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2015-2016 Season Highlights
Off the Ice
This season the South Carolina Stingrays have
contributed more than $120,000 to local non-profit
organizations through donations and in-game events.
Throughout the course of the year Stingrays players,
coaches and front office staff have volunteered more
than 520 hours in the Charleston community.
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In-Game Highlights
The South Carolina Stingrays raised over $82,000 through postgame
jersey auctions and themed nights which were distributed to the following
organizations: South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy, Share Our Suzy,
America’s Mighty Warriors and Mother Emanuel AME Church.
Logos accredited to America’s Mighty Warriors, South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy and Share our Suzy
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Teddy Bear Toss
On December 13th the South Carolina Stingrays hosted their 17th
annual Teddy Bear Toss against the Atlanta Gladiators.
Over 3,000 stuffed animals were collected for the Salvation Army
Angel Tree this season. The Salvation Army Angel Tree provides
assistance for underprivileged families to receive Christmas gifts
for children who may not be given any gifts otherwise.
Logos accredited to Salvation Army and Salvation Army Angel Tree
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Undie Sunday
Logo accredited to Carolina Youth Development Center
The South Carolina Stingrays hosted their second annual
Undie Sunday on March 20th and collected items of
packaged socks and underwear that were donated to the
Carolina Youth Development Center.
The Carolina Youth
Development Center
provides shelter, safety
and support services
for abused, neglected
and at risk children.
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In-Kind Donations
9/11 Heroes Run
Able South Carolina
Achieving Wheelchair Equality
Alzheimer's Association
America’s Mighty Warriors
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Be a Mentor
Berkeley County Library
Berkeley Gladiators Baseball
Big Brothers & Big Sisters
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
Boy Scouts of America
Bread of Life Mission
Camp Corral
Camp Happy Days
Cane Bay Middle School
Carolina Children's Charity
Carolina Lady Anglers
Carolina Youth Development Center
Caromi Fire and Rescue
Chamber Music Charleston
Charles Pinckney Elementary
Charles Towne Montessori School
Charleston Baptist Church
Charleston Community Impact
Charleston Community Sailing Inc.
Charleston County First Steps Program
Charleston County School District
Charleston County School of the Arts
Charleston Engineer Joint Council
Charleston Hope Lodge
Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts
Charleston Port and Seafarers’ Society
Charleston School of Law
Charleston Youth Company
Children in Crisis
Church Operation Serve Mission Trip
Coins 4 Kids
Colleton County Animal Shelter
Communities in Schools
Cross High School
Cupcake Camp Charleston
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Disabilities Board of Charleston County
Dorchester District 2
Dorchester Seniors Inc.
Dream Center Clinic
Eagle Harbor Boys Ranch Home
East Cooper Community Outreach
East Cooper Meals on Wheels
Ellie's Army
Emergency Nurse's Association
Family Services, Inc.
Flowertown Players
Folly Beach Camp Surfers Healing for Autism
Frye Regional Medical Center
Get Up and Go Ministries
Go Red Run 5K – In Memory of Robin Seay
Goodwill Industries
Goodwin Elementary
Gregg Middle School
Hanahan Athletic Booster Club
Hanahan Hawks - Youth Travel Ball Organization
Howe Hall AIMS
James B. Edwards Elementary School
James Island Charter High School
Jerry Zucker Middle School
Joint Base Charleston
Junior Service League
Kenny Wolfe Foundation
Kiawah Conservancy
Knights of Columbus
L.A.M.B. Institute
Laing Middle School of Science and Technology
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Lighthouse for Life
Little People of America - Carolinian Chapter
Lowcountry Family Expo
Lowcountry Lady Wildcats
Lowcountry Leadership Charter School
Lowcountry Orphan Relief
Lucis Via Charities
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
March of Dimes
Marine Corps Liaison Office
Mason Prep School
McLeod Health Loris Seacoast Foundation
Meals on Wheels of Summerville
Metanoia’s Youth Leadership Programs
Military Magnet Academy
Millwood Elementary
MOPS - Mothers of Preschoolers
Mount Pleasant Rotary
MUSC Clinical Neurophysiology Lab
MUSC College of Medicine
MUSC College of Pharmacy
MUSC Foundation
MUSC Pediatric Ambulatory Clinics
MUSC Risk Management Office
MUSC Service Learners International
MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital
MUSC Star Health Treatment Program
MUSC Storm Eye Institute
Muscular Dystrophy Association
My Sister's House
Nativity School
Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Unit
Newington Elementary School
No More Diabetes Foundation
Oak Pointe Elementary
Open Arms
Orange Grove Elementary Charter School
Palmetto Scholars Academy
Palmetto Youth Connections
Partners for a Better Community
Pattison’s Academy
Pet Helpers
River Oaks Middle School
Ronald McDonald House
Sangaree Middle School
Save the Light Inc.
