2015 Community Impact Report

e com-mu-ni-tye /k `myoo de/ noun 1. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. “The are part of the community”

2. a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals “the sense of community that events at Silver Cross Field provide” im-pact / im .pakt/ verb 1. the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.

2. have a strong effect on someone or something.

“The Slammers have made a strong impact on Joliet and the surrounding communities” re-porte . /r port/ verb 1. an account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body. “The Joliet Slammers second annual Community Impact Report” Community Impact Report 2.0

Last year, the Joliet Slammers presented our first Community Impact Report. That 2013 report reflected the successes and positive impact the Slammers had in and around the community. Some highlights included brand new events including concerts and , and a revamped food and beverage operation that improved quality while lowering costs.

With this second annual report, the Slammers take a closer look at the economic impact over the last two years as tenants of Silver Cross Field. The Slammers have long contributed to the overall quality of living Joliet by providing affordable summertime entertainment for all ages. While the Slammers take great pride in being a community steward, it is even more important to the organization to recognize the financial contributions made over the last year. Further into this report you will find those numbers as a true asset to the City of Joliet and the surrounding communities.

Silver Cross Field Has Welcomed Over 2.5 Million Visitors Since 2002 Highlights

The Slammers are a critical part of the Joliet and Will County Community. In addition to over $88,000 in donations, the team has woven itself into the social fabric and continues to be a fun and affordable source of entertainment for residents. Continued school programs and initiatives along with appearances by big furry characters all contribute to the positive influence throughout our area.

We are a critical engine of local wages and economic impact to the City and surrounding communities with over $650,000 in annual wages, over $350,000 in local spending and support, and over $135,000 in direct revenue to the City of Joliet.

The team receives zero subsidies from the City and generates a profit for our landlord, the City of Joliet, every year. While some may have the perception that the team is subsidized, it is quite the opposite as 2014 maintenance costs for the building itself were taken on by the team to the tune of over $75,000.

Local Employee Spending & (231) Wages $658,058 Support $350,000

Direct Charitable Revenue to Giving & City of Joliet $137,489 Donations $88,297

2014 Ballpark 500+ Hotel Rooms Maintenance by Slammers $76,205 219+ Events in 2014 In The Community

Slammers players, coaches, and staff were involved all year but none made more of a contribution than shortstop, Max Casper (#4), shown in all three pictures. Max earned the 2015 Frontier League Fran Riordan Citizenship Award for his efforts in community and charitable work off the field. Casper was a hit with Slammers fans from the start as he greeted fans at our main entrance before games (yes, our starting shortstop was at the front gate greeting fans before playing) and then went on to lead the team defensively and at the top of our order.

Manager Jeff Isom and Casper’s leadership carried over with the rest of the team throughout the year. With both back in the fold for 2015, the future looks bright. In The Community Continued

The Slammers continue to make every effort to be a part of local events. Pictured above from left to right you find J.L. Bird at the Minooka Intermediate School Family Learning Night. Slammers front office members lending a hand on MLK Day at CDS (Center for Disability Services), Spikes showing love at the Plainfield Irish Parade, and of course Slammers players pitching in with the downtown cleanup last spring. Here is a list of other events and local organizations the Slammers are involved with: Parades Chambers - Joliet Easter - Joliet (and Alianza) - Plainfield Irish - Bolingbrook - Joliet Thanksgiving - Tinley Park - Joliet “Wish” - Plainfield - Grundy County Expos - Hosted Grundy After Hours - Joliet Chamber of Commerce / Joliet Mall - Hosted Alianza After Hours - University of St. Francis Ready for School - Hosted JAYP Event - New Lenox Family - Lockport Senior Other Civic Organizations - Grundy County Family Fest - Joliet Rotary - Joliet Noon Lions Club Programs - Exchange Club of Joliet - Spikes Super Students - Will Buy Local - B.A.T.S. Anti-Bullying Campaign Committees / Events Other Organizations - City Center Partnership Marketing - Joliet Old Timers - USF Caritas - Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago - Race Fan Rally - The Miracle League of Joliet - Slammers Job Fair - Community Service Council In The Community Continued

The Slammers continue to build on old, and introduce new programs that contribute time and resources to bettering the lives of local residents. Our popular Spikes Super Students program has grown to over 80 participating schools and libraries with over 50,000 ticket vouchers earned over the last two years. Also continuing to rise in popularity is our free Kids Club with now over 1,000 members - the largest in team history.

