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It On - Outdoor Mentors
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the News!
The
Pass It On program has received national recognition with articles
appearing in several outdoor publications as well as local newspapers.
Here are links to some of the recent articles on the program (Adobe
Acrobat Reader Required).
2010:
- iGunDog.com has stepped up as a supporter of Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors! They will begin donating to Pass It On a portion of the proceeds from sales on their website (http://www.iGunDog.com). Here is a link to the press release
- Cabela's Outfitter Journal has a great article by Ben Romans on the elk hunt that Rich and Loren took last year. You can read the article here.
- There is a nice article by Al Ward in the Topeka Capital Journal. You can read the online version of it here: http://bit.ly/cp9dQu. Al took 2 boys from the local BBBS program for a day of fishing with Clyde “The Guide” Holscher with Guide Lines Guide Service (http://www.clydetheguide.com). The boys enjoyed some nice crappie and bass fishing and Al got some nice photos of some big smiles! We posted photos of the boys on our Facebook page. A Big Thank You goes out to Al and Clyde for giving the boys a great day outdoors! Sounds like they will be wanting to again soon!
- Michael Pearce, the outdoor writer for the Wichita Eagle ran a nice article on John Parsons, the artist responsible for our Outdoor Mentor series of sculptures. You can read it online here.
- Stormy Kromer to help support Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors! Click here to find out how to get your Stormy Kromer and support Pass It On at the same time!
- Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors announces 3rd sculpture in Outdoor Mentors series. Read all about it here.
2009:
- Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors receives $25,000 Recognition Grant from the Kansas Health Foundation.
- Pass It On receives $1,850 grant from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
- Outdoor
Channel and Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors Join Forces to Help Youth
Experience The Great Outdoors. Click
here for the full press release.
- Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors has announced the second sculpture in
the Outdoor Mentor Series. Click here
to read all about it!
- Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors receives grant from Luke Tiahrt Memorial
Fund.
- Field
Dress LLC to Support Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc.! Click
here for the full press release.
- Saints
Baseball Team Hunts w/Pass It On. Click
here for the full story!
- Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors featured on Huntcast Show. Click
here to listen to the show.
- Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors receives $2,000 grant from Kansas Friends
of the NRA.
- Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors was awarded a $4,000.00 grant from the
Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation. Click
here for the full press release.
2008:
- Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. is endorsed by the National Forum
on Children and Nature. Click
here for the full press release.
- Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. announces the Outdoor Mentor Sculpture
Series. Click here
for the full press release.
- Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors was awarded a $3,000 grant from the Justin
Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation. Click
here for the full press release.
- MOTHER
announces support for the Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors Program!
Click here to read the full press
release.
2007:
- Pass
It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc. and the Hunting Retriever Club announced
a partnership to work towards getting more kids outdoors. Here
is a link to the news
release.
- The
Hutchinson News carried an articlle in their November 24 edition
discussing the decline in the number of hunters. You can read
the article here.
- The
Emporia
Gazzette carried an article in their November 16
edition by Phil Taunton. Phil writes about how having a mentor
who was an outdoorsman affected the life a young man and where
he is now.
- The
5th Annual Youth Turkey Hunt, hosted by Bell
Wildlife Specialties, was held 4/6-8 in Harveyville,
KS. The Miami Co. Republican ran an article about one of the children
who hunted with his mentor. You can read the article here.
- The
2007 Mitch Telinde Memorial Youth Hunt was held March 24th, near
Garden City, KS. A nice article in the Hutchinson News covered
the event. You can read the article here.
- Volunteers
from the Miami Co area joined BBBS and Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors
for an afternoon of busting clay targets! The event was covered
by the local Miami County Republican. You can read the article
here.
- The
Texas Women's Shooting Sports
has a new publication out called Diva and it features
an article about their 2nd Annual Day Camp for BBBS of North Texas.
They had 100+ Littles out for a day of shotgun shooting, archery,
casting, orienteering and retriever demonstrations. Here is a
link to the article.
This event was also covered by the local CBS affiliate in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area. You can view the video here.
- MANITOWOC,
WI - The August 5th edition of the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
carried an article about a recent fishing outing, hosted by the
Northeastern Wisconsin Great Lakes Sports Fisherman and Seagull
Marina. This was the 29th year that the group has hosted BBBS
matches for a day fishing on Lake Michigan. Click here
to read the article.
