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The Kane County Cougars Foundation, Inc. Presents Annual Report

The Cougars Charitable Arm Presents Its First Annual Report to the Community for 2015
By
March 30, 2016

GENEVA, Ill. - The Kane County Cougars Foundation, Inc. is pleased to share the first Annual Report to the Community detailing the charitable outreach completed in 2015. The report lists the extensive accomplishments of the foundation and the many notable programs coordinated by the Cougars each season.

The Rush Copley 50/50 Raffle and the Acres Group Pitch-In for Charity are two in-game programs from which a portion of proceeds benefit specific charities selected by the Kane County Cougars Foundation each season. In 2015, these two programs generated over $28,000 to support local causes such as Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers, Project Backpack (Elgin Community College Foundation), DuPage Pads, Northern Illinois Food Bank, Family Shelter Services and the Rush-Copley Foundation.

Ozzie's Home Run and Walk 5K generated funds for the Ozzie's Scholars program, which awarded $3,000 in scholarships to local students as well as to the Waubonsee Community College Foundation. The Cougars' Legacy Brick program shares proceeds with the Wounded Warrior Project, and the Kane County Cougars Foundation was happy to present the Wounded Warrior Project with $4,410 in 2015.

Each year the Cougars' reading program encourages over 140,000 local area students to meet reading goals by incentivizing them with game tickets, food vouchers and a take-home prize (a drawstring bag in 2015). In-kind donations for Ozzie's Reading Club totaled $448,247.29 last year.

Through a variety of military organizations including the Illinois National Guard, Operation Support our Troops, Rolling Thunder, and Veteran Tickets Foundation, the Kane County Cougars Foundation gave in-kind donations for Military Recognition totaling $14,553 in 2015.

Through various other in-kind donations, community appearances, high school seminars, clinics and events, the Kane County Cougars Foundation added to the overwhelming donation total supporting organizations in Kane County and the surrounding area. The Cougars hope to continue this outreach and remain active in giving back to its supporters and community members.

"We look forward to generating funds supporting our local charitable partners again this season," said General Manager, Curtis Haug. "As an organization, we feel it's incredibly important to give back to the community that we call home."

"The Cougars organization is proud to share this information with our local community," said Cougars owner, Dr. Bob Froehlich. "We look forward to continuing efforts to improve our community and support the initiatives of our charitable partners."

For more information on the Kane County Cougars, fans are encouraged to visit kccougars.com and follow the Cougars on social media. The 2016 season kicks off on Thursday, April 7 for a 6:30 p.m. start against Clinton.