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New for the spring of 2015 the Slammers along with partner Joliet Area Community Hospice will be rolling out a brand new Anti-Bullying B.A.T.S. campaign called BATS (Bullying Awareness & Teen Support). This Bully Awareness & program will start right in the heart of Joliet, focusing on area District 86 junior high schools before becoming wide spread and ultimately featured Teen Support. at Silver Cross Field on Anti Bully Awareness and Teaches Appreciation night on Tuesday, June 2. Charitable Giving & Support The Joliet Slammers have provided over $88,000 in charitable giving to the community in 2014. These contributions are driven by donations, fundraising, and creative promotions.

$65,417 Fundraising Groups & Support Back by popular demand, the Slammers sold over 10,000 fundraising tickets, raising over $50,000 in ticket sales for area non-profit organizations. Another $7,000 was contributed to these groups through the Slammers 50/50 raffle on their respective nights. In addition, the Slammers contributed additional funds through a jersey auction and in-kind donations to those in need. $22,880 Ticket Donations 273 organizations/events received at minimum a donation of 4 Reserved Seat tickets and a discount in our team store. Another 25 organizations received a full Luxury Suite valued at $550 donated to their cause totaling $13,750 in total ticket contributions. A full list follows this page. $88,297 2014 Events Donated To

Organization Name Event Name Kaneland John Shields Elementary Jump Rope for Heart Victory Baseball Bow ling Fundraiser Bear Dow n 4 Judy Bear Dow n 4 Judy Coal City Music Boosters Band and Chorus Concert Century 21 Affiliated Pro-Team Century 21 Affiliated Pro-Team Pumpkin Fest New Lenox Area Historical Society All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner Japan America Society of Chicago 27th Annual Holiday Fundraiser and Bonenkai Oak Forest Baseball Blue Demons Blue Demons 12U Cooperstow n Fundraiser Joliet Junior Woman's Club How l at the Moon Cook County Farm Bureau Foundation Silent Auction Benefit for Brady Jensen Benefit for Brady Jensen PAWWS 16th Annual Charity Christmas Luncheon and Raffle Plainfield East High School Wrestling PEHS Kick Off Night at the Nest Lincoln Way Yellow Jackets 13U Baseball LWYJ Bow ling Fundraiser ST. Michael the Archangel Catholic School St. Michael School Gala Victory Baseball Club of Joliet Cooperstow n Fundraiser Troy Baseball Candlelight Bow l Elmw ood Park Woman's Club Luncheon/Bingo Fundraiser Operation Up-link VFW Help a Hero New Lenox Rebels Baseball New Lenox Rebels 11U White and 12U Black Bingo Fundraiser Sunny Ridge Family Center Sunny Ridge Annual Fundraiser Troy Baseball 8U Travel Baseball Candlelight Bow l District 146 Band Parents, Inc Candlelight Bow l Fundraiser Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5917 Annual Christmas Party Child Care Resource of Referral Wine and Chocolate Tasting Caterpillar Cab Assembly Operations CAO Fundraiser Night New Lenox Rebels 12U Black Bingo/Candlelight Bow l Public Interest Law Society 19th Annual Public Interest Law Society Auction Troy Band Boosters Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle Blue Wave Fast Pitch Blue Wave Fast Pitch Bingo Jane Addams Band Booster Association Annual Holiday Craft Show , Cookie Walk and Raffle Mother Theresa Catholic Academy Come Sail Aw ay Zion Lutheran Church and School Cub Scout Pack 83 The Friends of Cub Scout Pack 83 Bow ling Fundraiser Sojourn Therapeutic Riding Center Ltd Sojourn Candlelight Bow l Fundraiser William J. Butler School Another Fabulous Night in Vegas Franciscan Community Benefit Services First Look for Charity, Chicago Auto Show 2014 Plainfield Central Band Boosters Candlelight Bow l Minooka Baseball and Softball Organization 2014 Minooka Baseball 12U Cooperstow n Travel Team Fundraiser ABC Arena Booster Club at Aspire Gymnastics Academy Aspire Classic Bridges to a New Day Spring Brunch Crest Hill Area Chamber of Commerce Holiday Luncheon Girl Scout Troop #5474 Quarter Auction Coal City Polar Coalers Polar Coaler Trivia Night Diamond - Coal City Tornado Relief Benefit Diamond - Coal City Tornado Relief Benefit 2014 Events Donated To

