Volume 6, No. 1 June 2014 Coming up in our next issue of View from the Hill: • The Fergie Jenkins Charity Golf Classic, St. Catharines • MLB All Star Fan Fest 2014, Minnesota • The Fergie Jenkins Celebrity Golf Classic, St. Catharines • Toronto Sportcard and Memorabilia Expo, Mississauga

• Foundation Updates

How to Make a Donation to the Fergie Jenkins Foundation

As a non-profit organization, the Fergie Jenkins Foundation relies on the generosity of its sponsors, donors and supporters to conduct its day-to-day activities. There are a number of ways that you can assist the Foundation’s charitable efforts. View from the Hill • Tax-refundable cash or cheque donation The Fergie Jenkins Foundation Newsletter • In-kind donation, which will also promote your business • Hole sponsorship at one of our three annual charity golf tournaments • Sponsorship of our quarterly newsletter The Cubs Celebrate 100 Years of Wrigley Field • Decal sponsorship to have your company logo featured on one of our three event vans For the majority of his nearly 20 year career Fergie called Dawson and Randy Hundley. Fergie even sang “Take Me Out • If you have your own creative idea how you’d like to donate to Fergie’s charitable Chicago his home as he spent close to a decade with the to the Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch along with efforts, please contact the office at your earliest convenience. Chicago Cubs. In 1966 Fergie Harry Carey’s wife. debuted as a Chicago Cub and in The first 30,000 fans in Fergie would like to express his sincere thanks to his first game after being traded attendance at the game received PICS PLUS, GRIMSBY for its outstanding printing of he went five scoreless innings a 1914 Chicago Federals jersey, and managed to a home the same jersey worn by the

View from the Hill in the Cubs two run win over team to commemorate the day. the Dodgers. For the next seven The festivities also included the This edition of View from the Hill is proudly sponsored by: seasons Fergie would make unveiling of a 400 pound cake Chicago his home and Wrigley created at Carlo’s Bakery, the Field his home stadium. After being setting of TLC’s “Cake Boss”. traded he would return to the Cubs in 1982 for his final season in the While the Cubs unfortunately lost to the Diamondbacks, no one big leagues and was inducted into Fergie Taking a walk at his old home, Wrigley Field. the Hall of Fame as a Chicago Cub. could stop the celebration of one The Chicago Cubs as a team has a long history and a fan base of the most famous staidums in Inside This Issue that is arguably the most loyal in all of professional sports. It professional sports. is not just the team that has a long history but the stadium they call home as well. Wrigley Field is one of the most notable The Foundation and Fergie fields in . will continue to travel to MLB Fan Fests ...3 Chicago throughout the year This year the Chicago Cubs organization celebrates the 100 to continue the celebration at May Card Show ... 6 year anniversary of Wrigley Field. The celebration will take Wrigley Field. The Foundation place over the entirety of the 2014 season with various events Cubs Interns ...6 Fergie’s hope of giving back to organizations and communities in need through the love of sport is being accomplished with the help of sponsors and supporters like will set up shop at numerous you. He hopes that with your continued support, the Foundation will develop and continue to help for years to come. For more information regarding the Fergie taking place throughout the year. On April 23rd, the official games throughout the summer Phoenix Golf ... 7 Jenkins Foundation, please visit: anniversary of the fields opening day, the Chicago Cubs held and plan to attend an event www.fergiejenkins.ca the beginning of its 100 years of Wrigley Field Celebrations. planned by Vicki Santo, the wife Spring Training ... 7 Fergie was in attendance for the day of celebration and was of Fergie’s old team mate and In the USA, mail to: joined by other Cubs legends such as Billy Williams, Andre friend Ron Santo. The Fergie Jenkins Foundation • 165 Portage Rd • Lewiston, NY • 14092 8 “Serving Humanitarian Need Through the Love of Sport” The Fergie Jenkins Foundation Swinging for the Fences Who We Are A Round of Golf in Phoenix Brings Out the Celebs Last year our annual Last year PROFILING THE CHARITIES Fergie Jenkins ...... Chairman celebrity golf tourna- Fergie was unable WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT Carl Kovacs ...... President ment held in Phoenix, to play and manned John Oddi ...... Executive Director AZ found a new home the putting contest during the month of but this year that Board of Directors February. The success task was taken on Jaff Stevenson Paul Cartwright of last year’s event lead by former Minne- Reid Strongman Kelly McGiffin the Foundation to hold sota Twins great and Barry House David Schurman the event in February winner Rick Quirk Denise Stone on a permanent basis. Jim “Mudcat” Grant. Peter Warkentin Dave Hamilton The 8th Annual Fergie Jenkins Celebrity Golf Classic Every year the event takes place with a ce- took place on February 22nd at the Wigwam Resort lebrity Meet and Greet the evening before. This year