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Who are Sables?
President’s Message
2015 Sables Annual Luncheon, Show & Auction
Sables - Planning for the Future
Sables Education Grants to SCI/SCIF Chaptersw
San Diego Chapter Supports BSA Shooting Sports Day
West Michigan Bowhunters SCI Supports
Youth Hunting and Education Program
Tennessee Valley Chapter SCI Supports
Free Youth Fishing Day
Sables and SCIF Scholarships - Far Reaching
Hands On Learning is Memorable
The American Wilderness Leadership School
AWLS Attendee Becomes Archery Enthusiast
2014 Work Week - Lots Done
Old Cabin to New Cabin Dedication
SCI Foundation Youth Programs Partnerships
Youth Writing Contest Winners Announced
2014 SCIF Education Sables Dream Hunt III
Sables Mission
To further the understanding of our outdoor heritage,
including the positive role of hunting, through the
creation and support of wildlife conservation
education programs that are consistent with the
educational mission and purposes of SCI and SCIF.
Join Online at www.SafariClubFoundation.org
Education Sables memberships:
• $50 Education Advocate
• $75 3-year membership
• $500 Life membership (SCI Life members
pay only $250 for an Education Sables
Life Membership)
For information on Donations, Committees and Membership,
visit our website www.safariclubfoundaton.org/sables, contact the
SCIF Education Department at 877-877-3265 or E-mail to
[email protected]
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2014-2015 SABLES GOVERNING BOARD & STEERING COMMITTEES
President: Veronica Kosich
[email protected]
518-965-0283
Vice President: Ann Maki
[email protected]
307-654-7135
DIRECTORS:
Director: Helen Netschert
[email protected]
907-260-7758
Director: Merle Shepard
[email protected]
313-268-1727
Director: JoDean Peters
[email protected]
253-988-2727
Alt. Director:
Len Dickinson
[email protected]
613-257-7181
ELECTORS AT-LARGE POSITIONS:
Sue Skold
[email protected]
515-238-2362
Marty Paulin
[email protected]
805-736-8035
DISTRICT ELECTORS:
Barbara DeGraw
[email protected]
858-539-9925
Chastity Jurak
[email protected]
519-735-6671
Mary Predovich
[email protected]
303-688-3591
Tandy Liehs
[email protected]
308-380-7931
Secretary: Robin Jerauld
[email protected]
607-988-6875
Treasurer: Vicki Swan
[email protected]
423-949-6183
Betty Griner
[email protected]
904-764-2324
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE:
Chair: Ann Maki
[email protected]
307-654-7135
CHAPTER SABLES REP AND
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
Chair: Len Dickinson
[email protected]
613-257-7181
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE:
Chair: Mary Lynn West
[email protected]
813-645-6937
CONVENTION COMMITTEE:
Chair: Sherry Maddox
[email protected]
502-253-9679
PUBLICATIONS:
Ginger Byrum
[email protected]
406-287-5076
2014-2015 EDUCATION
SABLES COMMITTEES
Chair: Veronica Kosich
[email protected]
518-965-0283
Vice Chair: Ann Maki
[email protected]
307-654-7135
EDUCATION FINANCE
SUBCOMMITTEE:
Chair: Vicki Swan
[email protected]
423-949-6183
GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE
Chair: Robin Jerauld
[email protected]
607-988-6875
Vice Chair: Eddie Grasser
[email protected]
907-745-6166
AWLS SUBCOMMITTEE:
Chair: Barbara DeGraw
[email protected]
858-539-9925
Vice Chair: Merle Shepard
[email protected]
313-268-1727
SCHOLARSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE:
Chair – Steve Skold
[email protected]
515-264-8420
STAFF LIAISONS:
Sue Hankner
[email protected]
520-620-1220
Todd Roggenkamp
[email protected]
520-954-0664
Karen Crehan
[email protected]
520-620-1220
Who are Sables?
