Whitetails Unlimited Supports Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors
Wichita, KS, September 29, 2022--- Whitetails Unlimited recently awarded a $2,500 grant to Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors. This brings the total to $10,000 WTU has granted Pass It On since their partnerships began. Pass It On – Outdoor mentors is based in Wichita, Kansas and focuses on matching adults with a passion for the outdoors with children that want to learn about the outdoors. Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors’ Shooting Sports Outreach Program, launched in ’19, is rapidly growing and engaging high school and college trap shooting athletes in Kansas and Iowa.
“Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors’ mission aligns perfectly with Whitetails Unlimited’s Preserving the Hunting Tradition program which encourages individuals to pursue hunting and other outdoor activities. WTU and Pass It On! are both large supporters of the National R3 initiative that focuses on recruiting, retaining, and reactivating individuals into hunting and other shooting sports,” stated Russ Austad, program services director for Whitetails Unlimited.
Brittany French, Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors Vice President commented, “Partnership with all the conservation organizations is key to the success of our efforts to bridge the gap between the shooting sports and hunting and fishing. Their financial support lets us put Program Coordinators in the field to plan, organize and coordinate hunting and fishing opportunities for these student athletes. And their volunteers help us mentor all these events!”
Since launching the Shooting Sports Outreach Program in ’19, Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors has doubled the number of events organized year over year over year and expects to exceed 500 hunting and fishing events for Kansas and Iowa in ’22.
About Whitetails Unlimited:
Since our beginning in 1982, Whitetails Unlimited has remained true to its mission and has made great strides in the field of conservation. Thanks to more than 475 chapters, 114,000-plus members, chapter volunteers, and corporate sponsors, Whitetails Unlimited has earned the reputation of being the nation’s premier organization dedicating its resources to the betterment of the white-tailed deer and its environment. Our mission is to raise funds in support of educational programs, wildlife habitat enhancement and acquisition, and preservation of the shooting sports and hunting tradition for future generations. To date, Whitetails Unlimited has expended more than $116 million on program services and activities that continue to enhance, and ultimately foster, our mission.
For more information, contact:
Russ Austad, Whitetails Unlimited
Program Services Director: (920) 743-6777, Ext. 102
About Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors is a Wichita, Kansas-based national organization dedicated to providing children with mentors who will share with them the experiences of traditional outdoor activities. The heart of the group's mission is to give children opportunities to connect with nature that they more than likely won't have without a mentor showing them the way. For more information about Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, please visit http://www.outdoormentors.org.
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