Elite Volunteers and Golf Club in Litchfield, AZ. due to high demand the event was kept soley for the Stacy Arrowsmith Bill Loftus Cubs care is fund of The McCormick Foundation. Dennis Coulson Sid Stern In coinciding with MLB Spring Training the Foundation’s sponsors and our golfers. The event once Through the fund Cubs Care, the McCormick Foundation Ben Craig Steve Swan Foundation was able to welcome a number of differ- again took place at the Phoneix Airport Hampton Inn. has donated more than $19 million to not-for profit ent celebrity guests from the world of baseball. Our The Foundation would like to thank its many organizations within Chicago since 1991. Contributions Foundation Staff guests were not just former baseball players with volunteers as well as all of our celebrity guests and to Cubs Care are made through memorials, tributes and numerous guests from other sports such as football, golfers. The Foundation would also like to extend our direct donations, as well as the proceeds from Chicago Brett Varey hockey and basketball to name a few. Fergie was able thanks to the staff of the Hampton Inn and the Wig- Cubs events. The McCormick Foundation is a nonprofit Special Events Coordinator to hit the green in his home state with help from a few wam Resort for hosting our event. The Foundation organization committed to making life better for our friends including regulars like Pierre Pilote, Ron Robin- looks forward to next year’s event which promises to children, communities and country. to support their Kerrigan McNeill son, , and Meadowlark Lemon. be as successfulas ever. communities. Public Relations Coordinator (Editor) The Foundation Makes Phoenix Home During the Spring Geoff Bassett Community Relations This Spring the Foundation staff packed up throughout Phoenix. We were lucky enough to have the event vans and headed down to Phoenix, AZ. The others join us throughout the month including former Noah Anderson Foundation moved into the Hampton Oakland A’s, John“Blue Moon” Odom, Marketing Assitant Inn which has become our home away Vida Blue, Lee Smith, and George from home during Cactus League Foster to name a few. Fergie and The Peoria Diamond Club is a non-profit organization, Interns Spring Training. his guests met with fans and signed based in Peoria, AZ, whose focus is to redistribute revenues While there the Foundation set autographs all while raising funds for and donations to local youth groups and childrens’ Tyler Harrison Bryan Robinson up booths at five stadiums throughout specific charities at each ballpark. Sport Management Sport Management programs. the Phoenix area. The staff broke up This year the Foundation also Run almost exclusively by volunteers, the Peoria Diamond Zack Schipper Courtney Luciano into three separate teams with booths added a few new fresh faces to our Sport Management Club maintains an active prensence at all Sport Management at the Spring Training home stadiums staff during our time in Phoenix. The and Seattle Mariners Spring Training games, leading Ryan Couperous for the (Phoenix Mu- Foundation staff was rounded up by gameday operations and other stadium activities. Sports Managment nicipal Stadium), the Seattle Mariners seven new interns, Justin, Auggie, The Fergie Jenkins Foundation is proud to continue to and San Diego Padres (Peoria Sports Erika, Lauren, and Mike who all joined the support the Peoria Diamond Club through our Cactus Complex), the San Francisco Giants Foundation during Spring Training. League autograph fundraisers. (Scottsdale Stadium), the and Kansas The Foundation would like to thank all of the City Royals (Surpise Recreation Campus) and of course staff and volunteers at each ball park for all of their For more information the Chicago Cubs(Cubs Park). help during the season.We would like to also extend a The Foundation welcomed its regular guests special thank you to Diane Robins and the entire staff Mail to: 67 Commerce Place - Suite 3, St.Catharines, ON, Canada L2R 6P7 such as Gaylord Perry, , Rollie Fin- of the Hampton Inn for their generosity and for once 905-688-9418 • [email protected] gers, Jim “Mudcat” Grant, Willie Wilson and others again being the Foundation’s Spring Training home 2 who would join Fergie at the various games set up and family. See you next year! The Foundation and Red Cross Join Forces to Help Stop FOUNDATION ROAD MAP Bullying WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE’RE GOING The Toronto Foundation and Canadian Red Cross team up for this event International Centre in every year and this year the Red Cross helped promote it’s Mississauga was once anti bullying campaign, RespectED. December 2013 March 2014 again home for the December 6• Fergie Jenkins Foundation Charity March 1-28 • Fergie Jenkins Foundation Spring Annual Sportcard and Autograph Signings feat. Pierre Pilote • Sports Authority Training autograph fundraisers • Multiple Arizona Memorabilia Expo. Did you Know? • Schaumberg, IL locations The event brought together sports December 18-22 • Fergie Jenkins Foundation Charity April 2014 fans and collectors Autograph Signings feat. Pierre Pilote • Sports ‘N’ More as they made their at Yorktown Center Mall • Lombard, IL April 23 • Chicago Cubs 100 Year