S
ables is a membership group
within Safari Club
International that was founded in 1984. In those early years,
SCI bought a ranch in Wyoming where it planned to hold
education programs and they sought help from SCI women
in SCI to help raise funds to pay for Granite Creek Ranch
which became the home of the American Wilderness
Leadership School (AWLS). The women formed a group of
volunteers to dedicate themselves to the project, raising the
funds within one year to pay the Ranch mortgage.
Their efforts were the start of the Sables Benefit Awards
Raffle and the Sables Luncheon Show & Auction. Since
1984 Sables have been raising funds not only for AWLS –
the Ranch – but for college scholarships, grants to SCI
Chapters, Hands On Wildlife Kits, national youth
programs and much more.
Sables, per SCI Bylaws, have oversight responsibility for
all SCI Foundation education programs. Each year they
gather together to look at what was accomplished and
make decisions about what they will support in the coming
years. The Sables Governing Board and Steering
Committee hold monthly calls to hear reports about
programs and to give feedback to staff. They invite elected
Chapter Sables District Electors to listen in on the calls in
order for them to gain a better understanding of programs
and what Sables accomplish.
Sables has evolved into a group of men and women who
willingly dedicate their personal time, energy and
resources to raise funds for education and to promote
grassroots understanding and support for the role hunting
plays in conservation and wildlife management.
Sables are a part of SCI. If you are an SCI member who
believes education of youth is the way hunting will be
sustained in the future, we urge you to donate to Sables
and/or become a member of Sables where membership
fees help pay for education programs. Become a Sables Life
Member: Life membership fees are put into an investment
account where interest earned in the account helps to pay
for education programs.
Right now, there is a Sables Life Member promotion and
if you are an SCI Life Member you can purchase a Sables
Life Membership for $250. If you are not an SCI Life
Member the cost is $500. Look for the Sables Life
Membership promotion at the end of this eNews. We look
forward to you becoming a Sables Member and supporter
of education. ♦
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President’s Message
BY VERONICA KOSICH, SABLES PRESIDENT
SCI Chapter Leadership Training
Making New SCI Friends While Learning
S
ables are in the midst of 2015 Convention
Planning. The theme for the Sables Luncheon
Show and Auction is ‘Hear Us Roar’ because
Sables have much to ROAR about. Sables are all about raising
funds to support SCI Foundation Education Programs. SCI
Bylaws give Sables oversight responsibilities of education and
requires that all funds raised by Sables are dedicated to education
programs.
Sables have accomplished a great deal with education programs
this past year and we urge you to check out the article about
program accomplishments and future goals. You will find articles
about some of those programs in this Fall eNews issue.
As we plan the Sables Luncheon Show & Auction,’ Hear Us Roar,’
we are bestowed with donations from SCI Convention exhibitors
that will thrill supportive auction buyers. We thank Sables donors
for their generosity and their continued support for SCI Foundation
education programs. Entertainment for the Luncheon is the
Bluzmen, a tribute to the Blues Brothers which is sure to be lively
and fun!
The Sables Winter eNews is the Sables Auction Preview Guide.
Watch your email box for the Sables Winter eNews in January
2015.
Come join Sables! Support continuing our hunting heritage
through education! Enjoy the Sables Luncheon Show & Auction
on February 6, 2015 at the Mandalay Bay Resort. Hear Us Roar! ♦
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June 2014, the American Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS) was
the location for a weekend SCI Chapter Leader training with a back to
back meeting of the SCI Canada Committee. As SCI leaders and Field
Coordinators presented the ‘what’ and ‘how to’ in leading a SCI Chapter,
attendees schmoosed in between and after classes and while learning
about the AWLS educator program.
Mornings were classroom learning, afternoons were outdoor education experiences and evenings were filled with building relationships.
The Canada Committee conducted a day of business followed by a tour
of Jackson, Wyoming historical and ecological sites.
