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It On receives grant from Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting
Sports Foundation
WICHITA,
KS (june 15, 2009). Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors was awarded
$4,000 in a grant from the Topeka based Justin Corbet Memorial
Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. This money will be used to
get more kids outdoors, enjoying the hunting and shooting
sports that Justin loved.
Click
here to read the full press release.
Girls'
Day Out
2nd
in Outdoor Mentor Sculpture Series
WICHITA,
KS (April 7, 2009). Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors has announced
the second sculpture in the Outdoor Mentor Series, a series
of sculptures by noted wildlife artist John Parsons which
feature a mentor and child enjoying various outdoor activities.
The first sculpture in the series, “Who’s Huntin’
Who” was featured at Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever
and Whitetails Unlimited banquets across the country this
last year. “Girls’ Day Out” will only be
available through Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever banquets
in the fall of ’09 and the spring of ’10. The
Outdoor Mentors Series is being underwritten by Federal Ammunition
for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever.
Click
here to read
the full press release!
2009
Gun-a-Week
Tickets are now Available!
Tickets
for the 2009 Gun-a-Week Drawing are now available!
This
year, the drawings will begin the 1st week of March, 2009
and continue for 52 weeks. Just like in past years, we will
have a consolation drawing for everyone who did not win one
of the 52 weekly drawings and we'll have a bonus drawing for
all of the winners, guaranteeing that at least one lucky winner
goes home with 2 guns!
Click
here to find out all of the details
and to get your tickets today!
Good
Luck!
Book
Your Travel Here & Support Pass It On!
When
you book your travel through WorldVentures/Rovia, the commissions
will be donated to Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors.
The
Rovia website utilizes unique technology that will help travelers
get the best prices on their airlines, hotels, and rental
cars.
Click
here to visit the
travel site!
Field
Dress LLC to Support
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc.!
WICHITA,
KS (February 11, 2009). Today, many children express an interest
in outdoor activities, but don’t have the support to
help them realize those adventures.
Field
Dress LLC has stepped up to help these kids. A portion
of the price of every item sold on Field Dress’s website
(www.fielddressed.com)
will go directly to Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors Program.
Field Dress will also be supplying packs for specific Pass
It On – Outdoor Mentors Program events. Chad Rodvold
of Field Dress stated, ”Pass It On- Outdoor Mentors
is the ideal platform for Field Dress to continue its’
design ideals of respect and passion for the outdoors. I feel
extremely privileged to be a part of such a worthy organization.”
Click
here to read the rest of the story!
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors receives grant from Luke Tiahrt Memorial
Fund
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. has received a $10,000 grant
from the Servant Christian Community Foundation made possible
by the Luke Tiahrt Memorial Fund..
These
funds will help Pass It On to give more kids a chance to enjoy
the great outdoors that we all know and love!
Thank
you!!
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc.
Endorsed by
National
Forum on Children and Nature!
Wichita,
KS, (November 12, 2008).
The National Forum on Children and Nature today announced
their endorsement of the Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors program
as one of 30 projects nationwide that creatively reconnect
kids with nature, benefiting their overall health and appreciation
for the great outdoors. By endorsing this project, the Forum
celebrates its relevance, impact and sustainability. The Forum
seeks to raise visibility and support for endorsed projects.
Recognizing
an urgent need to reconnect kids with nature, the Forum sought
proposals from projects seeking endorsement—receiving
560 proposals. In a year-long process, advisory panels culled
the best ideas for investment in children’s health through
nature, tapping the tools of education, technology and a community’s
built environment. Ultimately, the Forum selected 30 projects,
based on relevance, impact, sustainability and potential for
success.
As
a demonstration project, Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc.
serves as an innovative model for community leaders, planners,
educators and others who understand the importance of reconnecting
children and nature and want to take concrete steps locally.
All 30 projects will appear on a website, www.forum-on-children-and-nature.org,
in the coming weeks.
Click
here for more information about the
National Forum on Children and Nature and the need to get
more kids outdoors. Click here
for the full press release from Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors.
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors receives grant from Lattner Family
Foundation
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. has received a $10,000 grant
from the Lattner Family Foundation, in memory of Forrest C.
and Frances H. Lattner.
These
funds will help Pass It On to give more kids a chance to enjoy
the great outdoors that we all know and love!
Thank
you!!
RMEF
Awards Pass It On State Grant
The
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation continued their support of Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors with a grant of $3,000 to support
outdoor mentoring activities in Kansas.
RMEF
was the first conservation organization to offer financial
support to Pass It On. Since their first involvement in 2002,
RMEF has donated over $80,000 to support outdoor mentoring.
Thank
you!!
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'09
Kansas Youth Turkey Hunt!
We
had 12 youths travel to Bell Wildlife Specialties for a spring
turkey hunt April 3-5. 7 of the 12, including 6 first-timers
harvested a bird. 2 were good for the record book: 1 scored
a 66 (weighing 23-3/4 lbs, with a 10" beard and 1-1/8"
spurs) and the other scoring a 68 (weighing 23-3/4 lbs, 10"
beard and 1-1/4" spurs). Here's a picture
of harvest with some smiling faces!
We'll
have more pictures and some video up soon!
Comments
from a Mentor
I
received a nice email from a gentleman in Kansas City and
asked his permission to share a bit of it with you. Bart listened
to the Huntcast podcast we did a few weeks ago and wanted
to share his thoughts. I felt they were worth sharing with
you.
Click
here
to get the rest of the story!
Saints
Baseball Team Hunts w/Pass It On
While
most NJCAA Top 25 teams were hard at work on the baseball
diamond the week before their season openers, Coach Galen
McSpadden and his Seward County Saints Baseball Team were
out in a different field giving back to their community.
Click
here
to get the rest of the story!
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors featured on Huntcast
Show
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors was recently featured on the Huntcast
Show, with Joe Duckworth. You can listen to the interview
here: Huntcast Show.
Thanks
Joe for helping us get out the word about the need to get
kids outdoors!
'08
Celebrities & Heroes
Pheasant Hunt
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors joined with the Kansas Department
of Wildlife and Parks to host the annual Celebrities and Heroes
Pheasant Hunt at Glen Elder the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Click here to read all about it and
view the slideshow!
Fishing
with the Saints!
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors joined with members of the Seward
County Community College Saints baseball and volleyball teams
to go fishing with children from the BBBS program in Liberal,
KS. You can read all about it here
Wingshooting
Clinic
w/BBBS of Reno Co.
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors, Kansas Clays and Hunts and KDWP put
on a Wingshooting Clinic for kids from BBBS of Reno County.
Donors provided hotdogs and fixin's and smiles were seen all
around! You can see some of those smiles here.
Pass
It On partners with
RealMen, Inc.
Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors and RealMen, Inc. are working together
to get more kids outdoors. Click here to read the article
from the August 11 edition of the Wichita
Eagle or read it online here.
BBBS
of Central Missouri getting Outdoors!
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri continues to expand
the experiences of Bigs and Littles participating in the Outdoor
Mentors Program. This spring, already, they’ve enjoyed
an overnight camping trip to Camp Hickory Hill; a nature hike
and cave exploration at Rockbridge State Park; and a field
trip to Jefferson Farms & Gardens. Click here
to see their newsletter with some great photos!
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