Omaha Storm Chasers Community Relations Overview

2011 Omaha Storm Chasers Community Relations Review

Kansas City Royals FanFest

Omaha Storm Chasers staff members made the trip to Kansas City for the Third Annual Kansas City Royals

FanFest in January 2011. They had the opportunity to kick off the 2011 season with their affiliated team the

Kansas City Royals.

Kansas City Royals Caravan

This year Kansas City Royals players Alex Gordon and Luke Hochevar made the trip up from Kansas City for their annual Caravan. Along with Gordon and Hochevar were

former Royals Frank White and John Mayberry. All four of them stopped by the Children’s Hospital for a visit.

Speakers’ Bureau

Each year the Omaha Storm Chasers Speakers’ Bureau

goes out to local organization such as Kiwanis Clubs, Lions Clubs, church, schools and many more.

Mark Nasser, Director of Broadcasting for the Omaha Storm Chasers, visited local libraries and taught them how to keep

score with a pencil and paper.

How To Score

Read Across America

Many Omaha Storm Chasers staff members took time out to participate in Read Across America. They visited 15 schools

during the months of February and March.

Hit the Books

The Omaha Storm Chasers continued its Hit the Books program in 2011. This year a total of 48 schools and 16,173 students

participated.

Home Run for Youth & Library Day

Cox Home Run for Youth April 18 was Cox

Communications Home Run for Youth Day with more than 4,000 students in

attendance.

Library Day On August 7 and 8 the Omaha Public Library

distributed 12,000 donated tickets for their

Summer Reading.

Home Run Foundation of Greater Omaha-Robinson

Athletic Scholarship

This year two outstanding students were chosen for the

Home Run Foundation of Greater Omaha-Robinson Athletic Scholarship. Each of them

received a $500.00 scholarship. (Pictured are: Omaha Storm

Chasers VP/GM Martie Cordaro , Galen Gullie, Alexia Lawson and Community Relations Manager

Andrea Stava.)

Community Organization of the Night

The Omaha Storm Chasers, with the help of Today’s Dental, hosted 69

non-profit organizations at Werner Park for Community Organization of the Night. Each organization had:

- Concourse Booth - First Pitch - On-field interview - Radio interview

Sam’s Club Canned Food Sunday

Sam's Club Canned Food Sunday The Open Door Mission was the beneficiary of the Omaha Storm Chasers and Sam’s

Club Canned Food Sundays. Fans were encouraged to bring a non-perishable canned good to Werner Park and in exchange received a FREE McDonald's Berm Ticket. This

season over 2,400 items were donated.

PlaySmart & Ronald McDonald House

For every RBI, $10.00 went to PlaySmart courtesy of Werner Enterprises. $3,570

was raised in 2011.

PlaySmart RBIs

A Storm Chasers record of $10,232 was raised for the Ronald McDonald House. This was made possible by McDonald’s

and Nissan of Omaha.

Ronald McDonald House Hurl the Pearl Promotion

Walk to Defeat ALS

Martie Cordaro and his team raised over $4,000 to the Walk

to Defeat ALS. This was the first time the Omaha Walk was

held at Werner Park.

Kids Who Rock

A big thanks to 89.7 The River who partnered with the Omaha

Storm Chasers on “Kids Who Rock”. Children ages 7-17 were nominated and winners (as well

as those who did the nominating) were awarded with tickets to a game and an exclusive picnic in

the Hy-Vee Pavilion.

Omaha Storm Chasers Golf Tournament benefitting MDA

This year the Omaha Storm

Chasers held their annual MDA Golf

Tournament at Eagle Hills Golf Course. Over

$2,500 was raised in support of

MDA.

Public Service Appreciation

Public Service Appreciation Night was held on August 20, 2011. Over 880 berm tickets were donated to local police, fire,

rescue and other service personnel.

Coat Drive

Omaha Storm Chasers partnered with the Kansas City Royals for Joplin coat drive. A total of 79

coats were donated.

Player Appearances

The Omaha Storm Chasers baseball players made 96 different appearances during

the 2011 season.

Mascot Appearances

Stormy, Vortex and Casey have been busy as they

visited 189 different locations throughout the

Omaha metro area.

The Omaha Storm Chasers staff combined for a total of 869.5 hours during the months of

September 2010-August 2011

Staff Community Hours

• Mission Statement: To bring the game of baseball to the youth of the minority populated areas in Omaha. In partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands, our efforts were focused on connecting Minor League Baseball and the Omaha Storm Chasers to those communities during a culturally diverse eight-week youth clinic program.

Chasers FUNdamentals

• Transportation: This was arranged through the Peter Kiewit Foundation for buses to be available each Wednesday.

• Location: The time at the Hillside Little League fields was donated through Omaha Public Schools for weekly usage.

• Equipment: Partnered with a local contact from Marucci who helped with a donation of bats. We also used items that were donated last season by Mizuno.

• Staff: At least six Omaha Storm Chasers staff members, including full-time and interns, were present for the eight weekly clinic dates. Boys and Girls Club also provided chaperones. Members from Benson High School baseball team helped with the clinics as well.

Chasers FUNdamentals

• Time Commitment: Clinics were held every Wednesday morning from 10am until 12pm for eight weeks. One clinic was held on a Sunday afternoon with Omaha Storm Chasers players and coaches lasting one hour.

• Promotion: To help promote the program, the Boys and Girls Club with our mascot held ‘signing days’ at each club. Incentives were given to children interested in the program. A new logo was created to help with branding for future years.

2011 Minor League BaseballTM Youth

Leadership Academy

The Omaha Storm Chasers joined Minor League

BaseballTM for the Youth Leadership Academy held

in Vero Beach, Florida. Four at-risk youth developed their

leadership and life skills during a six day academy. Tianna, Therea, Luka, and Cornelius at

an Omaha Storm Chasers game.

Throughout the 2011 season, the Omaha Storm Chasers and season ticket holders donated tickets to local organizations.

CARE Program Chasers Actively Reaching Everyone

Ticket, Birthday, Suites & Mini-Plan Donations

During the 2011 season, the

Omaha Storm Chasers donated

$41,566 in tickets, birthday parties, suites,

mini-plans, cash and memorabilia.

Autism Action Partnership Jersey Auction

On April 16, the Omaha Storm Chasers auctioned off puzzle piece

jerseys to benefit Autism Action Partnership. $4,620 was raised.

Nebraska Colon Cancer Jersey Auction

A total of $3,800 went to the Nebraska Colon Cancer

for their jersey auction.

Aflac Children’s Cancer Center

Jersey Auction

A grand total of $5,000 went to

the Aflac Children’s

Cancer Center of Atlanta.

The Omaha Storm Chasers would like to thank all of our fans and partners for your support during the 2011 season.

For more information about the Omaha Storm Chasers Community

Relations Department, contact: Andrea Stava (402) 738-5115 or

[email protected]

See you all next season!