REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

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1 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

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3 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Directors 4 Letter from Executive Director and Board Chairman 5 Inner City High 7 Supporting Youth 9 Supporting Education 11 Supporting Health & Wellness 13 Fundraising 15 In the Community 17 EOCF Beneficiaries 20 Financials 22 EOCF supports children s nutrition program.

4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sam Abouhassan Sam Abouhassan Custom Clothiers Linda Banister Banister Research & Consulting Inc. Doug Rutherford Corus Radio Edmonton Bruce A. Saville Chair, EOCF Carmen Loberg Calgary Zainul Mawji TELUS Kevin Lowe Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club Naseem Bashir Williams Engineering Patrick LaForge Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club Dave Mowat ATB Financial Heidi Pisani Oilers Ladies Michael Bobroff Aquila Productions Terry O Flynn Prism Flow Products Natalie Minckler Executive Director, EOCF 4

5 LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIRMAN It has now been 9 years since the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation was formed and today we are exceptionally proud of the things we ve accomplished. Perhaps our greatest achievement is the fact that the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation has gifted over $12.5 MILLION dollars to help many worthwhile endeavors in our community. The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation is now firmly established as a difference maker in Oil Country, and the most unique part of our efforts is that we receive a significant amount of help from the Oilers players, management, coaches, and staff. But the real strength behind our success is the generosity of the Fans in Oil Country. While we all recognize the importance of providing support to fundraising efforts, the real giving is done by you. So we say thank you. Thank you for recognizing that we are reinvesting in our community. Thank you for helping us gain momentum and achieve the kind of successes we have enjoyed. Thank you for being so generous in order that together we do the right things to help year after year. Our work is just beginning. We look forward to your continued support. Bruce A. Saville Natalie Minckler 5

6 6 Students of Inner City High School enjoy the Annual Christmas Luncheon, hosted by the Oilers and the EOCF.

7 INNER CITY HIGH SCHOOL THE EOCF LEGACY PROJECT For youth who come from broken homes and lives rooted in the street, finding something that s constant and stable can be difficult but vitally important. In downtown Edmonton, the steadying force is a humble building called Inner City High School. Housed in the Boyle Street Community League, the school has become both a safe haven and a way out for many at-risk youth. Accredited by Alberta Learning, Inner City High School offers youth an academic and arts-based focus and an alternative route to achieving a high school diploma. But just as important, the school offers youth help with everything from finding appropriate accommodation to counseling, to food and medical care. Dr. Joe Cloutier Inner City High School s Director says the school s mandate has to be large in order to succeed. Without taking care of their lives, as a whole, we have no hope of giving them an education, he says. We are building bonds of trust by saying You don t have to worry about this anymore. In some cases, the work will be nothing short of life-saving. Currently, Inner City High School s space is startlingly 7 limited. A few rooms in the current facility must each serve many different functions, putting a strain on and limiting this unique and necessary learning environment. In addition, accommodation for the school s students a primary ingredient for success - does not exist, keeping these high-risk youth from fully focusing on completing school. With no fixed address, the goal of a high school diploma is more than just an academic challenge. But all that will soon change with the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation s (EOCF) commitment to redeveloping Inner City High School. With the assistance of Edmonton-based architects, DIALOG, and principal architect Donna Clare, the EOCF is working to create a new school that will bring the hopes and dreams of its students to life; in short, providing a place for students of divergent cultures and socio-economic backgrounds to experience the empowerment that comes with a high school education. The new facility has the potential to support Edmonton s inner city youth on many levels. It will provide a safe and inspiring place with a strong sense of community, one that goes beyond basic education to address the many complex needs of youth at risk. Oilers players have developed an affinity with the school and its story. The players have really embraced Inner City High School, though some of the students initially had a hard time understanding why these players cared about them, explains Bruce A. Saville, Board Chair of the EOCF. But they do it because they believe in it. As a testament to the connection Oil Country has to its team, attendance at the school has gone up and remained steady since the EOCF and Oilers became involved. The EOCF obviously helps out enormously with funding, says Dr. Cloutier. But I think the involvement the Oilers players have shown, demonstrates a lot about their character and compassion to ensuring everyone succeeds. FACT NET PROCEEDS FROM THE EOCF S WINNER S CHOICE LOTTERY ARE ALLOCATED TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF INNER CITY HIGH SCHOOL.

8 8 Shawn Horcoff signs an autograph for a new friend at Horcoff s Heroes.