Organization Name Event Name West Chicago Park District Turtle Splash Water Park Season Pass Holder Raffle Day DuPage County Chiefs of Police Association DCCPA Fundraiser/ Outing St. Paul Lutheran Church Trivia Night Southw est Community Services A Night at the Races Arick the Mighty Arick the Mighty Glenw ood Academy Community Celebration Wheaton Juniors Woman's Club Trivia Night LaGrange Highlands Woman's Club Craft Show Joliet Catholic Academy Jubilate 2014 St. Alexander School Annual Dinner Dance and Auction St. Benedict School St. Benedict Gala for Education Lombard Firefighters Local 3009 25th Annual Bow ling Tournament St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic School 3rd Annual St. Andrew the Apostle School Gala Big Brothers Big Sisters (Will and Grundy) Bow l for Kids Sake St. Baldricks Foundation Bobby McGee's 2014 Event Plainfield Junior Woman's Club Spring Fling Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau Counties 5th Annual Black and White Ball Association of College Admissions and Outreach IACAC Annual Shorew ood HUGS HUGS and Wishes Chocolate Ball New Lenox Community Park District St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick's School Lil Bit of Country and a Whole Lotta Rock n Roll Gala Kiw anis Club of Joliet Kiw anis Division 23 Bow l a Thon Breast Intentions of Illinois Mardi Gras Madness Celtics Basbeall Inc IOU Candlelight Bow ling Fundraiser PAWS Animal Shelter PAWS Animal Shelter Bark and Brew Fundraiser Angel Alysse 3rd Annual Candlelight Bow l in Memory of Alysse Nickelson Kiw anis Club of Shorew ood 3rd Annual Glitz and Glitter Casino Gala Central Elementary Sw eet Heart Auction Knights of Columbus - Father Dick Allen Candlelight Bow l PAWS Animal Shelter 40th Anniversary Gala River Valley Youth Baseball League RVYBL 2014 Cash Bash Streator Tow nship High School Softball Team SHS Youth Softball Camp Wallace School Basket Auction/Dinner Dance Cross Roads Community Church Manna Fundraiser Dinner and Silent Auction Barb Zaino Barb Zaino Community Service Council of Norhtern Will County CSC Fundraiser Aging Care Connections 13th Annual Sports Ball Benefit Gala Elim Christian Services Health Fair Edison Elementary School 6th Annual Student Council Spaghetti Dinner St. Baldricks Naperville Public Safety Event Embers Elementary School Embers Extravaganza Drauden Point Middle School Autism Aw areness Student Raffle Streator Community Center Taste of Tow n Chicago Crush 2nd Annual Crush Banquet American Cancer Society Matt's Pit Crew Mardi Gras 2014 Events Donated To

