Nakoma Exploration Newest SCI Partner
Safari Club International 06.26.14
Safari Club International is pleased to welcome Nakoma Exploration as its newest Corporate Sponsor. Nakoma is an independent oil and gas company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas with the website www.OilBoomUSA.com. “We are pleased that Nakoma values the dedication and resolve Safari Club International brings to its ongoing mission protecting the rights of hunters worldwide,” said SCI CEO Phil DeLone.
Nakoma Exploration has more than 12 years of experience in drilling and exploration, managing more than 70 joint venture drilling projects encompassing more than five states. They partner with individuals who want to own their own oil wells, not just stock in an oil company. There are also tax opportunities to consider when partnering with Nakoma.
“We are not only proud sponsors, but we embrace the essence that is SCI; freedom and adventure. We look forward to a long and prosperous friendship,” agreed Brian Gilroy and Roger Festor, managing partners of OilBoomUSA.com.
Protecting hunters’ rights and promoting wildlife conservation, SCI’s two areas of focus, historically has been the interest of hundreds of individuals long before SCI was established. But how did SCI as an organization begin?
Forty years ago, there were many safari clubs across the country made up of local, unaffiliated groups of hunters. One such was Safari Club of Los Angeles, which was formed in April 1971 by forty-seven individuals. In early 1972, an out-of-towner from a similar club in Chicago attended one of the monthly Wednesday night meetings, and it was decided that the L.A. club should attempt to combine with the one in Chicago to make it an affiliated chapter. The founder of Safari Club of Los Angeles, C.J. McElroy, went to the Windy City and instituted the new chapter.
Eleven months after the formation of Safari Club of Los Angeles, on March 9, 1972, the name was changed officially to Safari Club International. SCI continued to reach out to other independent safari clubs throughout the United States in an effort to combine them into a single overall organization.
Today, interest in SCI’s two primary missions has grown a worldwide network. Subsequent involvement and promotion of these missions is rooted in each of our 55,000 members, supported through each of our 190 membership chapters found across the globe, and put into action by government representatives and personnel both nationally and internationally.
In this way, we can encourage an appreciation for nature and wildlife so that conservation efforts remain strong, while also fighting to protect our rich hunting heritage. Big changes can be achieved through the endeavors of many who are united in a mission – the mission of Safari Club International.
