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Summer | fall 2015 Inside this issue • PIP Fund Making an Impact in Community • Special Delivery to HESSCO Foxborough • Kraft Organization Welcomes Teachers • Back to Football in Foxborough Quarterly Insight into the Progress and Philanthropy of The Kraft Group Partners in Patriotism IN THE COMMUNITY a banner year Gillette Stadium events generate more than $1 million in Town revenue The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl XLIX To put this revenue in context, the $1.3M- championship banner is not the only success plus from special events by itself nearly dou- to be celebrated at Gillette Stadium in 2015, bles the revenue generated by the Town’s as the venue has enjoyed a banner year of its second-highest taxpayer in FY2015 and ex- own that will result in record revenues for the ceeds the following Town revenue sources, Town. according to Foxborough’s 2014 Annual New England Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft (center) Not only were the last six months one of the Town Report: with Foxborough High School football coach Jack Martinelli (right) and his wife during pregame of the Patriots-Jaguars game at Gil- busiest stretches in Gillette Stadium’s 13-year • FY14 meals tax receipts and payments lette Stadium. The Kraft family invited the Martinellis to the game history, but ticketed events held at the stadium collected by the Town Clerk’s Office in honor of the coach’s 250th career win. in the second and third business quarters gen- • All permit fees collected in 2014 erated more than $1.3 million in tax revenue CONGRATS, JACK! - the largest amount ever Additionally, this revenue received by the Town. could pay for any of the follow- Patriots honor FHS football Combine that with ticket ing: revenue generated from • The Town’s top 10 wages coach for milestone win Patriots and Revolution • Combined costs of the Shortly after receiving the New England games (not including play- FY15 Revolving Fund budget Patriots Coach of the Week award on Sept. 22, off games) and the Town for Recreation Department Foxborough High School football coach Jack will receive more than Martinelli received a phone call from Patriots programs, repair replace- $2.7 million in 2015. 2015 has been a historically busy CEO and Chairman Robert Kraft. and successful year at Gillette Stadium. ment or purchase equipment Kraft congratulated Martinelli on becoming Each of the stadi- for fire and police vehicles, the 15th high school football coach in um’s seven concerts highway department labor Massachusetts history to reach 250 career were included in Rolling Stone’s list of “Sum- and the OPEB (Other Post-Employee wins. To celebrate, Kraft invited Martinelli and mer 2015’s 30 Hottest Tours” and gener- Benefits) Trust Fund FY15 budget his wife, Joanne, to the Patriots Week 3 game ated nearly $1 million in Town revenue while • Combined costs for construction of against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette FELD’s Monster Jam saw a nearly 60 per- Stadium. the new DPW building and the Town’s cent increase in attendance year over year. Jack and Joanne attended Kraft’s pregame FY15 Administration budget reception before making their way to the field to Additionally, the stadium was the home of Ma- • 16 new teachers with an average watch the team warmup prior to kickoff. From jor League Lacrosse’s Boston Cannons and there, the Martinellis watched the game from hosted three international soccer matches, salary of $65,000 club seats given to them by the Kraft family. including a CONCACAF Gold Cup doublehead- Further, this revenue could account for a “This is awesome,” Jack said. “What a great er featuring Panama vs. Honduras and Haiti percentage of any of the following budgets: day. A big thank you to the Kraft family for doing vs. the United States Men’s National Team. this.” This fall, Gillette Stadium is once again hosting • Nearly all of FY15 Public Works budget for UMass football, which has three games See MILESTONE, Page 8 See REVENUE, Page 8 scheduled in Foxborough. Partners in Patriotism MAKINGWhen the Kraft family established the Partners in Livia Binks, a member AN of the Fund’s Grants Com - IMPACT IN FOXBOROUGH Patriotism (PIP) Fund in 2014, their mission was to mittee, said this donation is a great example of the provide Foxborough with a community resource dedi- community work the Fund has set out to support. cated to reinvesting in the town through an annual “I think so many of us were touched by Sam Berns, commitment of $100,000. so to see his classmates and people in the commu- That mission officially launched in the fall of 2014 nity continue to carry forward his spirit was some- with the appointment of a Grants Committee com- thing we were very honored to be a part of and help prised of Foxborough residents charged by the Kraft continue his memory,” Binks