2016-17 Community Annual Report
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2016-17 SHARKS FOUNDATION & SAN JOSE SHARKS COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE SHARKS FOUNDATION’S HONORARY BOARD DIRECTORS 4 MISSION STATEMENT 6 OUR STORY 8 2016-17 GIVING CAMPAIGN 10 GRANT RECIPIENTS 26 GIVING BY THE NUMBERS 28 FUNDRAISERS 30 SAN JOSE SHARKS IN THE COMMUNITY 36 YOUTH HOCKEY 40 2016-17 SHARKS FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS & STAFF 44 DEDICATION YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARD 46 ON & OFF SHARKS FOUNDATION THANK YOU 48 THE ICE 2016-17 COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 3 $1.8 million 80, 000+ MESSAGE donated in 2016-17 youth and families impacted FROM THE SHARKS FOUNDATION’S HONORARY BOARD DIRECTORS: 100% 975 player participation volunteer hours What a fulfilling year we have enjoyed as Honorary Board Directors of the Sharks Foundation. In this role, we are fortunate to combine our passion for hockey and assisting in the community by giving back to those who so proudly support us. The 2016-17 season reflected the team’s commitment to success, both on-and-off the ice, and made a deep and lasting impact within our community. Majority owner Hasso Plattner inspires the franchise with his dedication to philanthropy. Through his example, the Sharks are proud to assist youth and families across Santa Clara County in the areas of education, health and safety, and character building. As fans your support has been overwhelming and you have played an integral role in the Foundation’s ability to donate a record-breaking $1.8 million back to those who need it most, including funds for your own neighbors. We are extremely proud that with your help, we were able to dedicate nearly $58,000 to assist those affected by the flooding in San Jose last season. The Sharks Foundation also successfully launched its inaugural Giving Campaign focused on different causes each month, which impacted thousands of youth and families. It is through the steadfast support of corporate partners, donors and fans like you, that we can continue with important projects that positively influence the lives of those in need. The 2016-17 Sharks Foundation & San Jose Sharks Community Report highlights the depth and breadth of our efforts and we are thrilled to share it with you. On behalf of the entire Sharks organization, thank you for your continued support of the Sharks Foundation. We look forward to seeing you at Sharks games and Foundation events this season! With Best Regards, Please enjoy the stories and highlights within the 2016-17 sharks John Tortora Doug Wilson Chief Operating Officer Sharks General Manager foundation & San Jose Sharks Community Annual Report 4 SHARKS FOUNDATION & SAN JOSE SHARKS 2016-17 COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 5 MISSION STATEMENT The Sharks Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the lives of underserved youth and families in the community with an emphasis in the areas of education, health and safety, and character building. The Foundation supplies emergency aid when appropriate, executes unique and relevant programming, supports the advancement of youth hockey, and provides financial support and resources to organizations that enrich the lives of those in need. The Sharks Foundation hosted an Adapted Physical Education class for its Big Give event at Solar4America Ice San Jose in December 2016. 6 SHARKS FOUNDATION & SAN JOSE SHARKS 2016-17 COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 7 OUR STORY In 1994, the San Jose Sharks established the official charitable arm of the team, the Sharks Foundation. Each year the Foundation teams up with individuals, corporations and funding partners in the community, who support its efforts to improve the lives of youth and families in the Bay Area. Funds received are allocated to the Foundation’s annual grant process, legacy projects and The Sharks Foundation and numerous programs. SAP partnered with the Tech Museum for the Innovation During the 2016-17 season, the Sharks Foundation donated a record-breaking on Ice Design Challenge $1.8 million to those in need in the community. Since its inception in 1994, launch in March 2017. the Foundation has given more than $12 million to thousands of high-performing non-profit organizations serving youth and families in need. 8 SHARKS FOUNDATION & SAN JOSE SHARKS 2016-17 COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 9 Valley Medical Center Celebration Blacktop Resurfacing Project Fitness Faceoff Vision to Learn Event Never Ever Give Up JoyJar Event Hockey Fights Cancer Initiative Night The Sharks Foundation hosted nearly 40 families at Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteer Day Solar4America Ice San Jose Grant Recipient Night for its annual Holiday Assist Holiday Assist Party Party in December 2016. Sharksgiving Military Appreciation Night Renovation Project for Local Service Member Digital Arts & Design Program at Local School Stick to Fitness 2016 -17 STEM Education Project Launch at The Tech GIVING CAMPAIGN LGBTQ Center Visit You Can Play Night During the 2016-17 season, the Sharks Foundation launched its Giving Campaign that focused on different causes each month that aligned