9 SUPPORTING YOUTH HORCOFF S HEROES Edmonton Oilers Captain Shawn Horcoff and his wife, Cindy continue with their generosity. Every year, the Horcoffs purchase a block of tickets to 20 Oilers games throughout the season and graciously donate the tickets to children s charities. Before these games, children and their chaperones are given the opportunity to meet Shawn for autographs and pictures. Each child also receives a Horcoff s Heroes t-shirt and a voucher for a pop and hot dog at the game. SEATS FOR KIDS Thanks to the generosity of Edmonton Oilers, Edmonton Oil Kings and Edmonton Capitals ticket holders across Oil Country, the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation was able to provide game tickets to over 50 registered children s charities. These tickets give children facing extraordinary challenges, the chance to experience live professional sporting events at Rexall Place and Telus Field. Donors receive a tax receipt for the face value of the game tickets donated. 9 FACT IN OVER 4,500 KIDS ATTENDED HOCKEY AND BASEBALL GAMES COURTESY OF THE SEATS FOR KIDS PROGRAM.

10 10 ICE school students enjoy a skating day at Rexall Place.

11 SUPPORTING EDUCATION SHARE A BOOK Books stir the senses, inspire the imagination, and spark a love of reading that can last a lifetime; they are essential to lifelong development, and yet many children from low-income families have no books or very few books at home to call their own. The EOCF s Share A Book program is a literacy program which gives children from low-income families the opportunity to experience the magic and joy of reading at home by providing students new books and a book bag. During , the EOCF joined with the Edmonton Journal Raise a Reader program to bring Share A Book to over 2,200 grade one students. For many students, these were the first books they had ever owned. The Share A Book program ensures that the joy of reading is not limited to a student s financial means. The EOCF was also an active participant in the annual Raise a Reader Day, with several prominent members of the Hockey Club and Foundation lending a hand to sell Edmonton Journal newspapers to raise funds for the program. 11 ICE SCHOOL Up on level four of Rexall Place is the ICE (In Class Education) School classroom. From there, teachers and students venture out to explore the fascinating working world of that building, the Oilers family of teams and the rest of Northlands. The program is one of Edmonton s site-based educational opportunities called Inquiring Minds. During , 590 kids from 27 classes with 31 teachers attended ICE School and had the chance to connect learning with real life, including an opportunity to skate at Rexall Place! One of the firsts for ICE School was the participation of a class from the Alberta School for the Deaf who traveled each day with their teacher and aide on the LRT and were facilitated on their learning journey by two sign interpreters. Another first was the opportunity for five grade two classes who came to Rexall for two days in September and then spent three days in May or June at Telus Field, learning about baseball and the historic river valley. SCHOLARSHIPS One of the EOCF s pillars of support is expanding educational opportunities for people in and around Oil Country. Since 2001, the EOCF has provided over $240,000 in post secondary scholarships. Annually scholarships are provided at the following post-secondary institutions: NorQuest College University of Alberta Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Grant MacEwan University FACT SINCE ICE SCHOOL S INCEPTION STARTED IN 2002, OVER 4,100 STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED THE PROGRAM.

12 12 The Oilers Ladies display scarves they sold for the Rally Against Cancer fundraiser at Rexall Place.

13 Presented by Proceeds are in support of SUPPORTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS Throughout the season, the EOCF partners with Oilers players and their wives and girlfriends to produce a number of highly successful special events. In addition to contributing many hours to their personal charitable interests, the Oilers Ladies help to ensure the success of many fundraising events at Rexall Place. With your support, the Oilers Ladies raised over $315,000 for charitable groups in our community. EDMONTON OILERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Rally Against Cancer in support of the Alberta Caner Foundation and the Kids With Cancer Society. Oilers retro scarves complete with signed player cards were available for purchase. Shirts Off Our Backs, presented by Stantec gave fans the chance to win one of 25 game worn, autographed Oilers jerseys. The spirit of giving was alive at Rexall Place, with net proceeds supporting Joey s Home, the Winnifred Stewart Association & Habitat For Humanity. Ornaments of Hope in support of the Edmonton Christmas Bureau during the holiday season. Christmas ornaments individually signed by each of the Oilers players were available for fans to purchase. Oilers Favourite Things in support of Wings of Providence and Suit Yourself. Baskets of each player s favourite things were auctioned off throughout the season and included items like autographed jerseys, golf and fishing outings with Oilers players and gift certificates to players favourite restaurants. 13 FACT DURING THE SEASON, THE EDMONTON OILERS LADIES RAISED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR CHARITABLE GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

14 14 Ales Hemsky visits a young patient at the Stollery Children s Hospital.