A 2015 Chapter Leader Training is scheduled at AWLS for June 4 - 7
with registrations now open. Space is limited so register soon and
make your airline reservations early. Lower airline prices can be purchased now through about March. As a summer international tourist
destination airline ticket prices to Jackson increase significantly in late
spring. Don’t miss this opportunity to visit AWLS and make new friends!
To register call (520) 620-1220 ext. 231 or send an email to
[email protected].
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Sables – Planning for the Future
S
ables is a membership of men and women within SCI
focused on continuing our outdoor heritage through
education. Per SCI Bylaws, Sables have oversight
responsibilities for all SCI Foundation education programs
and all funds raised by Sables are dedicated to education
programs.
Each year, at the end of the August SCI Board meeting, Sables
hold a planning meeting at which they examine measured
impact data to determine education program accomplishments
and look forward by setting short and long term goals for SCI
Foundation Education Programs. Below are a few of the Sables
accomplishments and future goals. ♦
2013-14 Fiscal Year Accomplishments
• Increase Sables membership to develop support for SCIF
Education programs
• To increase the amount of funds raised for education programs
• Build on the American Wilderness Leadership School Jackson,
Wyoming enrollment collaborating with SCI Chapters and corporate
sponsors and develop a partnership with a Sables Hunting Heritage
Scholarship college to explore an east coast AWLS educator
workshop session.
• To develop international college scholarships on four continents
• Further the Venturing program partnership with Boy Scouts of
America
• Initiate a partnership with Girl Scouts of America
• Continue development of The Salvation Army Outdoors partnership
into the eastern and western territories
• Awarded scholarships to 19 college students majoring in a
conservation/wildlife management area of study.
• Increased the number of international scholarships to African
students studying in a Protected Manager and Field Ranger
program in Africa.
• Graduated from the SCIF American Wilderness Leadership School
summer 2014: 191 educators. Educators received conservation
education lessons, certification as instructors for the National
Archery in the Schools Program and in basic rifle. These alumni
reach tens of thousands of youth in their classrooms and programs.
• Graduated 28 students in the 2014 American Wilderness
Leadership School high school program.
• Awarded grants to SCI Chapter education activities that reached
more than 10,000 youth and nearly 800 adults.
• Invested funds in the National Archery in the Schools Program
Tournament in which 10,000 youth participated.
• Provided training to The Salvation Army Outdoors staff in
conservation education, archery and basic rifle instruction that
reach tens of thousands of youth in the mid-west.
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Goals to build on accomplishments
Sables Mission
To further the understanding of our outdoor heritage, including the positive
role of hunting, through the creation and support of wildlife conservation
education programs that are consistent with the educational mission and
purposes of SCI and SCIF. Join Online at www.SafariClubFoundation.org
Sables Education Grants to
SCI/SCIF Chapters
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ne of Sables strategic education goals
is to increase the number of youth
participating in SCI/SCIF education
programs and activities. Sables, from the
SCI Headquarters in Tucson, also give
financial support to national organizations
serving youth. These include The
Salvation Army Outdoors, Boys Scouts of
America Venturing, National Archery in
the Schools Program Tournament and 4-H
National Shooting Sports. Collectively,
these organizations reached about 150,000
youth in the last fiscal year.
In an effort to reach even more youth,
Sables award grants to SCI and SCIF
Chapters to support youth activities in
their communities. In the last fiscal year,
Sables awarded grants to chapters that
reached more than 10,000 youth and 800
adults with shooting sports, hunter
education and mentored hunts.
Examples of chapter grant activities are:
• Algonquin Chapter received funds in support
of expanding the NASP program in Canada.
• Mid-Michigan Chapter received funds to
purchase a Lasershot system for teaching
shooting sports and hunter safety to 1,000
youth that are also introduced to
conservation/wildlife management lessons.
• Northern Nevada Chapter received funds
to increase the number of youth (between
the ages of 11 and 15) by 48 that will
participate in the 4th annual Maison T.
