2016 Community Outreach Overview

HOT STOVE DINNER & AUCTIONThe Crosscutters hosted the 10th annual Hot Stove Banquet in January with proceeds from the event benefitting the James V. Brown Library. Guest speakers from both the Phillies and the Crosscutters marked the night, including Cutters manager & 1992 World Series MVP Pat Borders, and former Crosscutter/Current Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp. The night also featured a live and silent auction of sports memorabilia. More than 300 people attended this sold out event. In all, a total of $5,025 was raised for JVB.

GRAND SLAM READING PROGRAMFor 20 seasons the Crosscutters have been promoting the importance of reading and education through the Grand Slam Reading Program. Each spring, local elementary schools are invited to participate in the program. Students attending participating schools are encouraged to read, especially during the summer months and are given a special Crosscutters bookmark to keep track of their reading. Students who read 4 books during the summer are awarded two free tickets to a Crosscutters game. One lucky student is randomly drawn from all participants as the Grand Prize winner and receives a new laptop computer from Susquehanna Computer Innovations. In 2016, 62 local schools participated, with 15,275 students enrolled in the program.

This year, we partnered with the James V. Brown, and participants in the Grand Slam Reading Program were able to spend time with select Cutters players at the library during the summer…even attending bi-lingual story time with some of our latin players!

CUTTERS 5K RUN FOR THE CDCIn June, the Crosscutters hosted our annual 5k Run for the Children's Development Center of Williamsport. Runners and walkers had the chance to run with through town, crossing the finish line at home plate of BB&T Ballpark. Thanks to hundreds of runners, we were able to raise $9,680 for the CDC!

MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHTThis summer, the Crosscutters celebrated Military Appreciation night over the weekend of July 1-3. Cutters players & coaches wore special Stars & Stripes jerseys and caps all weekend that were auctioned off during the game on July 3. Proceeds from the auction benefited locally founded MSG Sean Thomas foundation. A total of $4,920 was raised.

DOMINICAN PLATEOn July 27 the Crosscutters held our 4th annual Dominican Plate, an event to celebrate the culture and heritage of our Latin players and community members, with all proceeds benefiting locally founded ACES North America – a charity focused on education efforts in the Dominican Republic. The night featured traditional Dominican food, drinks and dancing all served up by the Cutters’ Latin players and their teammates. This popular event raised $6,100 for the ACES program.

FOOD & CLOTHING DRIVESIn 2016, the Crosscutters held food and clothing drives at BB&T Ballpark. Fans who donated any canned or non-perishable food item or gently worn apparel item during these drives received a free general admission ticket to a future game. Over 500 pounds of food, and 100 pounds of clothing were collected and donated to the Central PA Food Bank and The American Rescue Workers where it was distributed to local families in need.

DUNKIN’ DONUTSSWEET SEATS PROGRAMThrough the Dunkin’ Donuts Sweet Seats program, the Crosscutters are able to donate tickets to organizations whose members would otherwise be unable to attend a game due to physical or economical limitations. In 2016, 513 tickets were donated to 13 different organizations participating in the program.

CHARITABLE TUESDAYS Throughout the season the Crosscutters provide local charitable organizations the opportunity to join us at the ballpark and promote their programs. This initiative in it's fourth year, called Charitable Tuesdays, highlights one organization at each Tuesday game. Each organization is interviewed on-field before the game, throws out the ceremonial first pitch, and is able to set up a table in the concourse to distribute information to Cutters’ fans. Five organizations participated in this program in 2016: Thrive International, Connecting the Pieces, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bridge, Project Bald Eagle, Ronald McDonald House Danville. New this year, each organization received a cash donation of $250!

LYCOMING COUNTYUNITED WAYHOME RUN TEAM The Crosscutters again teamed up with businesses throughout the community to present the United Way Home Run Team in 2016. Local businesses pledged to donated $25 each time a Cutters player hit a home run at BB&T Ballpark. In 2016, this initiative raised $5,400 for the Lycoming County United Way. With the annual help of local businesses, the Home Run Team has raised more than $153,000 over 23 seasons.

SCORE FOR YOUR NEIGHBORSFor the 4th season, the Crosscutters teamed up with ConAgra Foods to present the Score for Your Neighbors Program. For every run the Cutters scored at home during the 2016 season, ConAgra Foods donated $10 to the Central PA Food Bank, helping to reduce hunger in Lycoming and 26 other counties across Pennsylvania. This year's campaign raised a total of $1,480.

NIGHTLY 50/50 RAFFLEEach night fans can purchase tickets for the nightly 50/50 raffle, held by the NYPL Foundation, with proceeds benefiting our local American Rescue Workers. ARW works to provide food, shelter, clothing and more to those less fortunate in the Susquehanna Valley. This year, over $8,000 was raised through the 50/50 raffle for ARW.

COMMUNITY APPEARANCES Each year Cutters players and mascot Boomer donate their time and visit local organizations. Players annually spend over 150 hours volunteering for local non-profits, including Habitat for Humanity, visiting residents of senior centers, spending time reading at the local library and more.

DONATIONS Each year the Crosscutters make ticket, merchandise and autographed memorabilia donations to local charitable organizations. In 2016, the Crosscutters made more than $87,000 in charitable 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