with its pillars of giving – health and safety, education, and character building. Each month featured key activations that included Beach Cleanup Sharks players, coaches, alumni, executives, corporate partners and S.J. Sharkie. The Beautification Project 2016-17 campaign donated a record-breaking $1.8 million to organizations assisting thousands in need in the Bay Area. $1.8 MILLION 10 SHARKS FOUNDATION & SAN JOSE SHARKS 2016-17 COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 11 SEPTEMBER 2016-17 GIVING CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER HEALTHY LIVING MONTH RECAP HEALTHY LIVING MONTH Valley Medical Center Celebration For the Women & Children’s Center To kick-off the 2016-17 Giving Campaign, the Sharks Foundation partnered with Kaiser SEPT. 8 Give: (of $750,000 project) Permanente and the Good Tidings Foundation to revitalize KIPP Heartwood Academy’s 50,000 blacktop into a custom street hockey court for more than 400 students. The Foundation In partnership with and Kaiser Permanente came together again by partnering with Vision to Learn to help more than 1,000 students from 20 San Jose-area schools receive free eye exams and glasses. Blacktop Resurfacing Project The Foundation and Kaiser Permanente partnered with the Good Tidings Foundation to completely revitalize KIPP Heartwood Academy’s blacktop. More than 400 SEPT. 14 students played on the new Sharks blacktop during the 2016-17 school year; Brenden Dillon joined students to play the inaugural game on the blacktop Give: 21,000 Fitness Faceoff Nearly 4,000 people joined the Sharks Foundation on Sunday, Sept. 25, raising nearly $50,000 to support SEPT. 25 its mission of healthy living in the Bay Area More than $11,000 raised from individual fundraisers pledging their run Vision to Learn Event Nearly 50 students received an eye exam and a new pair of glasses free of charge on Sept. 29; Also San Jose Sharks Joel Ward and Chris Tierney, along with SEPT. 29 Chief Operating Officer John Tortora, were on hand to distribute glasses. In total, more than 1,000 area students from 20 San Jose-area schools will receive eye exams and glasses Give: 20,000 Total Number of Total Give Individuals Impacted: 5,450 in September: $91,000 12 SHARKS FOUNDATION & SAN JOSE SHARKS 2016-17 COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 13 2016-17 GIVING CAMPAIGN OCTOBER RECAP HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER MONTH NEGU JoyJar Distribution Volunteers from the Sharks Foundation, ANA – All Nippon Airways & the Jessie Rees Foundation assembled OCT. 24 500 JoyJars. San Jose Sharks Dylan DeMelo and Matt Nieto then distributed JoyJars to youth at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Give: 10,000 = 500 JoyJars Hockey Fights Cancer Jersey Auction NOV. 5 Beneficiary: Cancer CAREPoint Give: 20,000 Hockey Fights Cancer 50/50 Raffle Beneficiaries: Dream Foundation, Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services, Pancreatic OCT. 24 - NOV. 18 Cancer Action Network, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Okizu Give: 39,997 Sharks Tickets & Suite Donations In partnership with Ticket Galaxy, the Sharks Foundation OCT. 24 - NOV. 18 donated 360 Sharks tickets and two suites to cancer- related non-profit organizations during Hockey Fights Cancer Month OCTOBER Give: 26,996 Sharks Foundation Auction HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER MONTH Item of the Night OCT. 24 - NOV. 18 Each game during Hockey Fights Cancer Month had one in-game auction item’s funds, along with Hockey Fights Cancer t-shirt, pins, patches and button sales, donated to the Austen Everett Foundation In line with the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer campaign in October, the Sharks Foundation Give: 5,363 partnered with ANA – All Nippon Airways to assemble 500 JoyJars filled with small toys NHL’s Official Hockey Fights and words of encouragement, which were then distributed to patients at Kaiser Cancer Beneficiary OCT. 24 - NOV. 18 Permanente Santa Clara. The Foundation also hosted pediatric patients and their families Beneficiary: Alex’s Lemonade Stand at Sharks home games throughout the month with the help of Ticket Galaxy, who donated Give: 5,000 360 Sharks tickets to cancer-related non-profit organizations. Total Number of Total Give Individuals Impacted: 1,800 in October: $107,356 14 SHARKS FOUNDATION & SAN JOSE SHARKS 2016-17 COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 15 SEASONOFGIVING NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2016-17 GIVING CAMPAIGN NOVEMBER & DECEMBER RECAP SEASON OF GIVING Employee Food Sort at Second Harvest Food Bank More than 40 employees from SAP and Sharks Sports & Entertainment joined forces to sort 7,560 lbs. of November and December marked the holiday season and the Sharks Foundation NOV. 16 kiwi and 3 tons of apples at Second Harvest Food Bank for those in greatest need in the community embraced the Season of Giving by hosting Sharksgiving in partnership with SAP to Give: 10,000 donate $20,000, provide $6,000 in grocery gift cards and serve a Thanksgiving meal to 200 community members at Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen’s Catholic Charities/Eastside Sharksgiving at Catholic Charities/ Neighborhood Center location.