TAKES AIM AT
RAISING NEEDED FUNDS FOR SCOUTING
The two-day fundraiser, held at Desert Hills Shooting Club
and Carter Powersports, blended competition, outdoor adventure, and fun in a
challenging yet friendly environment.
The event kicked off with a reception and auction at Carter
Powersports. The 20,000 square foot
showroom was the perfect venue to mix and mingle among the firearms, outdoor
products, vacation trips, and motorsport merchandise on display and open for
bid. Good food and good company combined
to make for an exciting evening as almost $40,000 was raised for our area
scouts.
On Saturday the four-person teams competed in a variety of
shotgun events and then to keep things interesting, “fun events” such as
crossbows, knife and tomahawk throwing, .22 caliber arcade shoot, and 9mm
handgun steel challenge events were thrown in.
More than $30,000 in prizes was given away with 4 shooters winning Smith
& Wesson firearms, and one lucky winner going home with a brand new Browning
Citari shotgun.
The PJ’s (pararescue jumpers) from Nellis Air Force Base
provided an excellent live demonstration of a simulated rescue of a downed
pilot amid the chaos provided by the detonation of live explosions. Bruce Rowe, event chairman, ran a super event
and the day culminated in an award ceremony and trophy presentation to the
winning teams in three flight categories.
This year’s event helped raise more than $120,000 for local
Scouting. The event is limited to 75 teams of
four with three sponsorship levels; $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000 per team. The
entry donation is tax deductible and all donations will go to benefit nearly
20,000 boys and girls served by Scouting in Southern
Nevada .
For more information please call Randy Andreasen at 702.968.8153
or e-mail Joanne Ruyle at: jruyle@bsamail.org.
The
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America supports quality youth programs,
including Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing. Scouting serves young men and women in every part of the country
through more than 300 local council service centers. Boy Scouts of America will
be celebrating its 100th year of scouting in 2010.
