underpriveledged children.

COMMUNITY APPEARANCES

The Crosscutters players, staff and mascot Boomer make it a point to be involved in our local community. Throughout the year you can find the Cutters’ visiting numerous events, schools and organizations. Over the course of the 2014 season, Cutters players alone volunteered a total of 167 hours in the community!

DONATIONS Each year the Crosscutters make ticket, merchandise and autographed memorabilia donations to local charitable organizations. In 2014, the Crosscutters made more than $27,600 in in-kind donations!

Thank you for your continued support!

The Crosscutters look forward to continuing to serve the Williamsport area and surrounding communities. For questions regarding the

Crosscutters community outreach programs, appearances and donations, please contact Sarah Budd (570)326-3389 or

sarah@crosscutters.com