15 FUNDRAISING 50/50 With over 1.2 million tickets sold at Oilers home games, our 50/50 program continues to be one of the most successful fundraising programs in the NHL. While the EOCF also benefits from ticket sales, these 24 charities raised over $280,000 for their causes. Angels Anonymous Connection Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area Bonnyville Centennial Centre Ice School Boys & Girls Club of Wetaskiwin Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Canadian Paraplegic Association Centre for Autism Services Alberta Dogs with Wings GRIT Society of Edmonton Hinton Friendship Centre Society Little Bits Therapeutic Riding Association In addition, 50/50 ticket sales also supported minor hockey, ringette and women s hockey associations in and around the Edmonton area. In a total of $580,000 was raised for the following groups: Beaumont Amateur Hockey Association Boyle Minor Hockey Association Bruderheim Minor Sports Association Edmonton Minor Hockey Association Friends of Ringette Griffin s Athletic Club Lloydminister Minor Hockey Association Morinville and District Minor Hockey Association New Sarepta Minor Hockey Association 15 Muscular Dystrophy Canada Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society (NABIS) Society for Assisted Cooperative Recovery from Eating Disorders (SACRED) Society for Safe & Caring Schools & Communities Special Olympics Edmonton St. Albert Parents Place Association Stageworks Academy of the Performing Arts The Alzheimer Society of Alberta & NWT The Society for Selections: A Career Support Service YOUCAN Panda s Hockey Alumni Society Ringette Alberta Sherwood Park Ringette Association St. Albert Minor Hockey Association Strathcona Minor Hockey Association Tofield Minor Hockey Association Westlock & District Minor Hockey Association Wetaskiwin Minor Hockey Association COMMUNITY CORNER WINNER S CHOICE LOTTERY In , the EOCF launched their second annual Winner s Choice Lottery. Winners had the option of choosing the prize or the cash on all major prizes. The Grand Prize was a fully furnished landscaped estate home or $2.5 million cash! Net proceeds from the Winner s Choice Lottery are directed to the redevelopment of Edmonton s Inner City High School. COMMUNITY CORNER Game night auctions at Community Corner locations at Rexall Place continue to provide Oilers and Oil Kings fans with the chance to bid on collectible, autographed sports memorabilia. Funds raised through this initiative continue to support various Foundation programs. ONLINE AUCTIONS The EOCF hosts several online auctions throughout the season. These events feature many one-of-a-kind souvenir and collectible items not available anywhere else. In the past year, these auctions raised over $127,000 for the EOCF. FACT DURING , OUR 50/50 PROGRAM GENERATED OVER $280,000 FOR CHARITABLE GROUPS AND OVER $580,000 FOR MINOR HOCKEY. THAT S IN ADDITION TO THE $1.3 MILLION PAID OUT TO WINNERS.

16 16 Tom Gilbert comparing notes with a youngster at the Oilers Annual Skills Competition.

17 IN THE COMMUNITY Each and every season, the Edmonton Oilers make a commitment to being strong community partners. Through this commitment, the organization, players, and staff participate in a number of different fundraisers, community programs and initiatives. SKILLS COMPETITION The Edmonton Oilers Skills Competition presented by Reebok is a fan focused event that pits Oilers players against each other in an exciting demonstration of hockey skills. Fans pack Rexall Place to find out which Oilers player has the hardest shot, who is the fastest skater and a whole lot more. Funds raised through this event continue to support various Foundation programs. MOVEMBER The Oilers organization joined forces with the Movember movement raising over $25,000 for Prostate Cancer Canada. Eight Oilers players, the entire Oil Kings roster and 19 staff members spent the month of November growing moustaches while raising funds for a very important cause. 17 FACT DURING THE SEASON, OILERS PLAYERS PARTICIPATED IN OVER 75 COMMUNITY APPEARENCES.

18 18 Oilers Ladies take part at the Habitat for Humanity Build.

19 IN THE COMMUNITY READ IN WEEK The entire team of Oilers visited over 21 schools in Oil Country to promote literacy during Read In Week. During the Oilers visit, students have the opportunity to interact with players in a classroom and share their enthusiasm of literacy and reading. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation in partnership with Oilers Ladies headed to Fort Saskatchewan to participate in their second Habitat for Humanity build. Habitat for Humanity is an independent, charitable, faith-based housing program dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing by building homes in partnership with families in need. Every year, Oilers ladies lend a hand to help with the build. 19 FACT DURING THE SEASON, EOCF SUPPORTED OVER 135 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.