SCDSS Region III Adoptions
SCOA Cares Foundation
Share Our Suzy
Sea Islands Chamber of Commerce
Seabrook Island Green Space Conservancy
Sinbad and Sadie Second Chance Rescue
Somebody Loves Me Inc.
South Carolina Advocates For Epilepsy
South Carolina National Safety Council
South Carolina Ports Authority
Southeastern Children's Home
Southern Interscholastic Press Association
SPARC Gives
St. Andrews School of Math and Science
St. Judes Children's Research Hospital
Summerville Girls Softball League
Summerville Soccer Club
Sumter SPCA
Surfers Healing for Autism
The Citadel
The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center
The Singleton Memorial Fund
Thomas Sumter Academy
Trident Literacy Association
Trident Technical College
United States Air Force
United Way
Waccamaw Youth Center
Wadena Minor Sports
Walk for Autism
Wando Hearts and Soles 5K
Westview Elementary School
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary School
Women in the Wind - Lowcountry Ladies Chapter
YMCA Lowcountry
Young Survivors Coalition
Throughout the 2015-2016 season the South Carolina Stingrays
donated more than $120,000 to the Charleston community!
The South Carolina Stingrays are proud to support local
non-profits, businesses and schools in their fundraising efforts
through in-kind donations of tickets, autographed merchandise,
game day events and more!
Listed below are a few recipients during the 2015-2016 season
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Charleston Youth Hockey Association
The South Carolina Stingrays partnered with the Jr. Rays and Little Rays
program at the Carolina Ice Palace. They have worked with youth hockey
members ranging from the ages of four to fifteen this past season.
Stingrays players and coaches have participated in drills, scrimmages,
clinics, and goaltending seminars with those in the youth hockey programs.
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Charleston Youth Hockey Association
Youth Hockey programs in the Charleston area have had the opportunity
to participate in numerous activities during a Stingrays game.
Many teams have skated out and stood next to our team during the
National Anthem, as well as played hockey during our intermissions and
had their last regular season games prior to the Stingrays game that day.
Logo accredited to the Carolina Youth Hockey Association
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Hat Trick for Reading
The South Carolina Stingrays Hat Trick for Reading program
had over 59,000 students and 42 schools in the Charleston
area involved during the 2015-2016 season.
The schools that participate receive a bookmark to hand out to students
and once the bookmark is completed, students receive a free ticket to a
Stingrays Hat Trick for Reading game. A completed bookmark is when a
student reads three books in an allotted amount of time.
We also rewarded the school with the most participation in our Fall and
Spring Hat Trick for Reading program with a $500.00 check
hand delivered by Stingrays players, staff and our mascot Cool Ray.
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South Carolina Stingrays defenseman and forward Marcus Perrier was the
recipient of the 2015-2016 Jerry Zucker Community Service Award.
Perrier is currently in his second season with the Stingrays and has made quite the
impact in the Charleston community during the 2015-2016 season. His community
presence includes the MUSC Children’s Hospital, the Holiday Festival of Lights,
Pattison’s Academy, the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge as well as numerous
meet and greets with fans and participating in Random Acts of Kindness Week.
During his first season with the Rays during the 2014-2015 season, Perrier
had visited numerous organizations including Pet Helpers, Lowcountry Food Bank
and the Salvation Army Angel Tree program.
Jerry Zucker Community
Service Award Recipient
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Ray for a Day
The South Carolina Stingrays hosted ‘Ray for a Day’
for 9 year old Joshua Vacey. Joshua lost his father, a
Stingrays season ticket holder, to cancer a few weeks
prior to this event. He and his father Chet attended
Stingrays games every weekend until his father was
unable to make any more games due to his cancer
treatments.
Joshua is very active in the youth hockey programs
and to let him know that the entire Stingrays team was
there for him, the Rays invited Joshua to sign a one
day contract with the organization which included
a professional headshot and he was able to participate
in an actual practice with the entire Stingrays team.
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M.A.D. Yoga
The South Carolina Stingrays partnered with Charleston Community Yoga
and The Spokes Group Charleston for Making a Difference or M.A.D. Yoga.