Organization Name Event Name St. Ann School and Parish St. Ann Pot of Gold Cub Scout Pack 3337 Blue and Gold Banquet Williams Syndrome Association Wheaton's Walk for Williams Decatur Underground Theater Trivia Night Fundraiser Osw ego Cobras Baseball Cobras Silent Auction Judsan Church Youth and Silent Auction Hope Helps 4th Annual Raffle Basket Fundraiser Nelson Ridge School Rocket Tow n Grand Prairie Elementary Raffle Plainfield Tw ister Orange 10U Tw ister Orange 1st Candlelight Bow l Senior Services Center - Will County March for Meals/Mardi Gras Muscualr Dystrophy Association 25th Coffee Pot Classic Golf Tournament Victory Reins Victory Reins 6th Annual Candlelight Bow l Fundraiser Team Megan's Miracle and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Spring into a Cure for CF Valley View Educational Enrichment Foundation VVEEF Annual Dinner and Auction 2014 Knights of Columbus 4400 9th Annual Golf Outing Troy Titans Baseball League Troy Titans 10U FTT Candlelight Bow l Crestw ood Crush Baseball Organization Fundraising Night Tinley Park HS Band Jazz Café Raising Hope for Micki Raising Hope for Micki Benefit Grundy County Chamber Foundation Family Fest Channahon Youth Baseball Channahon Bow ling Fundraiser Homer Community Consolodated School District Homer 33C Family Fitness Olympic Night Athletics 1st Annual Lettermans Dinner Cardinal Bernardin School Building on Tradition - Spring Gala Onw ard Neighborhood House 8th Annual A Night of Bright Futures The Midw est Rough Diamonds Inc Dominique Morris - Spaghetti Dinner/Raffle Fundraiser American Cancer Society Relay for Life Bolingbrook American Cancer Society Night at the Races Plainfield High School Band Boosters 3rd Annual All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Dinner Argo High School Baseball Argo Baseball Raffle Fundraiser St. Jude Joliet Believe American Cancer Society Relay for Life - Grundy County United Cerebral Palsy of IL Prairieland UCP 19th Annual Great Chefs Tasting Party and Auction DuPage County Historical Museum Casino Night Fundraiser University of St. Francis Candlelight Bow l Fundraiser Illinois Valley Banquet Holy Family School Holy Family's First 5K Guardian Angel Strike Against Sexual Abuse Spanish Community Center Baseball Fundraiser for Youth Summer Baseball Dirt Devils Softball Association 2014 Candlelight Bow l Lemont HS Band Parents Association Lemont Jazz Bands Dinner Dance Lemont VFW Scholarship Fund Rich M. Niziolek Memorial Golf Outing Relay for Life Bingo Night Fundraiser Will - Grundy Medical Clinic 26th Annual Dinner Fundraiser 2014 Events Donated To

Organization Name Event Name Joliet Tow nship High School Foundation Joliet Foundation Trivia Challenge IX - Road Trip Chicago Family Directions Bow l for Reading Friends of Chicago's Finest 2014 10th Annual Golf Outing Christian Youth Center of Morris Real Fun Annual Promotional Banquet Guardian Angel Community Services Angelica 2014 Dancing w ith Our Local Stars Royal Family Kids Camp #188 Strikes for the Kids Coal City Middle School 7th Grade Mixed Chorus Jock Jams Spring Choral Concert Trinity Services Inc 21st Annual Tom O'Reilly Memorial Golf Classic Revolution Dance Studio Candlelight Bow l Tornados 10U Plainfield Basbeball Support the Team The South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 2014 Soring Banquet Dinner Auction Dalzell PTO Draw dow n Naper Settlement Wine and Dine Sunrise Center Therapeutic Riding Program 8th Annual Dinner Dance and Silent Auction Girl Scouts Spaghetti Dinner/Raffle Angelman Syndrome Foundation ASF National Walk Windy City Stars Baseball Team 8th Annual Cosmic Bow l DuPage 4-H Foundation DuPage County 4-H Foundation Luncheon and Auction Joliet Buccaneers Minor League Football Organization iPad Raffle Grundy County Sheriffs Police Explorers Grundy County Explorers Post #111 Trivia Night Crete - Monee Education Foundation A Casual Affair LaSalle National Little League Sign-Up/Parade Raffle Ride Jamie Ride Foundation 8th Annual Ride Jamie Ride Cancer Event Marquette Academy May Merriment XXXII - Rhinestone Rodeo Joliet Montessori School Wine Pairing Event 2014 Joliet West Softball 11U Homer Heat Travel Baseball Hanging w ith the Heat Fundraiser Shorew ood Church of God Chili Supper - Student Fundraiser Reavis High School Drama Club Reavis High School Spring Play Pat Clark Memorial Cancer Foundation Fundraiser American Cancer Society Relay for Life New Lenox Tinley Park Lioness Card and Bunco Party Angels of Hope Hitting for Hope Golf Outing Maverick Football Cheer Maverick Taco Night Trinity Services Family and Friends Bingo Fighting for the Frosts Frost Benefit Faith United Methodist Church Womens Tea Seniors in Motion Lets Play - Seniors in Motion Expo Eichelberger Elementary PTA Spring Carnival St. Jude School Running w ith Faith 5K/10K Heartland Blood Centers Step Up to the Plate and Donate Wounded Warrior Project WWP in Memory SPC Paulson Joliet Tow nship Orchestra Bow ling Fundraiser Arianna's Wings Arianna's Wings Benefit Featuring Bella and Liam Brya Friends of Rickover Naval Academy Tw istin' the Night Aw ay: Rickover's 9th Annual Fundraiser 2014 Events Donated To

