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Struggling through snow drifts and cold temperatures, the participants of Saturday’s 2009 Waconda Lake Youth, Women & Celebrity Pheasant Hunt still enjoyed the day and even bagged a few roosters. The morning pheasant hunt and afternoon trap shoot provided youth and other beginning hunters an opportunity to get outdoors and enjoy what Kansas has to offer. The annual event sponsored by the KS. Dept. of Wildlife & Parks (KDWP) and “Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors, Inc.” had nearly 80 hunters, mentors, and dog handlers attend. The Wichita based “Pass It On” organization (http://www.outdoormentors.org/mentor.htm) and founder Mike Christensen work closely with the Kansas Big Brothers, Big Sisters program and many of the hunters were from this group.
You can read the whole story here.
Check out article on Field & Stream website about young hunter getting his first Elk!
Outdoor Mentor Rich Ridder and Loren had the opportunity of a lifetime to go elk hunting in New Mexico with Big Horn Outfitters. Writer Ben Romans accompanied them on the trip and his article is on the Field & Stream website.
Thanks to Don Terhune and the great folks at Big Horn Outfitters for making the hunt possible and to Shaman Camo for providing camo for the hunters.
STEP OUTSIDE TV also was along for the hunt. We're looking forward to the show this spring!
You can check out the story on the Field & Stream website here.
Pass
It On receives grant from Kansas Health Foundation
Wichita, KS (November 16, 2009). Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. received $25,000 from the Kansas Health Foundation. Pass It On was one of 57 organizations across Kansas to receive a Recognition Grant from the foundation.
These funds will be used to fund staffing to continue our efforts to provide outdoor opportunities to children across Kansas.
You can see the notice on the Kansas Health Foundation website here.
Pass
It On receives grant from Rocky Mountaint Elk Foundation
WICHITA,
KS (August 28, 2009). Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors was awarded
$1,850 in a grant from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation as
part of their Conservation Education, Hunting Heritage and
Outreach program.
Since
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors was founded in 2006, the Rocky
Mountain Elk Foundation has provided over $14,000 to assist
in our efforts to get more kids outdoors.
Thank
you RMEF!
Pass
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.
Outdoor
Channel and
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors Join Forces to Help Youth Experience
The Great Outdoors
Temecula, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Outdoor Channel,
America's leader in Outdoor TV, today announced an exclusive
partnership with Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, a leading national
organization dedicated to providing youth with mentors who
will share with them the experiences of traditional outdoor
activities. Outdoor Channel's relationship with Pass It On
- Outdoor Mentors adds to its existing partnerships with more
than a dozen conservation organizations and champions of the
outdoors including Boy Scouts of America, Ducks Unlimited,
National Wild Turkey Federation, Safari Club International,
Trout Unlimited and Pheasants Forever, among others. It is
one more demonstration of Outdoor Channel's robust commitment
to promoting the preservation of the outdoors and encouraging
future generations to enjoy traditional outdoor pursuits.
Read
the full press release here!
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!
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!
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.
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2010 Gun-a-Week Tickets are available NOW!
Once again, Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors will be giving away a gun every week for 52 weeks, beginning the first week of March 2010.
This fundraiser has been a great success for Pass It On over the years, helping us to fund activities to recruit mentors and get kids outdoors.
We are requesting a donation of $50 for each ticket. For a $100 donation, we'll send you 3 tickets!
Each ticket is good for all 52 weekly drawings. We will have a Consolation Drawing for every ticket that doesn't win and a Bonus Drawing for all of the winning tickets, so someone is guaranteed to win at least 2 guns!
You can get your ticket by calling 316-290-8883 or by donating online by clicking the button below:
Thank
you!
Pheasants
Forever Magazine features Mentoring Article
The
Winter 2010 edition of the Pheasants Forever Journal
of Upland Conservation has a nice article by Rob Drieslein
on the mentoring activities of PF Chapters in MN,
NE and KS. With permission from PF, you can read it
here!
STEP
OUTSIDE TV
Episode now available!
Last
December, STEP OUTSIDE TV joined us for a deer hunt on
the Z Bar Ranch. Courtesy of Outdoor Channel and the National
Shooting Sports Foundation, we have the video online for
your viewing pleasure!
Click
here for the .wmv
version or here
for the .mpg version.
'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!
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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