Century International Arms Donates 41 Firearms to NRA Foundation
OutdoorHub 05.27.14
Century International Arms, Inc., in the single largest firearms contribution in NRA Foundation history, donated 41 firearms for the 2014 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits held April 25-27 in Indianapolis, IN. The donated firearms, employed in both the National NRA Foundation Banquet and Auction and the popular Wall of Guns raffle, helped raise $75,000 for the shooting sports.
“The NRA Foundation has never received a donation like this before. We were overwhelmed by Century Arms’ generosity,” said Western Regional Director of NRA Field Operations Brad Kruger, who organized the donation. “The inclusion of these firearms helped this year’s NRA Annual Meetings to be the most successful in The NRA Foundation’s 24 years.”
The NRA Foundation was so impressed with Century Arms’ donation that a special Draw of the Century side raffle was set up at the Wall of Guns (Indiana raffle license #0034). Featuring Century Arms firearms exclusively, tickets to the special raffle carried over to successive drawings unlike in Wall of Guns where all tickets are removed at the end of a round.
The donation included some of Century Arms’ bestselling guns, including the popular American-made Centurion 39 Sporter; a fully equipped Canik 55 Model TP-9 9mm; the Catamount Fury and Lynxx 12 ga. shotguns; a C39 Micro AK Pistol; and a C93 rifle in .223. Century Arms even included four of their new stand-up gun cases.
“Century Arms is so proud to help The NRA Foundation protect our country’s shooting heritage,” said Century International Arms Chairman Michael Sucher. “The funds raised through this donation will go a long way towards ensuring our children grow up to have the same freedoms we enjoy today.”
The NRA Foundation is America’s leading charitable organization in support of the shooting sports. Since its inception in 1992, The NRA Foundation has funded more than 30,500 grants, totaling $230 million in support of the shooting sports, hunting and defense of the Second Amendment.
Learn more about The NRA Foundation at http://www.nrafoundation.org. For sponsorship opportunities and donation inquiries contact Katie Parkes at (703) 267-1417 or kparkes@nrahq.org.