Organization Name Event Name National Honor Society - Joliet West The Tiny Tiger Fun Fair Vaughan Dance Academy/Innovation Dance Company Candlelight Bow ling Fundraiser Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital Nurse's Week Celebration Illinois Probation and Court Services Association Spring Conference 2014 Will County Humane Society Putting for Pups Lockport Tow nship High School - East Senior Late Night 2014 Wilmington Foundation for Excellence 16th Annual Golf Outing Joseph Walski Benefitting Chicago Police Chaplain Ministry Joseph Walski Memorial Golf Outing Cancer Can Kiss It Cancer Can Kiss It Benefit Little City Foundation Annual Ted Arndt Memorial Golf Outing Sojourn Therapeutic Riding Center Ltd Fundraiser The Lymphoma Research Foundation Kentucky Derby Celebration Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church Family Fun Fest/Craft Fair D92 Foundation for Educational Excellence Par for Educational Excellence Coal City Area Youth Baseball/Softball Raffle Lockport Tow nship High School District 205 Foundation 15th Annual LTHS Foundation Golf Outing Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet - Daybreak Center Volunteer Recognition Night Association of Horizon Inc 12th Annual Golf Outing Midw est Greyhound Adoption MGA Annual Picnic/Reunion OEHS Senior Celebration 2014 Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Golfing for a Cure Homegrow n Clovers 4-H Club Grassroots Homeschoolers and 4-H Club Illinois Runnin' Rebels Travel Club University of Illinois Baylor Invitational First Presbyterian Church Joliet Student Ministry Fundraiser SS Cyril and Methodius Tuition Assistance Golf Outing Relay for Life Vendor Show /Spaghetti Dinner St. Laurence High School 25th Annual STL Golf Open Cure It Foundation Inc Golf for a Cure Relay for Life Silent Auction Event Grundy Three River Habitat for Humanity 11th Annual Randy Hancock HFH Golf Outing JOHA Foundation Patient Appreciation Day Lester Weber Chapter Leathernecks Motorcycle Club LMCI Benefit Legacy Sports/Legacy Families Hit-A-Thon 2014 St. Baldricks St. Baldricks Orland Park Law Enforcement Organization OPLEO Annual Charitable Golf Outing American Legion Post 1080 and Izzys LLC Meatloaf Cookoff Chip U In Club 12th Annual MCHS Golf Team Outing Providence Catholic High School Men's Club Celtic Sw ing Golf Outing March of Dimes Don Wilke's Friends and Family Picnic United Cerebral Palsy of IL Prairieland PFA/UCP Golf Classic Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation President's Cup Golf Outing Heart Haven Outreach H2O Golf Outing and Dinner Fundraiser American Legion Post 18 Help Jacque Breathe Edna Keith School Parent Expo New ark 4th of July Committee New ark 4th of July 2014 Events Donated To

