Our Family Legacy Rifle Set

Youth On Target
A Quarterly Newsletter of the MidwayUSA Foundation
3rd Quarter 2013
Volume 1, Issue 2
Promotions Update: Current and Future Opportunities
Thanks to everyone who made our iPad/laptop promotion successful! This promotion truly appealed across the
broad spectrum of the youth shooting community, including community gun clubs, 4H programs, high school and
college teams, high school Future Farms of America (FFA) organizations, conservation group chapters and Boy Scout
Venture Crews. We shipped
the last of the 500 systems in
early May, with only a few
systems damaged in shipping.
Medallion: adjustable trigger, detachable box magazine,
Our Family Legacy Rifle Set
Blocton Bullets
42 1/2” length; 13 5/8” length of pull, 22” barrel length
Micro - Medallion: adjustable trigger, detachable box magazine,
39 3/8” length; 12 1/2” length of pull, 20” barrel length
Creighton Prep Trap Team
Introducing the MidwayUSA Foundation’s latest
fundraising promotion in support of high school and
college shooting teams: the “Our Family Legacy”Rifle
Set.
Each raffle participant receives a set of “Our Family
Legacy” Browning pocket knives handsomely
displayed in a commemorative tin depicting
Potterfield family hunting scenes across the years.
One lucky raffle participant will win a matched set of
Browning A-Bolt rifles chambered in .257 Roberts
and featuring gold inlaid engraved bolts with
engraved floorplates, rosewood fore-ends and grip
caps.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these rifles
goes to the Scholastic Shooting Trust, a non-profit
organization focused on supporting the growth of
scholastic shooting teams ultimately securing the
legacy of shooting and hunting in American families
for generations to come. These are limited edition
rifles so first come/first serve. Order your set today!
Practical Edge Pistol Team
In this issue:
Promotions Update
1
July Grant Cycle Update
2
Introducing Friends
Asking Friends
2
New Incentive
Announced
2
USAYESS Event
3
Contact Terri or Jeff now to get a Family Legacy
Rifle Set and/or to pre-order your 2014 Browning
Silver Sporting Package!
Our Family Legacy Rifle Set
fundraising promotion is going
very well with approximately 70
of 250 initially available sets
remaining. This promotion is a
bit of a departure from our
usual model as it offers
something unique: the raffle
ticket purchaser gets something
tangible, a special set of
commemorative Browning
pocket knives, at the point of
ticket purchase. The success of
the Family Legacy promotion
has had a large influence on the
structure of our 2014 firearms
promotion. Order your Family
Legacy set before they’re all
gone! The generous 1:1 match
of proceeds from this
promotion continues!
Our 2014 firearms promotion
builds on the continued success
of the Family Legacy model.
Participants can choose to
conduct their respective
fundraisers with a shotgun only
or a shotgun/knife combination.
Once the Foundation’s supply of
shotguns is exhausted, all
requests will revert to the
shotgun/knife combination in
which participating organizations
will receive one (1) Browning
Silver Sporting, limited edition
12 gauge with a compliment of 96 custom Browning fixed blade
knives. Both the shotguns and knives will be available in January
2014. Please continue to visit our website for updates!
The July 2013 Grant Cycle Update
Grants are available to any team with a balance in their Scholastic Shooting Trust endowment account. Ideally teams will leave funds untouched
in their account for a year following deposit allowing for dividend growth, at which point grants draw from dividends leaving principal to
continue to grow as a source of perpetual funding. Teams can request grants of up to 5% of their endowment account balance once per year,
either in January or July. The recent July grant cycle was the Foundation’s busiest to date with 164 grants submitted totaling $446,006 in
allocated funds. The total funds requested during the July cycle is over 71% higher than those of the January 2014 cycle, in which $259,612 was
allocated from 89 grant requests.
Although teams are prohibited from using grant proceeds to purchase firearms, they may use funds for travel expenses, uniforms, ammunition,
entry fees, scholarships, range fees, etc. If you have a question regarding grant proceed usage contact Mandy at the Foundation.
Introducing Friends Asking Friends (FAF)
Friends Asking Friends (FAF) is a Peer-to-Peer
Fundraising software program which is available to
teams holding endowment accounts at the
MidwayUSA Foundation. FAF is designed to enable
supporters of your team to conduct fundraisers on
behalf of your respective Foundation endowment
accounts by reaching out to family and friends. We
will activate FAF in July 2013 at which time you will
have an opportunity (free of charge) to design your
own fundraising page, send/receive emails and much
more. To learn more about FAF and what it can do
for your team visit this URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l154pC7Y2c
New Incentive Announced
The MidwayUSA Foundation announces the
Constituent Challenge. Under the terms of this
program, the Foundation will provide $15,000 to
the team endowment receiving the most money
deposited into its Foundation account on a given
month, starting 1 July 2013. This program is subject
to the following parameters:

Total donations will be calculated based on
funds provided to teams on a monthly basis
between and including the first/last day of the
month.

