Michaels, Mark to Appear at Kansas City SCI Annual Expo in Kansas
Safari Club International 01.28.13
WWE legend Shawn Michaels who is co-host of MacMillan River Adventures (MRA) and longtime outdoor TV show host and Yukon outfitter Keith Mark, will make an appearance at the Kansas City Chapter of Safari Club International (KCSCI) Annual Expo, to be held in the Overland Park, Kansas Convention Center.
Shawn and Keith will be signing autographs at the MRA booth (#502) on Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Shawn and Keith will also be featured speakers that night at the KCSCI awards banquet.
In addition, the KCSCI is sponsoring a Wildlife Conservation Youth Education class during the day for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts aged 12 and older, during which Shawn and Keith will visit with the scouts and talk with them about the importance of youths continuing the hunting tradition.
For more information on the KCSCI Expo, visit www.Hunters-expo.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.