Organization Name Event Name Grassroots Homeschoolers Aw ards and Graduation JASSAC Charitable Foundation KISS 100 Health and Wellness Expo Susan G Komen 3 Day Ecolab - United Way St. Paul Lutheran Church "J" B Que Benefit New lenox Fire Protection District Foundation Controlled Burn Beef Cookoff Individual Advocacy Group Alzheimers's Association Memory Care Carnival Will - Grundy Medical Clinic Chip-In for a Healthy Community - 14th Annual Golf Outing Federal Criminal Investigators Association FCIA Charity Golf Outing DuPage Habitat for Humanity 7th Annual Golf Outing Cornerstone Services Baseball Outing United Methodist Church of New Lenox Annual Golf Outing Forest Preserve District of Will County Music at McKinley Outdoor Concert and Car Show Sepsis Alliance 1st Annual Sepsis Challenge 5K Fun Run and Walk Mammo Strong Inc Mammo-Palooza 2014 Ronald "Papa" Schaper Memorial Golf Outing Ronald "Papa" Schaper Memorial Golf Outing Benefit for Heidi Marohn Music Under the Stars Joliet Tow nship High School Foundation 14th Annual Joliet Foundation Wadsw orth Golf Outing Lincolnw ay Special Recreation Association Golf Outing Grundy County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Doin it for Dan Doin it for Dan Joliet Junior Woman's Club Joliet Juniors at Kidzfest Catholic Charities Daybreak Center Will County Back to School Fair Fox Valley Park District Fox Valley Amazing Race The Bridge Teen Center Guys Night In Tommy Schuman Foundation Golf Outing Will County Center for Community Concerns Corporate Appeal MCHS and CJH Athletic Booster Clubs 11th Annual Classic Golf Outing Mothers of Preschoolers at St. John Lutheran Church Family Fun Fair CAO Golf Outing CAO Golf Outing Exelon Employee Giving Campaign Early Sign-Up Campaign Lynw ood Police Department Batting for Barnes Villa Park Chamber of Commerce Sw ing and Sizzle Golf and Steak Fry St. Turibius Parish St. Turibius Fest Brain Injury Association of Illinois 4th Annual Jack Horvats Memorial Golf Outing Will County Sheriff's Police Deputies Union 2014 Pigskin Classic West Side Music Center Minipalooza American Italian Cultural Society Festa Italiana Friends of Andrew Baseball 10th Annual Golf Outing Relay for Life Texas Hold Em Bolingbrook Lions Club Golf Outing Post 1080 Golf Outing Animal Clinic of New Lenox Annual Open House District 1A Lions Harry Barber Memorial Golf Outing Home Helpers The Autobahn Cruise Seguin of Greater Chicago Dare to Dream Gala Mark Staehely Pediatric Cancer Foundation 5K Walk Silent Auction Local Jobs in 2014

The Joliet Slammers employed 231 people in 2014. Most of these employees live right here in Joliet, putting their wages earned right back into the community. In addition to the traditional part-time and full-time capacities, the Slammers revamped our internship program, providing practical work experience for students earning course credit.

$232,855 -Total wages earned by full time employees

$425,203 -Total wages earned by part time employees $658,058 $658,508 -Total wages earned Employee Wages 100+ total college credit hours earned through our internship To 231 Employees Maintaining Silver Cross Field

While the Joliet Slammers are only tenants to the City-owned ballpark, we still poured in more than $76,205 to help maintain the 13-year-old facility. Without the Slammers, the upkeep would have to be picked up by the City of Joliet.

Stadium maintenance includes, but not limited to:

- Grounds - Painting - Plumbing $76,205 - HVAC - Equipment Stadium Maintenance - General Repairs Hotel Stays & Local Spending As members of the Frontier League, the Slammers annually book over 500 local hotel rooms for visiting teams, staff, families, and friends of the Joliet Slammers. The Slammers also utilize a wide range of local vendors, from bread to HVAC, to printing and promotional items. Over Local Spending

