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11-16-2007, 10:32 AM
Industry Executives Form Youth Shooting Sports Alliance To Benefit Growth Of Youth Involvement In Shooting Sports
11/7/07
Several of the Hunting and Shooting industry's most respected executives joined forces to create the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance or the YSSA. The YSSA was created to facilitate fund raising and create grants that help keep the industry active in the involvement in all youth shooting sports. The Board Members of the YSSA were all former Board Members of the 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation, which has been dissolved.
"The creation of the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance allows the industry a greater flexibility to REACH and RETAIN more youth and get them involved in the shooting sports" stated David Baron, President of Baron Technology. David accepted the Board of Directors nomination as President of the newly formed Youth Shooting Sports Alliance at the first meeting hosted by Leupold & Stevens in Beaverton, OR.
Also accepting nominations from the board, Cyndi Flannigan, Sales Manager Leupold & Stevens will serve as Vice President. Curt Borcherding, CFO/VP Finance and Administration of Boyt Harness Company who will serve as Treasurer and Beth Olson, Sales Manager for Bill Hicks & Co. who will serve as Secretary.
The remainder of this distinguished Board is comprised of: Margaret Hornady, Vice President, Hornady Manufacturing; Doug Painter, President, NSSF; Patrick McDonald, Vice President Sales & Marketing Beretta USA; John Anton, President GATCO; Ron Coburn, Chairman and CEO, Savage Arms Corp.; Jay Scholes, President of Outtech, Inc and Joe Murfin, Vice President of Marketing, Daisy Outdoor Products.
Youth Shooting Sports Alliance or YSSA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to identify and support the needs of successful and safe youth programs that create measurable improvements in youth participation in the shooting sports.
The Board of Directors have adopted the following vision statement; An independent alliance that provides leadership, guidance and funding support which coordinates the shooting sports industry and existing programs to ensure the safe, responsible and positive exposure to youth and families to retain and grow their involvement in all shooting sports.
Youth groups interested in learning more about the grant programs of the YSSA or industry partners interested in becoming involved in the YSSA should contact Steve Miller, Executive Director of the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance, at (703) 743-2308 or Shootforthefuture@comcast.net. Additional information on the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance can be found at www.youthshootingsa.com (http://www.youthshootingsa.com/).
Media Contact:
Steve Miller, Executive Director (703) 743-2308 Shootforthefuture@comcast.net
11/7/07
Several of the Hunting and Shooting industry's most respected executives joined forces to create the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance or the YSSA. The YSSA was created to facilitate fund raising and create grants that help keep the industry active in the involvement in all youth shooting sports. The Board Members of the YSSA were all former Board Members of the 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation, which has been dissolved.
"The creation of the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance allows the industry a greater flexibility to REACH and RETAIN more youth and get them involved in the shooting sports" stated David Baron, President of Baron Technology. David accepted the Board of Directors nomination as President of the newly formed Youth Shooting Sports Alliance at the first meeting hosted by Leupold & Stevens in Beaverton, OR.
Also accepting nominations from the board, Cyndi Flannigan, Sales Manager Leupold & Stevens will serve as Vice President. Curt Borcherding, CFO/VP Finance and Administration of Boyt Harness Company who will serve as Treasurer and Beth Olson, Sales Manager for Bill Hicks & Co. who will serve as Secretary.
The remainder of this distinguished Board is comprised of: Margaret Hornady, Vice President, Hornady Manufacturing; Doug Painter, President, NSSF; Patrick McDonald, Vice President Sales & Marketing Beretta USA; John Anton, President GATCO; Ron Coburn, Chairman and CEO, Savage Arms Corp.; Jay Scholes, President of Outtech, Inc and Joe Murfin, Vice President of Marketing, Daisy Outdoor Products.
Youth Shooting Sports Alliance or YSSA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to identify and support the needs of successful and safe youth programs that create measurable improvements in youth participation in the shooting sports.
The Board of Directors have adopted the following vision statement; An independent alliance that provides leadership, guidance and funding support which coordinates the shooting sports industry and existing programs to ensure the safe, responsible and positive exposure to youth and families to retain and grow their involvement in all shooting sports.
Youth groups interested in learning more about the grant programs of the YSSA or industry partners interested in becoming involved in the YSSA should contact Steve Miller, Executive Director of the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance, at (703) 743-2308 or Shootforthefuture@comcast.net. Additional information on the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance can be found at www.youthshootingsa.com (http://www.youthshootingsa.com/).
Media Contact:
Steve Miller, Executive Director (703) 743-2308 Shootforthefuture@comcast.net