Anniversary way through the hall Celebrations • Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL filled with hundreds January 2014 of vendors with everything from sports memorabilia May 2014 to comics. The three day event also offered guests the January 17-19 • Chicago Cubs Convention • Sheraton opportunity to meet with a number of different celebrity Chicago • Chicago, IL May 2-4 - • Sportcard & Memorabilia Expo feat. Jim guests including Brett Hull and Doug Gilmour. Bunning, George Chuvalo, Tony Oliva, Gaylord Perry, January 25-27 • Minnesota TwinsFest • Target Field• Fergie and the Foundation staff made their way to Pierre Pilote and Luis Tiant • International Centre • Ontario’s Capital city for their annual appearace at the Expo. Minneapolis, MN Mississauga, ON This year Fergie brought out a couple of familiar faces as January 25 • Texas Rangers Fan Festival • Global Life fellow Hall of Famers Gaylord Perry and Jim Bunning joined Wrigley Field was the first park that allowed fans May 4-5 • Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Banquet & to keep foul balls. In 1915 owner Charlie Weeghman Park• Arlington, TX him at the Foundation booth. The Foundation’s baseball First Pitch • Marriott by Toronto Airport & Christie Pits • themed guests were round up by Luis Tiant and Tony Oliva. announced that the team’s fans would be allowed to February 2014 Toronto, ON The Foundation usually sticks to baseball guests but this keep balls hit into the stands. Prior to Weeghman’s year we also welcomed Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup decision, baseball fans were forced to give the ball February 23-25 • The 8th Annual Fergie Jenkins May 30-June 1• North American Sports and Hobby Winner and National Hockey Hall of Famer Pierre Pilote as back to an usher. Celebrity Classic • The Wigwam • Litchfield Park, AZ Expo • Windsor Family Credit Union Center • Windsor, well as World Boxing Hall of Famer George Chuvalo. ON Fergie and our guests signed autographs for fans in order to help support the Canadian Red Cross. The Cubs, Rangers and Twins Fest A FEW CUBS JOIN THE PACK With a new year comes the promise of new and In Texas Fergie and the Foundation were joined by exciting things. For the Foundation January marks the long time friend of the Foundation and former Texas Ranger The year 2014 has been the year a day throughout the month beginning of a few very busy months. This is because in the Bert Campaneris. of the Chicago Cubs. With the of March. This year the Foun- world of baseball Janaury marks the begininng of Fan Fests The Foundation of course made its way to Chicago Cubs celebrating the 100 year An- dation turned to the Chicago season. Every year the Foundation attempts to take part in for the Annual Chicago Cubs Fan Fest in niversary of their home Stadium, Cubs for help and as many Major League Fan Fests as it January. The team who inducted Fergie Wrigley Field, there hase been a recruited not one or two, but can to help raise funds for the various into the Hall of Fame has always been a great deal of focus on Chicago’s seven of their interns to spend charities we support throughout the close friend of the Foundation. Cubs fans favourite Major League Baseball Spring Training with the Foun- year. This year was no exception as the from Chicago and across the world came team. The Foundation took every dation. Foundation headed to three Major to see Fergie and the Foundation. Fergie League Baseball team’s Fan Fests this Fergie with interns Pat, Auggie, Mike and Justin. chance possible to join Fergie’s old Auggie Arundel, Katie Cubs Interns Lauren and Katie was joined by a few familiar faces as team in their celebration and even Brocksmith, Justin Kavanagh, year. Gaylord Perry and joined the The Foundation found itself Foundation for the weekend event. Some added a few new team members who came to us from the Lauren Monsen, Pat Manaher, doing two events on the same Chicago Cubs alumni including Lee Smith Chicago Cubs. Erika Trojan and Michael Wasche all joined the Foundation weekend as half of the staff made its also stopped by the Foundation booth and Spring Training always team during Spring Training. Each one came with a positive way down to Minnesota for the annual signed autographs to help raise funds for promises to be a very attitude and a willingess to work hard. While there time with Minnesota Twins Fest and the rest of the staff traveled to various charities. lucrative and busy time for the the Foundation may have been short they will also be a part Arlington, Texas for Texas Rangers Festival. The Foundation was able to help raise funds for various Foundation and Fergie. That of the Foundation family and we would like to extend our In Minnesota the Foundation was joined by charities at each event and looks forward to next years Fan being said it is always impor- thanks for their tremendous work during Spring Training. Minnesota Twins great and World Series winner Jim Fest season with the possibility of taking on even more tant that the Foundation has “Mudcat” Grant as well as Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers. events next year. enough man power to run not one but at least three ball parks Cubs intern Erika at Phoenix Golf 6 3