charities
donated
COS is extremely grateful for our membership and their support of our charitable efforts. Over the years, you all have helped contribute to local community organizations, as well as assisted club members in times of need.
By participating in charity drives at COS conventions like COSCON and SIBCON, you help local organizations make a difference while having a great time with friends and other gamers. Additionally, you’ve helped support fellow members in times of need, and also raised supplies and gaming items for troops deployed overseas!
Thank you for your contributions over the years! Here is just part of the great work you’ve helped bring about over the past 35 years (1988-2024)!
Events
Coscon
Sibcon
Members/Other Events
Total
Conventions
35
27
62
Charities
40
26
66
Donation(s)
$Â Â Â 48,093.28
$Â Â Â 43,081.00
$Â Â Â 10,350.00
$Â 101,524.28
CHARITIES & DONATIONS
(Overall Totals To Charity; As of March 2024)
| Action for Jackson | Â $Â Â Â 3,039.28 |
| Adult Literacy | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 162.00 |
| Alzheimer’s Association |  $   1,250.00 |
| American Heart Association | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 500.00 |
| American Red Cross | Â $Â Â Â 4,243.00 |
| Animal Friends | Â $Â Â Â 3,500.00 |
| Autistic Foundation | Â $Â Â Â 1,400.00 |
| BMH Caring Angels | Â $Â Â Â 3,950.00 |
| Brain Aneurysm Foundation | Â $Â Â Â 1,000.00 |
| Bushy Run Battlefield | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 850.00 |
| Butler County Historical Society | Â $Â Â Â 7,400.00 |
| Butler Dog Training Association | Â $Â Â Â 1,503.00 |
| Butler Humane Society | Â $Â Â Â 3,600.00 |
| Butler Library | Â $Â Â Â 5,710.00 |
| Butler School District Backpack Program | Â $Â Â Â 3,500.00 |
| Camp Kon-O-Kwee | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 300.00 |
| Chronic Pain | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 500.00 |
| Club Member Hardship Donations | Â $Â 10,050.00 |
| Concordia Hospice Care | Â $Â Â Â 3,500.00 |
| Connecting to Tomorrow | Â $Â Â Â 3,139.00 |
| Food Banks | Â $Â Â Â 1,375.00 |
| Freedom Alliance | Â $Â Â Â 1,800.00 |
| General Butler Vagabonds Hall | Â $Â Â Â 3,500.00 |
| H.I.K.E. | Â $Â Â Â 1,453.00 |
| International Students | Â $Â Â Â 1,801.00 |
| Luthern Services | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 50.00 |
| Mario Lemieux Foundation | Â $Â Â Â 1,208.00 |
| Matthew Leo Bell Memorial Scholarship | Â $Â Â Â 2,000.00 |
| Meals on Wheels | Â $Â Â Â 5,453.00 |
| No Kids Hungry | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 850.00 |
| North County Trail Association | Â $Â Â Â 1,500.00 |
| Parker Memorial Scholarship Fund | Â $Â Â Â 3,500.00 |
| Pregnancy Loss | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 250.00 |
| Royal Family KIDS Camp of Armstrong County | Â $Â Â Â 3,500.00 |
| Salvation Army | Â $Â Â Â 1,400.00 |
| Save the Battlefields | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100.00 |
| Save the Chapel | Â $Â Â Â 1,388.00 |
| Scleroderma Foundation | Â $Â Â Â 4,100.00 |
| Scottish Rite Learning Center | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 200.00 |
| Silver Lining Baskets | Â $Â Â Â 1,200.00 |
| Still Remembered Project Pregnancy Loss Foundation | Â $Â Â Â 1,500.00 |
| Veterans History Project | Â $Â Â Â 1,850.00 |
| VNA Hospice | Â $Â Â Â 2,300.00 |
| Wreaths Across America | Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 150.00 |