2006:
-
The
local NBC affiliate in Wichita, KS featured a Pass It On match
for their Wednesday's Child segment. Here is a link
to KSN website to view the video.
-
The
RodCrafters Journal (April-June, 2006 issue) has an article
on their involvement with the Pass It On -- Outdoor Mentors
program. The RodCrafters Journal is a publication of the Custom
Rod Builders Guild. Guild members have been offering fishing
rod building classes to BBBS matches for over 4 years now. You
can read the artilce here.
-
Pheasants
Forever magazine, in their Fall Preview 2006 issue, featured
an article by on a special hunt hosted by PF member Tim Telinde.
Tim went above and beyond with a memorial to his son. You can
read the artilce here.
-
Quail
Forever magazine, in their Summer 2006 issue, featured an
article by Cheryl Riley, QF Youth Program Coordinator, urging
QF members to contact their local BBBS agency and become a mentor.
You can read the artilce here.
-
The
Lone Star Outdoor
News February 10th edition has an article on the Pass It
On Program and the activities in Texas. You can read the article
here.
- The
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Wapiti newsletter features an article on a Big-for-a-Day
event hosted by the Neosho Valley RMEF chapter in Parsons, KS.
You can read the article here.
- Ted
Nugent
has signed on as Ambassador for the Texas Pass It On - Outdoor
Mentors Program. Here is a link to the press
release and a picture of Uncle Ted receiving a token of appreciation
from Bill Flynt, Director of Pass It On for Texas.
- The
Kansas State Rifle Association posted a nice article on the
deer hunt that KS BBBS had in December of 2005 on their website.
You can read the article here.
The Chisholm Trail Chapter of Safari Club International helped
give some of our Littles a great hunt. The hunt was held on the
Z Bar Ranch in south central Kansas.
- The
Kansas State Rifle Association included a nice article on
their support of Littles participating in the 4-H Shooting Sports
program in their Jul-Sep 2006 newsletter. You can view the article
here. Pass It On -- Outdoor Mentors
appreciates the support we have received from KSRA, making it
possible for these Littles to learn about and enjoy trap shooting!
2005:
-
American
Hunter magazine published a story
in the November 2005 edition by Bruce Moon, titled "A
Hunt Not Forgotten". Bruce was a Big Brother
in 1989 and recounts the story of a deer hunt with his Little.
Bruce is currently a successful lawyer in Ft. Worth and a member
of the board of Directors of BBBS of North Texas. Have a hanky
ready when you read this one!
-
Realtree
posted a nice article on their website, detailing the deer hunt
Realtree hosted last December (Realtree
story) in West Virginia. This article was also published
in the Quail Unlimited
magazine and in the HunTeen
magazine. In addition, the Rocky
Mountain Elk Foundation posted the article on their website
as well. This article really got around!
-
The
Summer 2005 issue of the Pheasants
Forever Journal of Upland Conservaion has an editorial
on how youth hunting is on the decline and metions how the Pass
It On program is providing opportunities for young hunters.
-
The
Lakeland Times published a nice article
on the fishing rod building classes that Custom Rod Builder
Ron Walters has been teaching in Wisconsin. The Custom
Rod Builders Guild has hosted fishing rod building classes
in Kansas, New York, Texas and Wisconsin and we're working to
form more partnerships between BBBS agencies and local rod builders
across the country.
- The
Winter 2005 issue of RMEF's Wapiti
newsletter has a nice article on the RMEF/Pass It On - Outdoor
Mentors partnership.
- The
Fredericksburg,
VA Free Lance-Star covered a fishing event that was jointly
hosted by the local National
Wild Turkey Federationand the Rocky
Mountain Elk Foundation for 50 matches and waiting Littles.
2004
-
The
Summer 2004 issue of the Pheasants
Forever Journal of Upland Conservaion has a nice article
on Pass It On!
- The
Winter 2004 issue of Hunter
& Shooting Sports Education Journal has a nice article
on Pass It On!
- The
jan/Feb issue of The
Journal of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has an article
acknowledging a grant that was used to promote the Pass It On
- Outdoor Mentors partnership.
2003:
2001:
- The
Wichita Eagle had an article
on an early dove hunt, before the program began on a full-time
scale
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