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C B 5 2019 MEDIA 18 PROSPECTUS CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF BRINGING TEAMS TOGETHER TO FIND A CURE FOR CANCER TABLE OF CONTENTS HEROES Page 1.......................... Orlando Sports Foundation Page 2-3 .......................Annual Fundraising Events Page 4......................................................Leadership Page 5....................Executive Director, Alan Gooch NEEDED. Page 6.............................................Cure Bowl Story Page 7..................................................... Quick Facts Page 7-10 ................................. Cure Bowl Timeline ARE YOU IN? Page 11 .........................................Pregame Tailgate Page 12-13 ................ Bowl Week Events Schedule The Orlando Sports Foundation, Inc. was founded in May Page 14-15 .................2015 AutoNation Cure Bowl 2008 and is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to raising Page 16-17 .................2016 AutoNation Cure Bowl funding and awareness for organizations working to find Page 18-19 .................2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl a cure for cancer. OSF’s primary beneficiary is the Breast Page 20-21 .................2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), where 91 cents of Page 22-23........... AutoNation Cure Bowl Records every dollar raised goes towards fighting cancer. Page 24 .................................................NFL Players Page 25 .................Cure Bowl Awards and Honors OSF’s signature event is the Cure Page 26 ................. American Athletic Conference Bowl, which is played annually on Page 27 ...................................Sun Belt Conference Page 28-29 ...................................Exploria Stadium the third Saturday in December. The Page 30 ..................Exploria Stadium Seating Map fifth edition of the the nation’s 40th Page 31 ............................................. Media Policies collegiate football bowl game is set Page 32 ..............................2019-20 Bowl Schedule to be the first non-soccer event at Exploria Stadium. The Cure Bowl was launched in 2015 and featured ORLANDO SPORTS the largest single donation ever made by a bowl game directly to a FOUNDATION STAFF charitable cause. Executive Director/CEO ..................... Alan Gooch Dir. of Sales/Member Relations ....... Matt Stover We have built partnerships with sports media, fans and Dir. of Communications .....................Nate Blythe advocates, including individuals, corporations, foundations Dir. of Events ...................................Becca Rogers and families that have been directly impacted by cancer. Communications/Operatons Ast. ..Lindsey Meyer Join Universal Orlando, CBS Sports Network, the Breast Community Development ......................Mark Line Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), Orlando City Soccer Controller/Business Ops./HR ...... Kelly Walston Club and more as we give cancer its toughest opponent yet. Website ..............OrlandoSportsFoundation.com Office ................................................407-235-3925 Fax ..................................................... 407-317-7717 Mailing Address ...................................................... ................ Orlando Sports Foundation / UCF EDC .....................36 West Pine St., Orlando, FL 32801 CREDITS The 2019 Cure Bowl Media Prospectus was written and designed by Nate Blythe along with editorial contributions BRINGING TEAMS TOGETHER from Alan Gooch, Becca Rogers and Lindsey Meyer. Photos are courtesy of Macbeth Photography, Snap and TO FIND A CURE FOR CANCER. Play, Aldrin Capulon, Jared East Sun Belt Conference, American Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, UCF, Orlando City SC and Orlando Sports Foundation. Printing was conducted by Phillips Business Forms. 1 2019 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS ORLANDO SPORTS FOUNDATION EVENTS STRIKE OUT BREAST CANCER AND KICKOFF RECEPTION AUGUST The Orlando Sports Foundation is celebrating a 11 years of bowling 18 for a cure. The 11th Annual Strikeout Breast Cancer presented by JA Edwards of America is set for Aug. 18 at Boardwalk Bowl. Also at the event, OSF brings together members of the community for an afternoon of food, fun and information about becoming a Cure Bowl member. KICKOFF FOR A CURE PRESIDENT’S LUNCHEON SEPT The Kickoff for a Cure President’s Luncheon is an opportunity to 13 introduce prospective members to the mission of the Orlando Sports Foundation. The featured speakers are UCF Director of Athletics Dr. Daniel J. White, UCF College of Medicine Cancer Division Head Dr. Annette Khaled and OSF president Scott Rose. RACE 2 CURE SEPT The Orlando Sports Foundation will organize its first 5K event on 15 September 15 at Fort Mellon Park. The Race 2 Cure also includes a tribute walk to remember those that have battled or are currently in the fight against cancer. 