ANNUAL REPORT - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

MISSION STATEMENT
The Carolina Hurricanes Kids ‘N Community Foundation strives to meet
the educational, social, health and cultural needs of our community by
offering unique resources and fi nancial support to local youth-oriented
organizations.
The Foundation is dedicated to supporting and developing programs
that benefi t the children of North Carolina. Through partnerships with
committed organizations and individuals, the Foundation will work to
improve the health, educational and social opportunities in the lives of
our young people, as they are the key to the long-term well-being of our
community.
With ongoing support from annual special events and the corporate
community, the Foundation has funded scholarship programs, youth
hockey, educational and literacy efforts, children’s health programs,
the arts and other children-related initiatives.
Annually, the Foundation provides cash and in-kind donations
totaling about $1.5 million to charitable and educational programs.
Every member of the Hurricanes organization is actively involved in
community activities. The Hurricanes take great pride in the ability to
have a positive impact in our state.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Letter from Jim Rutherford
2 Kids ‘N Community Foundation Cash Donations
3 Kids ‘N Community Foundation Recipients
6 Kids ‘N Community Foundation In-Kind Donations
12 Fundraising
18 Outreach
30 Fan Development
36 Kids ‘N Community Foundation Contributors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Doris Barksdale
Carolina Hurricanes
Blake Coules
RBC Bank
Jim Davis
SAS Institute
George Habel
Capitol Broadcasting Company
& Durham Bulls Baseball Club
Kathy Higgins
Chairperson, Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of North Carolina
Robert Ingram
GlaxoSmithKline
Orage Quarles, III
The News & Observer
Publishing Company
Billie Redmond
Coldwell Banker Commercial
Trademark Properties
Harvey Schmitt
Greater Raleigh Chamber
of Commerce
Doug Warf
Executive Director,
Carolina Hurricanes
www.carolinahurricanes.com/foundation
Dear Hurricanes fans and friends:
In February, four members of our team traveled to Vancouver to take part in one of the world’s
biggest sporting events, representing their home countries at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
When Eric Staal, Tim Gleason, Tuomo Ruutu and Joni Pitkanen came home to Raleigh, all
four had earned Olympic medals. While we all felt great pride seeing our players with medals
around their necks, that pride only increased when those men allowed us to put their prized
possessions on display at the RBC Center. In doing so, they not only shared their achievement
with our fans, but also they provided an important opportunity to raise needed funds for local
children’s organizations. Each fan who had his or her picture taken with the four medals made a
contribution to the Carolina Hurricanes Kids ‘N Community Foundation.
The Olympic medal photo opportunity was one of the many creative ways the Kids ‘N Community
Foundation offered interactive and unique fundraising opportunities in 2009-10, allowing the
Foundation to donate cash grants to more deserving non-profi t children’s organizations than
ever before. In these tough economic times, those funds are more instrumental than ever for
the organizations that they benefi t, as we continue to strive to improve the health, education
and underserved population needs of children in our community.
The following report outlines some of the community outreach efforts designed and
implemented by the Hurricanes and the Kids ‘N Community Foundation during the 2009-
10 season. The Foundation awarded $458,374 in cash grants to 52 different children’s
organizations this year, and made more than 600 in-kind donations to area schools, churches
and non-profi ts to assist their respective fundraising efforts. Our Hockey is for Everyone team,
the Capital City Crew, successfully completed its inaugural season, and the Pick Up a Book and
Read program expanded into Halifax County, reaching even more students in our state.
The success of our community efforts would not be possible without the support and
commitment of the players, coaches and staff of the Hurricanes. Just as importantly, we are
grateful for the tremendous generosity of our community partners, whose dedication and
contributions allow us to continue working to improve the lives of local children and their
families. Thank you for your continued support of the Carolina Hurricanes and the Kids ‘N
Community Foundation.
AN N UA L RE P O R T
AN N UA L RE P O R T 1
Sincerely,
Jim Rutherford
President and General Manager
Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club