ANNUAL REPORT

2017-18

PHOTOS COURTESY OF: Eric Boldt, Angela Burger,

Jenn Pierce,Calgary Bantam Football Association,

Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association, Calgary

Stampeder Football Club

JOHN BEANCOO,

CALGARY SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

ALVIN LIBINPRESIDENT & CEO,

BALMON INVESTMENTS LTD.

SLOANE MULDOONSENIOR VP,

PRAIRIE REGIONAL OFFICE SCOTIABANK

JIM PEPLINSKIEXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN,

HUMBERVIEW GROUP OF COMPANIES

JEFFREY McCAIGCHAIRMAN,

THE TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION GROUP OF COMPANIES

KEN KINGPRESIDENT & CEO,

CALGARY SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

SHANE KINGPARTNER & HEAD OF LITIGATION

+ DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE GROUP, McLEOD LAW

JIM BAGSHAWFORMER VP,

MARKETING & SPONSORSHIP, CALGARY SPORTS AND

ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

GORDON NORRIEVP, SPORTS PROPERTY SALES & MARKETING,

CALGARY SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

GEORGE BROOKMANCEO,

WEST CANADIAN INDUSTRIES

DOUG MITCHELLNATIONAL CO-CHAIR,

BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LPP

JOHN TAYLORPRESIDENT & CEO,

BLACK DIAMOND LAND & CATTLE COMPANY

JOHN HUFNAGELPRESIDENT & GM,

CALGARY STAMPEDER FOOTBALL CLUB

MIKE FRANCOSENIOR DIRECTOR,

BUSINESS OPERATIONS, CALGARY STAMPEDER

FOOTBALL CLUB

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Stampeders Foundation is a community and charitable initiative dedicated to improving the lives of Calgarians and Albertans in both Central and Southern Alberta.

The Stampeders Foundation consolidates and strengthens the club’s many charitable endeavours, enabling the organization to build upon its long-standing commitment to the community.

Through the annual Stampeders poker tournament, 50/50 ticket sales at Stampeders home games and other fundraising initiatives, the Foundation supports grassroots and amateur football programs and education as well as health and wellness projects.

The entire Stampeders organization takes great pride in giving back to the community. The players annually contribute hundreds of hours of their time, while the Outriders cheer team completed more than 2,000 hours of community service and charitable work last season.

MANDATEThe Stampeders Foundation is fully committed to the support of amateur and grassroots football in Calgary and Southern Alberta communities. In addition to promoting access to all levels of football, the Stampeders Foundation is proud to support a number of health initiatives through player involvement and in-game programming.

50/50As the mission states, football programs are the primary focus of the

Stampeders Foundation and through the sales of 50/50 tickets at Calgary Stampeders home games, players from the Calgary Bantam

Football Association have the opportunity to raise funds for their teams by volunteering their time to sell 50/50 tickets.

This past season, the Stampeders Foundation presented the Calgary Bantam Football Association with a cheque in

the amount of $121,465 and donated $72,000 to the Calgary Colts Junior Football Association.

The proceeds go towards the administration and operational costs of running their

football programs in the city.

CALGARY BANTAM FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

- CALGARY COLTS JUNIOR FOOTBALL

SINCE 2012,

THE STAMPEDERS

FOUNDATION HAS

DONATED OVER

$2 MILLION TO

SUPPORT FOOTBALL

PROGRAMMING IN

SOUTHERN ALBERTA.

The Stampeders Foundation partnered with ATB Financial for the ATB Financial Classic Charity Walk at Country Hills Golf Club on Aug. 13, 2017. Registration for this event was open to the public and for a donation of $30, participants were able to join Stampeders players and coaches to walk the course on the final day of the tournament. A portion of the funds raised from the walk was donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.

ATB FINANCIAL CLASSIC CHARITY WALK

The third annual Stampeders Ambassadors Charity Poker Tournament took place on Sept. 19, 2017, at the Grey Eagle Resort and Casino and raised $68,000 for the Calgary Stampeders Foundation. Registration for this annual event is open to the public with each poker table featuring an exclusive member of the Calgary Stampeders. Last year, 15 Stampeders players were in attendance including Bo Levi Mitchell and Alex Singleton, in addition to various members of the football operations department such as head coach Dave Dickenson and president and general manager John Hufnagel.