500Hotel Rooms $350,000+ In Cost of Goods & Contributions Here is a small sample of Joliet businesses & organizations the Slammers contribute to: The Printing Press of Joliet Will County Center of Economic Development Spanish Community Center Wish Upon A Star Miracle League of Joliet Senior Services Center of Will County Rotary Club of Joliet Wunderlich Doors, Inc. Exchange Club of Joliet Air Gas USA, LLC S&P2 Digital Graphics, LLC JF Services Joliet Park District Will County Collector Will Buy Local Alliance Pink Heals of Joliet Star West Louis Joliet, LLC Associated Radiologists of Joliet Impress Printing & Design Old Timers Baseball Joliet Police Department Brown & Brown Insurance Johansen & Anderson Heating & Cooling Joliet Region Chamber Poehner, Dillman, & Mihalik, Inc Soft Touch Joliet Velocita Technoligies Joliet Catholic Academy Milano Bakery Fairfield Inn & Suites CR Leonard Kozol Bros. Will County Health Department Dollar Tree The City of Joliet Joliet CCP Joliet Restaurants Kaluzny Brothers, Inc City of Joliet Municipal Services Joliet Area Young Professionals Joliet Kiwanis Club Joliet Noon Lions Club Joliet Fire Department Harrah’s Joliet Casino & Hotel Joliet Central HS Rental Max Greater Joliet Area YMCA Mancuso Cheese Joliet Tent Company USF Direct Revenue to The City of Joliet

The Slammers and Silver Cross Field continue to prove to be an asset to the City of Joliet as Will County’s only professional sports team. Below are some direct results to prove that Slammers contribute positive cash flow to the City.

Rent Silver Cross Field has been profitable for the City of Joliet over the last two years. $50,000Up to $75,000 in ‘15 Naming Rights $35,100 Direct Revenue Food & Bev Taxes & Licenses $137,489 To The City $15,191 of Joliet Hotel & Real Estate Taxes

$11,691 Minor league baseball is a quality of life driver in communities and is critical to retaining and attracting jobs. Police & EMT Services Large business look to affordable family entertainment when making decisions regarding the relocation of jobs or $25,507 retaining of jobs within communities 2014 Events at Silver Cross Field

Silver Cross Field was used in 2014 more than ever before with a wide range of events that included baseball at all levels, concerts, MMA, a Battle of The Sexes softball game, and so much more. Take a look at the numbers! Out of 245 Possible Open Dates Silver Cross Is Used 177 219 Scheduled Dates Scheduled Events That’s 72% or almost 3 out of every 4 days the stadium is used 1 1 1 1 USF Practices (58) 1 The Miracle League of Joliet (12) 1 Battle of Sexes Slammers vs Dutch (1)

1 1 1 1 USF Games (20) 1 Slammers Special Events (17) 1 MMA Mixed Martial Arts (1)

1 1 1 1 High School / Summer Games (38) 1 Slammers Exhibition Game (5) 1 Concerts (3)

1 1 1 1 IHSA State Championships (8 games) 1 Slammers Regular Season Game (54) 1 3rd Annual Hopstring Fest (1)

1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 MARCH 2014 APRIL 2014 1 1 1 2 4 MAY 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1+ ML 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1+ML 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1+ML 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 @LE 1 30 31 1 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 1+ ML JULY 2014 1 1 AUGUST 2014 1 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 1 4 4+ ML 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 1 1+ AH 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 @RCK 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 @WC 1 29 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 JUNE 2014 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 OCTOBER 2014 1 1 1 1 1 Slammers Special Events Include: Movie Nights (4), Youth Baseball Camps (5) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4v4 Soccer (1), Candy Run (1), Open House (1), K9 Sniffing (1), Guns and Hoses Game (1), 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 1 1 1 1 1+ FFF+ML 1 1 1 1 1 4 Labor Day Long Ball Challenge (1), ATI Metal 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Walk 5K (1), JAYP Batting Practice (1), and more. 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 28 29 30 26 27 28 22 30 31 Please note that some events are not on this 1 1 SEPTEMBER 2014 4 1 1 [calendar as they may be in an off month (K9/ Scout Day or on a day with another event(s).

Silver Cross Field has become recognized for it’s beautiful structure, intimate atmosphere, and flexibility to host events of all kinds. And hey, even Ozzie Guillen approves...