Ortiz Youth Outdoor Skills Camp.
• Tennessee Valley Chapter received funds
toward a dove hunt for youth.
Featured in this issue of the eNews are
the San Diego, Tennessee Valley and West
Michigan Bow Hunter Chapters that also
received grants for youth activities. ♦
For more information about Sables Matching
Grants and Chapter Youth Grants contact
Todd Roggenkamp,
SCI Foundation Deputy Director of Education
at (520) 954-0664 or
[email protected].
Featured SCI Chapter
Youth Programs
We are looking for SCI Chapter youth
programs to feature in each issue of the
Education Sables news. In submitting articles and photos please limit the text to
about 400 words and photos that are of a
higher resolution. This enables us to be able
to feature several chapters at one time. So
many SCI Chapters are reaching out to
youth to pass on our hunting heritage.
Submit your article to Sue Hankner,
SCIF Director of Education,
at [email protected] or mail it to SCIF,
4800 West Gates Pass Rd, Tucson, AZ 85745.
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San Diego Chapter
Supports the BSA
Shooting Sports Day
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n May 3rd, 2014, the San Diego Chapter of Safari
Club International supported the Boy Scouts of
America Shooting Sports Day. Over 190 Boy Scouts,
Venture Scouts, and Adult Scouters participated in the
all-day event.
The day began with a safety
briefing, followed by shooting
in archery, muzzleloader, small
bore rifle and pistol, large bore
rifle and pistol, and shotgun
ranges. The Scouts learned the
skills of safe handling of the
firearms, the mechanics and
operation of the firearms, and
the basics of marksmanship. At
the end of the day, the Scouts
participated in firearm cleaning.
The San Diego Chapter
provided $2,045 to fund the
purchase of ammunition, a 3-D
archery target, and a pistol plate
rack for use at the event. By the
end of the day, the Scouts
expended 6500 .22 rim-fire
rounds, 522 center-fire pistol
rounds, 240 center-fire rifle
rounds, 200 round balls from a
.50 muzzle loading rifle, and 500
shotgun shells. ♦
Scouts learned the skills of safe handling of the firearms,
the mechanics and operation of the firearms, and the basics of marksmanship.
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West Michigan Bowhunters SCI Supports
Youth Hunting and Education Program
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he West Michigan Bowhunters
Chapter of SCI was able to help
give youth the opportunity of a
lifetime.
The Midwest Youth Hunting and
Fishing Education Program provided
by the Willow Lake Sportsman’s Club
provides a week long program that
provides youth with one on one
instructions in hunting and shooting
sports. Each youth receives their hunter
safety certification and instruction on
the importance of conservation and the
hunters’ role there-in.
Activities included (among many
others): firearm usage and practice,
bow usage and practice, land and
game management, trapping, fly
tying, taxidermy, and tracking. The
youth were able to put their skills to
the test and harvest a Corsican ram.
Being in the outdoors and learning
outdoor skills was a first for many of
these youth..♦
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Each youth receives their hunter safety
certification and instruction on the importance
of conservation and the hunters’ role there-in.
Tennessee Valley
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Chapter SCI Supports
Free Youth Fishing Day
round 240 kids were treated to a free rod and reel
this past June courtesy of Tennessee Valley Chapter
SCI at a free fishing day sponsored by Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency and Fall Creek Falls State Park in
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Southeast Tennessee.
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For many of those
participating,
it was the first time
they had ever
had a chance to
fish or go outdoors.
Held annually, this event is
looked forward to by many
area kids who attend and are
able to fish in the 500+ acre lake
with no fee. In addition,
bicycles, tents and kayaks were
given to the kids. For many of
those participating, it was the
first time they had ever had a
chance to fish or go outdoors. ♦
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Sables & SCIF Scholarships - Far Reaching
S
ables have five 100% endowed
university scholarships termed the
‘Sables Hunting Heritage
Scholarships.’ They are the C.J.