With the exception of award money for
attendance or placement at State, Regional or
National events and matching money from the
Potterfield family, the program applies to
proceeds, both from Foundation promotional
fundraising and private donations.
Visit us on the Web!
www.scholasticshootingtrust.org

Teams may win multiple times.

Check our website for other program
directives and parameters or email Jeff or
Terri.
Inaugural USAYESS Youth Outdoor Experience
USA Youth Education in Shooting Sports (USAYESS) recently hosted its first Youth Outdoor Experience (Y.O.E.) in
the state of Washington. The hugely successful event was held at the Fort Colville Gun Club in Colville, WA. The
USAYESS is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization with the mission of introducing and educating youth using hands-on
competitive shooting sports and wildlife /habitat conservation. The USAYESS is dedicated to establishing, supporting,
and growing youth shooting programs primarily through partnerships with key conservation groups, state
organizations and outdoor industry sponsors. The organization has six (6) Youth Outdoor Experience events with
“Breaking Clays” clinics scheduled through November in Washington, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and
California.
The events are free to the general public and are intended to introduce youth from elementary through high school
ages to the shooting sports, including skeet, trap, archery, .22 rifle target shooting and BB gun marksmanship. All
instruction is offered by certified instructors. Initial feedback from the inaugural Washington event seems to indicate
the event’s viability in growing new shooters, as over 65% of the youth in attendance had no prior firearms exposure
and about 35% of the parents in attendance weren’t aware that shooting sports existed for youth.
University of Vermont at 2013
Bianchi Cup
University of Kentucky at
Junior Olympic Championship
Texas A&M Pistol
Mason Dixon Claybusters at
PA AIM Championship
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Upcoming Events
5875 West Van Horn Tavern Rd.
(with MidwayU SA Founda tion Attendees)
Columbia, Missouri 65203
Tel/Fax:
July
573-447-5969 (Terri: Industry Programs)
573-447-5959 (Jeff: Conservation Prgms)
1– NE Regional Trap Championships- Cincinnati, OH (Terri)
573-447-5914 (Mandy: CRM Coord,)
16-18 : SSSF Nationals- Sparta, IL (Staff)
573-447-5960 (Jan: Controller)
August
573-447-5994 (Danielle: Mkt. Comm. Specialist)
573-447-5995 (Brent: Staff Accountant)
2-4: Cincinnati International Trap Clinic– Fairfield Sportsmen’s Assn. (Terri)
9-11: USA Youth Education in Shooting Sports (USAYESS) Event– Reno, NV (Jeff)
11-15: Arkansas Junior Olympic Development Camp (Terri)
23-25: USA Youth Education in Shooting Sports (USAYESS) Event– Salt Lake City, UT (Jeff)
23-25: Maine Boy Scout/LL Bean Scholastic Pistol Program Shoot - Freeport, ME (Dick, Terri)
September
19-22: USA Shooting Coaching Conference– Colorado Springs, CO (Terri)
Conservation Group Corner
Mount Michael Trap Team
The MidwayUSA Foundation would like to thank our conservation group partners as well as our
partners from the shooting industry for their participation in our 2nd Annual Youth Shooting
Conference which was held May 6-8 in Columbia, Missouri. In attendance were representatives from
the Association of College Unions International (ACUI), the Civilian Marksmanship Program, Delta
Waterfowl, Dallas Safari Club, USA Shooting, the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation, Whitetails
Unlimited, Wild Sheep Foundation, Pheasants/Quail Forever, Ducks Unlimited, Mule Deer
Foundation, Quality Deer Management Association, and the National Wild Turkey Federation. This
represented a premier opportunity for sharing of best practices and capabilities as well as allowing
for integration and synchronization of MidwayUSA Foundation fundraising promotions and programs
across these diverse groups. New connections and relationships were formed, information was
shared and all in attendance played a role in furthering the MidwayUSA Foundation mission of
growing youth shooting.
USA Shooting
From the Executive Director
(with MidwayU SA Founda tion Executive Director Dick Lee per)
Attica High School at 2013 Indiana SCTP state
We would be happy to feature your
competition photos in future newsletters,
social media and on our website. Send
them to Jeff at
[email protected]
From time to time it is valuable, both as an organization and on a more personal level, to step back
from what is often our hectic daily routine, to reflect on where we’ve been and ultimately, where
we’re going. We continue to identify more and more active youth shooting teams and raise more
money to support the mission of providing permanent funding for every youth shooting team in the
country. At the end of June 2013 we exceeded 2700 active youth teams and $38,000,000 in
endowments, which is a direct result of your efforts in your local communities. This year we will
award over $700,000 in grants to 250 youth shooting teams compared to just two short years ago
when we awarded $30,000 to 25 youth shooting teams. What a dramatic difference in just two
years! Through the combined efforts of Foundation promotions and the support and generosity of
the Potterfield Family, we are making a difference for youth shooting sports. Check the web site for
current and upcoming promotions so you can continue to grow your endowment and take
advantage of Potterfield Family matching money. As always, send us your input regarding how we
can assist you in reaching your goals for your youth shooting team.
Have an idea or suggestion for this
newsletter? Email Jeff at
[email protected]