SCI Foundation and Boy Scouts of America Foundation Inaugural Shoot
Safari Club International 11.14.12
Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation) and the Boy Scouts of America Foundation (BSAF) are proud to announce the Inaugural Sporting Clays Shoot in Reno, Nevada on January 22, 2013 at Sage Hill Clay Sports. All proceeds will go to support the mission programs for SCI Foundation and BSAF.
“Our inaugural sporting clays shoot is a wonderful opportunity to highlight our vital missions of youth leadership and sustainable-use conservation,” said SCI Foundation President Joe Hosmer. “We know that the sporting clays course will also be a star-studded event with Olympic medalists and avid clay shooters.”
The Boy Scouts serve nearly three million youth annually and award more than 200,000 shooting sports achievements yearly. The SCI Foundation promotes education, wildlife conservation and humanitarian services worldwide. SCI Foundation has donated well over $50 million in support of its vital projects and programs since 2000.
“As hunters and conservationists, we know that educating the next generation of outdoorsmen is vital,” said SCI Foundation Vice President Roman Deville. “Our partnership with BSAF will make a positive step forward to bring together our two great organizations.”
“We hope anyone visiting Reno for the SCI Convention, local businesses and any interested hunters will join us on January 22 at Sage Hill Clay Sports. With everyone’s support, the sporting clays shoot will become an incredible success,” concluded Hosmer.
Participation by any individual and contribution to the event at any level is appreciated. Every financial contribution makes a positive difference worldwide for conservation, outdoor and civic leadership.
Make your reservation to join SCI Foundation and BSAF for the Inaugural Clays Shoot by contacting Kimberly Byers at the SCI Foundation Headquarters at (520) 620-1220, ext. 322 or email to kbyers@safariclub.org.
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.
