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with
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors!
If
you and/or your organization are wanting to help get more kids the
chance to enjoy the outdoors that we all know and love, please consider
partnering with Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc.
Basically,
we need two things.
- Financial
Resources.
- Volunteers.
Like
every non-profit organization, we need the financial resources that
will allow us to continue the work we are doing. Operational expenses,
overhead, and events all require $$'s to make it happen.
The
National Shooting Sports Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
were the first to step forward with financial assistance to help
get the Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors program rolling in 2002, contributing
a combined $400,000 to-date. Pheasants Forever chapters have supported
the program on a local basis in Kansas, donating over $30,000 to-date.
The RMEF PAC has donated over $15,000 and the NWTF has donated $7,500
in Kansas. It takes this and much more to allow us to begin expanding
the Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors program on a nation-wide scale.
And
we need volunteers. We need volunteers who will step up and become
mentors. And we need volunteers who can assist with scheduling/planning/hosting
events that will allow us to give children opportunities to learn
about and experience the outdoors.
For
example, the Custom Rod Builders Guild has members across the country
who are volunteering to hold fishing rod building classes for our
matches. Pheasants Forever chapters are inviting BBBS Littles and
matches to participate in mentor hunts. The National Wild Turkey
Federation is offering free JAKES memberships to BBBS Littles interested
in the outdoors. Outfitters and guides like Tim Telinde from Tallgrass
Outfitters hosts a youth hunt for BBBS Littles. Dan Bell from Bell
Wildlife Services has hosted a youth turkey hunt for the last four
years, providing wonderful memories for both the Bigs and Littles
involved. Charlie Stowe has hosted matches for an afternoon of striper
fishing on Lake Texhoma. The Z Bar Ranch has hosted deer hunts and
fishing trips for the last five years. The Texas Womens Shooting
Sports hosts a youth day for kids in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
To
discuss how your organization can step up and help Pass It On -
Outdoor Mentors, give Mike Christensen a call at 316-290-8883 today.
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