All proceeds from the event were donated to The Spokes Group Charleston,
an organization whose mission is to put underprivileged children on bicycles
in the Lowcountry. Each ticket to the event consisted of a yoga class and
meet and greet with Rays players, a swag bag, a ticket to a Stingrays hockey
game and a pass for a free yoga class at Charleston Community Yoga.
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The South Carolina Stingrays partnered with the Salvation Army for
numerous events throughout the season. All teddy bears from the Teddy
Bear Toss were donated to the Salvation Army Angel Tree program.
Stingrays players also volunteered with the Angel Tree program by helping
create holiday care packages for underprivileged children and volunteered as
bell ringers during the Holiday season to raise funds for the Salvation Army.
Salvation Army
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Stingrays players Andrew
Rowe, David Pacan,
Brett Cameron and Mark
Dekanich partnered with
Charleston Community
Yoga for a Kids Yoga class
where kids could sign up
and do yoga with their
favorite Rays players!
Camp Happy Days - Kids Kickin’ Cancer
Charleston Community Kids Yoga with the Rays
Logos accredited to Camp Happy Days and APECS
The South Carolina Stingrays partnered with APECS Aerospace and Camp
Happy Days for Kids Kickin’ Cancer on November 1st. The Stingrays hosted
the kids from Camp Happy Days where they were able to attend a game as
well as a private meet and greet with the Stingrays players following the game.
Camp Happy Days is an annual camp for kids with cancer held every summer.
All the children who attend the camp are able to do so with no charges to them.
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WEZL & Y102.5 Cares for Kids Radiothon
The Radiothon raised a total of $310,000
for the MUSC Children’s Hospital!
Stingrays players Nick Jones, Ryan Ruikka and Austin Fyten
participated in the WEZL & Y102.5 Cares for Kids Radiothon.
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The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge is an organization that provides cancer
patients a free place to stay when their treatments are in another city. Stingrays players
visited the Hope Lodge this season to talk with patients staying at the facility.
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge
South Carolina Stingrays Head Coach
Spencer Carbery partnered with Hockey
Players for Kids and the Carolina Youth
Development Center for the 3rd Annual
CYDC Kids Day this past summer.
Rays alumni host over fifty ’Freedom
School’ kids at the Carolina Ice Palace
and provide a day of ice skating, hockey
as well as a ride on the Fan-Zam!
CYDC Kids Day
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Pattison’s Academy
Stingrays players Marcus Perrier, Trevor Gillies, Nick Jones, Brett Cameron and
Brandon Magee participated in relay races and played floor hockey with the
students at Pattison’s Academy. On March 20th, students from Pattison’s Academy
attended a Stingrays game and participated in our postgame Skate with the Rays.
Pattison’s Academy is a school in the Charleston area whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children with multiple disabilities .
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MUSC Children’s Hospital
The Stingrays visited the MUSC Children’s Hospital numerous
times throughout the season to play pool, air hockey and
participate in arts and crafts with the children in the Atrium.
20. Lowcountry Food BankStingrays players spent the week before Thanksgiving
volunteering at the Lowcountry Food Bank helping prepare and pack
foods that were delivered throughout the Charleston area.
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Lowcountry Food Bank
Stingrays staff members participated in the Lowcountry Food Bank’s
‘Fresh for All’ distribution and helped hand out over 13,000 pounds of
vegetables and fruit to underprivileged families in the Lowcountry.
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Skate with the Rays
On select Sunday games the Stingrays host a postgame activity called
Skate with the Rays. Each child that brings a pair of skates is able to
get autographs, pictures and skate with their favorite Stingrays player.
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Stingrays Kids Club
The Stingrays Kids Club had over 100 members this past season.
Kids Club members are given access to exclusive events with the players as well
as locker room tours, bench experiences and riding our Fan-Zam during the game.
24. School Visits
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While visiting schools in the Charleston area, Stingrays players have
participated in career days as well as ‘Read Across America’ Day.
25. Report by Amanda Marchione
Community Relations Manager
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Thank You
Thank you to the generosity of team sponsors, the Stingrays Booster
Association, fans, players, coaches and staff the Stingrays were able to
make incredible contributions to the Charleston community this past season.
Picture credits include V.L. Duffy, Roxy Taylor and Zack Fisch
A special thank you to the Zucker family and South Carolina Stingrays
President Rob Concannon for their continued support in the community.
