The Red Smith Committee and our sponsors welcomed nearly 200 guests to Red Smith Night at the Wisconsin Tiber Rattlers on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. At a ceremony preceding the baseball game, the 3000+ in attendance saw the many beneficiaries of the 2018 Red Smith Sports Awards Banquet received their checks from emcee Dave Edwards and Committee Ticket Chairman Joe Ornstein along with Scholarship Committee Chairs Cassie and Mike Curry.
Organizations receiving grants from proceeds from the 2016 banquet include:
Appleton East High School Patriot Athletic Club |
Appleton North High School Booster Club |
Appleton West High School Terror Backers |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Fans of the Foxes |
Xavier High School Booster Club |
Appleton Park and Recreation Facilities |
Appleton Youth Football Association |
Appleton Hockey Booster Club (3 public schools) |
Fox Cities Stars Boys Hockey Team (3 parochial schools) |
Fox Cities Stars Girls Hockey Team (3 parochial schools) |
Appleton Girls Hockey Club |
Fox Cities Curling, Inc. |
Fox Valley Youth Hockey Association (Tri County Ice Arena) |
Appleton Lacrosse Club |
Sconnie Lacrosse |
Fox Cities YMCA Swim Team |
Northeast Wisconsin United Soccer Club (formerly ASC) |
Appleton Youth Football Association Inc. |
Fox Valley Pop Warner – Challenger Division |
Fox Valley Pop Warner Football, Inc. |
Appleton Little League |
Panther Baseball |
Fox Valley Baseball Club, Inc. (Double Days) |
The Miracle League of the Fox Valley |
USA Youth Inc. |
Special Olympics of Wisconsin |
Valley Packaging Industries – Special Olympics |
Fox Valley Communities USBC Youth Bowling |
Scheels Sports Award: Special Olympics |
Six scholarships were also awarded to high school student/athletes headed for college. Please refer to the scholarship page for the names of those award winners.