20 EOCF BENEFICIARIES The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation supports a long list of organizations either through cash or in-kind contributions in and around Oil Country. These include: ABC Headstart Ace Bailey Children s Foundation Alberta Adaptabilities Association Alberta Cancer Foundation (Cross Cancer Institute) Alberta Caregivers Association Alzheimer Society of Alberta and NWT Angels Anonymous Connection Association Supporting Choices of People, Edson Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cold Lake Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area Bissell Centre Bonnyville Centennial Centre (Ice School) Bosco Homes Boys & Girls Club of Wetaskiwin Boys & Girls Clubs of Edmonton Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada Breakfast for Learning Alberta (Canadian Living Foundation) Camrose Open Door Association Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing - Alberta Canadian Cancer Society - Fort McMurrary Unit Canadian Cancer Society - Nova Scotia Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Edm. Chapter Canadian Hard of Hearing Association - Edmonton Branch Canadian Liver Foundation - Edmonton Canadian Native Friendship Centre Canadian Paraplegic Association (Alberta) Canadian Skin Cancer Foundation Centre for Autism Services Alberta Christmas Bureau of Edmonton CNIB - Edmonton Community Options-Society for Children & Families Compassion House Foundation Concordia University College of Alberta Crime Stoppers Association of Edmonton & N. Alberta Crohn s & Colitis Foundation of Canada (Edmonton) Dave Hancock Charity Golf Classic for Success By 6 Diakonos Retreat Society - Edmonton Chapter Dogs with Wings Assistance Dog Society Dr. Margaret Savage Crisis Centre Dreams Take Flight Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation (E4C) Edmonton Community Foundation Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Centre Edmonton Humane Society Edmonton Inner City Children s Project Society Edmonton Sun Christmas Charity Auction Edmonton Wardrobe for Women in Need Association Edmonton Women s Shelter Ltd. (WIN House) Edmonton s Food Bank Elves Special Needs Society Falher Recreation Development Society Firefighters Burn Treatment Society - Edmonton Fort McMurray Family Crisis Society Fort McMurray Victim Services Friends of Bertha Kennedy Catholic School Society Friends of PAAFE Getting Ready For Inclusion Today (The GRIT Program) Society Girl Guides of Canada - 97th Pathfinder Unit Gordon Russell s Crystal Kids Youth Centre Grande Prairie & Distrci Grief Support Association Grant MacEwan University Foundation Habitat for Humanity Edmonton Heart & Stroke Foundation of AB, NWT & Nunavut Heartland Youth Center Hinton Friendship Centre Society Hinton Historical Tracks & Trails Society 20

21 Hockey for Hubbs Hope Foundation of Alberta Hope Haven Hope Mission Horizons Centre Tanner Hubbs Inner City Youth Development Association Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation KARA Family Resource Centre Kids on Track Kids Up Front Foundation (Edmonton) Kids With Cancer Society KidSport Society of Alberta Lakeland Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Society (Cold Lake) Linking Generations Society of Alberta Little Bits Therapeutic Riding Association Little Warriors Lloydminster Region Health Foundation MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving McDougall House Association McMan Youth, Family & Community Services Assoc. Meals on Wheels Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Edmonton 21 Muscular Dystrophy Canada - Prairie Office NAIT Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts NorQuest College Foundation Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society (NABIS) Northern Lights Regional Health Foundation Old Strathcona Youth Society Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta Portage College Prostate Cancer Canada Red Deer College Red Deer Regional Health Foundation Reflections Empowering People to Succeed Ronald McDonald House - Northern Alberta Shepherd s Care Foundation Shooting Stars Foundation Sleeping Children Around the World Society for Stageworks Academy of the Performing Arts Special Olympics - Edmonton St. Albert Parents Place Assoc. Stollery Children s Hospital Foundation Strathcona Christmas Bureau Students International Health Association Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation Terry Fox Run - Edmonton The Community Association for Lasting Success The Good Samaritan Society The Kidney Foundation of Canada - Red Deer & District The Mustard Seed Edmonton The Salvation Army - Edmonton Auxiliary The Society for Safe & Caring Schools & Communities The Society for Selections: A Career Support Service United Way of Fort McMurray United Way of the Alberta Capital Region University of Alberta - External Relations University of Alberta - Faculty of Phys. Ed. and Recreation University of Alberta - Steadward Centre University of Alberta - Campus Food Bank Victim Services Society of Stony Plain, Spruce Grove & Dist. Voice for Hearing Impaired Children Wings of Providence Winnifred Stewart Association Yellowhead Central Santa s Anonymous YOUCAN Edmonton Youth Emergency Shelter Society YWCA of Edmonton

22 FINANCIALS REVENUE IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS (,000) Lottery $6,101 $ 7,217 Game Night 50/50 1,259 1,310 General Fundraising 1,066 1,117 Community Corner Online Auction Interest Revenue TOTAL REVENUES 9,153 10,575 EXPENSES IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS (,000) Lottery 5,302 5,384 50/50 Prize Payouts Community Corner & Auctions Administrative Costs General Fundraising Legacy Project TOTAL EXPENSES 6,770 6,973 EXCESS FROM OPERATIONS 2,383 3,602 DISBURSEMENTS Charitable Activities 1,396 1,521 ICE School EXCESS (DEFICIT) AFTER DISBURSEMENTS $887 $1,984 *majority of Excess allocated to Legacy Fund. Total Legacy Fund totals $4.8 million as at June 30,

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