Leupold & Stevens, Inc. Joins Safari Club International Foundation in Presenting Beretta Conservation Leadership Award
Safari Club International 10.08.14
Joseph Hosmer, President, Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation) recently announced that Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has joined the ranks of other outdoor industry leaders in support of the Inaugural Beretta Conservation Leadership Award Gala – a global celebration and opportunity to recognize hunting conservationists.
The award will honor those unique individuals that represent the ultimate embodiment of the hunter-conservationist philosophy. Winners will not only be required to have extensive hunting experience, but will also be required to have contributed generously to Conservation, Education and Humanitarian Services efforts in both time and financial resources.
“Leupold & Stevens, Inc. is pleased to support the SCI Foundation Conservation Leadership Award. Supporting an event that recognizes an individual that has devoted their life to hunting and conservation so that the outdoor experience can be improved for others is an honor and privilege.” Bruce Pettet – President & CEO Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
The winner will be announced and award presented on February 3, 2015, at the Mandalay bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The evening will feature the 2015 Beretta Conservation Leadership Award Ceremony; Jeanne Robertson, humorist; J. Alain Smith, emcee; celebrity speakers; and an elite live auction, featuring a firearm donated by Beretta USA and many other one-of-a-kind items.
Don’t miss this event – it will be one to remember. Proceeds support the wildlife conservation and education mission of SCI Foundation.
Contact
Kimberly Byers at KByers@safariclub.org – (520) 620-1220 ext. 322
Stephanie Carabeo at SCarabeo@safariclub.org – (520) 620-1220 ext. 268.
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.
