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Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation
Awards Grant to
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc.
June
15, 2009, Wichita, KS. Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. was awarded
$4,000 in a grant from the Topeka-based Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting
Sports Foundation, Inc. These funds will be used to recruit more
mentors who will spend time outdoors with a child. The Pass It On
program is designed to help at-risk children have the opportunity
to experience the outdoors.
Justin
Corbet was a young man whose life was tragically cut short, who
truly loved the great outdoors and shooting sports. The Justin Corbet
Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation, a 501(c)3 corporation, is dedicated
to his memory and is committed to providing leadership, support
and financial assistance to qualified programs and individuals dedicated
to providing family oriented hunting, shooting and educational activities
to youth, women and persons with disabilities.
The
Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation was established
in late 2005 by family friends and associates who share Justin's
love of the out-of-doors and a willingness to help others with the
experience. To date, the Foundation has awarded over $54,000 to
programs helping approximately 10,000 enjoy the great outdoors.
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors has received $11,000 from the Foundation.
The
annual fund raising event, the Justin Corbet Sporting Clays Shoot
will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Ravenwood Lodge
in Topeka, KS.
The
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors program fits well with the mission
of the Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation, giving
children who would more than likely never have the opportunity to
experience the outdoors that Justin loved without the help of a
caring adult mentor to show them the way.
"Sportsmen
and women, like those who support the Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting
Sports Foundation, are making a huge difference for children across
the country," stated Mike Christensen, President of Pass It
On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. "When we match a mentor with a child,
that child then has a great opportunity to learn to hunt and fish
and camp and hike and generally enjoy the outdoors that we all know
and love."
To
learn more about the Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation,
please visit their website at http://www.justincorbetfoundation.org.
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