said. family to review grant applications and allocate funds The project is expected to be completed by Thanks- to deserving groups, organizations, philanthropic giving break in November. projects and individuals within the community. The PIP Fund, supporting the work of the not- In a very busy first year of the partnership, the for-profit organization, HUGS Foxboro, awarded a PIP Fund has awarded more than $67,000 to $4,000 grant to assist in expanding the organiza- Foxborough, with more than $43,000 supporting tion’s services in the community. HUGS Foxboro is community groups and organizations. Among these dedicated to making the community safer by educat- contributions, the PIP Fund awarded $5,000 to the ing the public regarding violence in relationships Foxborough High School Class of 2015 to fund the and by providing assistance to victims and families Sam Berns Community Garden and Walkway at Sam affected by domestic violence. The organization works Berns Community Field. in collaboration with the Foxborough Police Depart- ment, Brigham and Women’s/ Mass General Health Care Center by the numbers and the Foxborough Council on Aging & Human Services to help victimsFOXBOROUGH of domestic violence. INCORPORATED 1778 The PIP Fund has also invested Approximately 250 Foxborough children enjoyed a number of activities funded by the PIP Fund during the Friends of the Boyden Li- in public safety equipment and brary’s Foxborough Kids Reads program based on the novel, “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” by C.S. Lewis. gear for the Foxborough Commu- $125K nity Emergency Response Team he actually came in under budget, but the Fund did Since 2014, The Kraft family has donated through a $2,800 grant to the not want the money back,” Bob Hickey, Kevin’s father, $125,000 to the Partners in Patriotism (PIP) Foxborough Citizen Corps (C.E.R.T.). said. “The Fund made Kevin give the remaining funds Fund and tasked the Fund’s Grants Committee, The gear will be made available to to the Doolittle Home, which, in my opinion, is another comprised of Foxborough residents, to allocate members of the community to aid generous thing that the PIP Fund is doing – giving the funds to deserving individuals, organizations in disaster or emergency scenarios money with no strings attached. It’s really a strong and philanthropic initiatives throughout Foxborough. The Fund was given in town. commitment by Mr. Kraft and the Kraft organization $25,000 to allocate from October-December 2014 and $100,000 to be allocated Supporting the work of an to give back to the community.” from January-December 2015. individual that had a positive impact EDUCATION & ATHLETICS on the community, the PIP Fund Much like the Kraft organization, the PIP Fund awarded $1,000 to Kevin Hickey’s is committed to education and athletics. Since its FOXBOROUGH inception, the PIP Fund has awarded nearly $20,000 INCORPORATED 1778 FOXBOROUGHEagle Scout project. Hickey used the INCORPORATED 1778 funds to build shelving and storage to support Foxborough education and athletics. for seniors in the Doolittle Home. Among these grants, $5,000 $67K+ was awarded to the Foxboro “The PIP Fund awarded Kevin Through September 2015, the PIP Recreation Department to Fund has awarded more than funding to cover the entire cost of assist in the construction of $67,000 in grants to a variety of the project and through his work, community projects, organizations baseball dugouts at the Payson and individuals in Foxborough. Complex. FOXBOROUGH INCORPORATED 1778 From the fields to the classroom, the Ahern Middle School received a $2,000 grant to send four students to $43K the Envision the Future STEM Amount the PIP Fund has program at Bridgewater awarded to Foxborough-based Ahern Middle School students participate in STEM $20K State College for a week over activities at the Envision the Future program at organizations and community the summer. Bridgewater State College. groups. Amount the PIP Fund has The weeklong camp gave 42 middle school girls from 17 communities in south- awarded to education and Eagle Scout Kevin Hickey with PIP Fund athletic programs in Foxborough. Grants Committee Chair Jimmy McGowan. eastern Massachusetts an opportunity to participate 2 Partners in Patriotism MAKING AN IMPACT IN FOXBOROUGHWardrobe,” by C.S. Lewis. link to the “Foxborough Central with Bob Hickey” show The program lasted three weeks and featured on Foxborough Cable Access featuring the PIP Fund numerous activities revolving around the characters and applications for residents interested in serving and plot of the book. on the Fund’s Grants Committee. PIP Fund grant “We reached about 250 children in the commu- request applications can also be found on Page 9 of nity through the program and activities,” said Margi the quarterly Partners in Patriotism newsletter and Rossetti of the Friends of the Boyden Library.