2 2019 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS ORLANDO SPORTS FOUNDATION EVENTS CFE CURE BOWL ALL-STARS EVENT DECEMBER Each December, high school players from around the central Florida 17 area take to the gridiron for the Addition Financial Cure Bowl All Stars game featuring players from Orange County and Seminole County. The game takes place at Showalter Field in Winter Park, Fla. The event has a 23-year history and was formerly known as the Coaches Challenge All-Stars Football Game before OSF began organizing it in 2017. WOMEN’S FOOTBALL ACADEMY SPRING The Women’s Football Academy is set for the spring. The event will be 2020 held at Bloomingdale’s in the Mall at Millennia features a champagne lunch, fashion show, pampering stations and a little pink bag of treats for each participant. CURE BOWL CUP APRIL 6 The Cure Bowl Cup is held every April at the prestigious Lake Nona or Isleworth Golf and Country Club. The golf scramble features Orlando’s 2020 community leaders along with an awards luncheon hosted by FFVA Mutual following the round. 3 2019 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS ORLANDO SPORTS FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF SCOTT ROSE ALAN GOOCH PRESIDENT, CHAIR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO DEVELOPMENT & SELECTION [email protected] COMMITTEE [email protected] JIM WARMUS MATT STOVER VP, CURE BOWL CUP DIRECTOR OF SALES & MEMBER COMMITTEE CHAIR, FINANCE RELATIONS COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR [email protected] [email protected] NATE BLYTHE KELLY ADAMS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND HOST [email protected] COMMITTEE [email protected] BECCA ROGERS RAY BASTIN DIRECTOR OF EVENTS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & [email protected] FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR [email protected] LINDSEY MEYER MEGAN DOWDY WHITNEY PRINCE COMMUNICATIONS AND HOST COMMITTEE EXTERNAL OPERATIONS OPERATIONS ASSISTANT CHAIR COORDINATOR [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ALAN GOOCH KELLY WALSTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTROLLER / BUSINESS [email protected] OPERATIONS / HR [email protected] ALAN HAIR MARK LINE DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE CHAIR DEVELOPMENT [email protected] [email protected] JEFF LAGOS SELECTION COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR [email protected] MACK MCLAUGHLIN BOWL SCOUT TEAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SCOTT ROSE [email protected] OSF CURE BOWL SCOUT TEAM DIRECTOR [email protected] DAVE MARCINKO AMERICAN ATHLETIC COORDINATOR KAY STANNEY [email protected] PRESIDENT, CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND DANIEL FREER SCIENCE OFFICER SUN BELT COORDINATOR [email protected] [email protected] 4 2019 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS ALAN GOOCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORLANDO SPORTS FOUNDATION // CEO OF THE CURE BOWL Gooch began his career at the University of Central Florida (UCF) as a defensive back in 1981. He went on to spend 22 seasons as a member of the coaching staff. He started his coaching career in 1983 as a graduate assistant, quickly moving thru the ranks and becoming UCF’s recruiting coordinator. During his eight years as the recruiting coordinator, he aided the program’s transition from Division II through I-AA and into I-A status. He was named assistant head coach in 1998 and took over as interim Alan Gooch has head coach at the end of the 2003 season. Gooch and Gary Gibbs of committed his life to University of Oklahoma are the only two coaches in Division I football one thing…helping to rise from player to head coach without leaving their alma mater. others. His primary At a White House ceremony in April 1998, Gooch and former UCF tailback vehicle for doing this Dwight Collins (who is deaf and received ESPN’s 1997 National Spirit Award) has been his work for were recognized by President Bill Clinton and the National Consortium for more than 25 years Academics and Sports. Gooch was a finalist for the National Student-Athlete in college athletics Day GIANT STEPS Award in the category of Collegiate Coach joining Dean Smith of North Carolina and Eddie Robinson of Grambling. He finished runner-up and, primarily, to Robinson, but was honored as the inaugural NCAA Division I-A Assistant football. Alan is the Football Coach of the Year at the 1998 AFCA National Convention in Dallas. Executive Director of the Orlando Sports NCAA All-Americans and UCF Hall of Fame members Willie English, Marquette Smith, Elgin Davis and Dee Brown are running Foundation and the backs who played for Gooch. Others who went on to play in the CEO of the Cure Bowl. NFL include Aaron Sam, Terrance Williams and Alex Haynes. In December 2015, the organization’s Upon leaving coaching in 2004, Gooch accepted a position as the Executive goal of bringing a Director of the UCF Athletic Association’s Golden Knights Club. In 2005 after 25 years of service to the university, he left UCF and entered into