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NUGENT APPOINTED AMBASSADOR FOR
TEXAS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS AND PASS IT ON - OUTDOOR MENTOR PROGRAM
Las
Vegas, NV (February 12, 2006) – Big Brothers Big Sisters,
in partnership with the Pass It On Texas Outdoor Mentors Program,
is proud to appoint American sporting legend Ted
Nugent as Ambassador and Director of Youth Hunting.
In his role as Ambassador, Mr. Nugent will help promote the highly
successful programs, which match children with qualified adult mentors.
Within Pass It On, mentors and kids alike share a particular interest
in our outdoor heritage, with an emphasis on the understanding,
protection and restoration of our natural ecosystems.
“Speaking from personal experience, the mesmerizing, stimulating
natural relationship with God’s mystical creatures, and nature
overall, will always guide a young person on the True North compass
setting,” stated Nugent. “The tooth, fang and claw dynamic
provides the ultimate attention-getter, challenge and quest for
personal excellence that a youngster could ever dream of. The discipline
I’ve learned in the hunting and shooting sports lifestyle
will provide the utmost quality of life for any child, as it does
for me.”
Pass
It On, Big Brothers Big Sisters’ outdoor mentoring program,
was launched in 2000, when Steve Williams, then secretary of the
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and now President of the
Wildlife Management Institute, partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Kansas to promote outdoor mentoring.
Children involved in the program who engage in shooting and hunting
activities receive hands-on training in safety as required by BBBS
and state wildlife agency regulations. The majority of those introduced
to traditional outdoor sports by a mentor continue to participate
in those sports.
Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters is the preeminent youth
mentoring program in the United States. Enriching, encouraging and
empowering youngsters to reach their highest potential through safe,
positive mentoring relationships is the agency’s mission.
BBBS fulfills this mission through a professional staff that works
with both volunteers and children to ensure a dynamic, fulfilling,
memorable and fun experience.
Direct Media
Inquiries To:
Bill Flynt
Director of Pass It On Texas
Big Brothers Big Sisters
817-277-1148 X 208
bflynt@bbbsnt.org
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