STAMPEDERS AMBASSADORS CHARITY POKER TOURNAMENT

The Stampeders Foundation presented the University of Calgary Dinos football club with a donation in the amount of $40,000 in 2017. This contribution assists the Dinos with the operating costs of running a premier post-secondary football program. The Dinos, playing in the Canada West conference of U Sports, have consistently been one of the nation’s highest-ranked teams.

CALGARY DINOS FOOTBALL

CALGARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTThe Stampeders Foundation donated $49,000 to the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) to help launch a brand-new intramural flag football program. This donation will help the CCSD provide a flag football kit to 48 junior high schools around the city and will allow more than 2,000 kids to participate in flag football for free.

CALGARY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLIn 2017, the Stampeders Foundation provided the Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association (CSHSAA) a cheque in the amount of $25,000 which helped pay for the operational costs of running high school football programs in Calgary. One of the significant features of Calgary high school football is preferred playing venues such as Shouldice Park and McMahon Stadium, which are made affordable due in part to this contribution. In addition, this donation helped to provide the necessary medical staff at each game. The Stampeders Foundation also supports varsity coaches with quality game film and assistance from the team’s equipment supervisor and coaching staff. The CSHSAA is made up of 40 high school junior and senior football teams throughout the city of Calgary. SCHOOLS

The Calgary Stampeder Football Club is proud to sponsor the Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association and Calgary Booster Club’s Harry Hood scholarship, which is presented annually to a grade 12 football player from all three senior football divisions. Each student receives a $1,000 bursary.

The Calgary Stampeder Football Club is a proud sponsor of the Stan Schwartz – Heart of a Champion Awards, presented annually to three Calgary high school football seniors. The recipients are recognized for their determination, pride, perseverance, dedication, leadership and integrity through their pursuit of excellence on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Each student receives a $500 bursary.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Stampeders Foundation donated $100,000 to the John Forzani Memorial Athletic Awards Endowment, to contribute to awards for students that are members of the Dinos football team.

JOHN FORZANI ENDOWMENT FUND

HARRY HOOD MEMORIAL FOOTBALL AWARD SCHOLARSHIP

2017 STAN SCHWARTZ AWARD WINNERS

-Division I

AIDAN MIELE Notre Dame High School

Division II CADEN SHANNON

Bishop Carroll High School

Division III DAYMON CADA

Forest Lawn High School-

STAN SCHWARTZ AWARDS

CALGARY STAMPEDERS PLAYERS AND COACHES SUPPORT MANY LOCAL

CHARITIES AROUND THE CIT Y AND SPENT OVER

1,000 HOURS GIVING BACK TO THESE AND MANY

OTHER LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFITS LAST YEAR.

IN THE COMMUNITY

On Oct. 20, 2017, the Calgary Stampeder Football

Club partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society in

the execution of ‘PinkPower,’ a tremendous fundraiser

for women’s cancer awareness. Pink-themed Calgary

Stampeders merchandise was sold at McMahon

Stadium during the game, with 100 per cent of the

proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society. As a

result of this program in 2017, the Calgary Stampeders

issued a cheque in the amount of $24,870 to the

Canadian Cancer Society.

PINKPOWER

Jr. Stamps Camp is a unique event that gives kids in

Central and Southern Alberta the opportunity to learn

what is takes to become a Calgary Stampeder. In 2017,

it was held at McMahon Stadium and was sponsored

by Southland Transportation, with more than 200 kids

participating in a series of fun football drills and other

activities that were led by the club’s rookie players,

president and general manager John Hufnagel and head

coach Dave Dickenson. This event helps raise funds for

minor football and awareness for KidSport.

JR. STAMPS CAMP

The Stampeders Foundation donated $5,000 to the

Canadian Red Cross for Texas Flood Relief and another

$5,000 for the BC wildfire relief.

CANADIAN RED CROSS

The Calgary Stampeders have a long-standing

relationship with KidSport and have partnered

on many successful initiatives. Last year, the

Stampeders Foundation donated $25,000 to

KidSport which helped 164 kids get involved

in football.

KIDSPORT

The Stampeders Foundation partnered with the Military

Family Resource Centre and Support Our Troops for the

Labour Day Classic on Sept. 4, 2017. In addition to being

honoured as the charity of the game, the Foundation

also donated $5,000.

MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE & SUPPORT OUR TROOPS