McElroy Scholarship at the University
of West Virginia, the Joe Leta
Scholarship at Unity College, the
Susan and John Monson Scholarship
at the U of Montana, the Elaine and
Gus Vogeler Scholarship at the U of
Idaho, and the Sables Hunting
Heritage Scholarship at Texas A&M
Kingsville. Each year recipients of
these scholarships attend the SCI
Convention to learn more about SCI/F
and our programs. These students are
juniors and seniors in college majoring
in the wildlife ecology field of study.
Students apply directly to the college
and the college selects the scholars.
Two more SCI Foundation
Scholarships are for undergraduate
students studying in a conservation
related field of study. Entering college
freshman may apply for the Four-year
undergraduate scholarship. Juniors
and seniors in college may apply
for the Two Year Upper Level
Scholarship. The Scholarship
Committee is in the process of
updating these application forms
which will be available late
December on the SCIF Web site
or by contacting Karen Crehan at
[email protected] or
(520) 620 – 1220 ext. 231.
The Sables Scholarship Committee
also provides education funding to
the New Zealand Professional Hunter
Association, Namibia Professional
Hunter Association and the
Professional Hunting Association of
South Africa.
The Scholarship Committee recently,
with funding from the Hunter Legacy
100 Fund, established its first
international scholarships at Southern
African Wildlife College for African
students studying Protected Area
Manager and/or Field Ranger
Training. This scholarship is in its
second year. ♦
SCI Foundation
Education Sables
Committee Programs
American Wilderness
Leadership Schools
(AWLS)
Chapter Youth Grants
Hands On Wildlife
Learning Kit
SCIF Scholarships
Matching Grants
Sables Hunting Heritage
Scholarships
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Hands On Learning is Memorable
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f you are curious about what Sables have been doing
lately, think back to when Sables introduced the Safari In
A Box. The Box, as it was sometimes called, was developed
and distributed to educators and to more as a learning tool
to be used in classrooms and other learning environments.
A few years ago, Sables redesigned the Box to give it a
focus on conservation learning and wildlife management in
North America with curriculum materials. They named it
‘Hands On Wildlife’ because it is intended to be used in
hands on learning. When students use their sense of touch
with their senses of sight, hearing, and smell the learning is
much longer lasting. It can linger in the memory of the
learner for a life time.
Ann Maki, Sables Vice President, regularly invites young
students from her community into her home where she
shares the awesome views of animals in her trophy room
and shares the learning tools in the Hands On Wildlife Kit.
She uses the Kit in her home and at schools because she
enjoys working with children and seeing a spark in their
eyes when they touch the pelt of a beaver and the replicas of
its tracks, scat and skull.
With the generous support of the Hunter Legacy 100
Fund, SCI member donors, 40 Hands On Wildlife Kits will
be gifted to classroom teachers this fall who are graduates of
the American Wilderness Leadership School where they
learn to teach conservation and wildlife management
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lessons to their students.
HOW, as it is nicknamed, is hands on conservation
learning that can be used with learners of any age. It is a
sensory learning experience that leads to learning more
wildlife science and the role of hunting.
In the photo, Ann is hosting 40 cub scouts in her home
trophy room. ♦
The American Wilderness Leadership School
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he American Wilderness Leadership School provides
professional development workshops and college level
courses in conservation education. The curriculum focus is
the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.
Educators learn about the role of hunting in conservation
and are introduced to firearms and archery as hunting tools
and as recreational shooting sports. The goal of AWLS is to
promote a positive attitude toward hunting and to give
educators instructional knowledge and tools they can use in
teaching their own students. It is ‘continuing our outdoor
and hunting heritage through education’. ♦
AWLS alumni participated in a pheasant hunt sponsored by the Denver Chapter Sables.
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AWLS Attendee Becomes Archery Enthusiast
There is such a sense of satisfaction
knowing that I recruited Kellie!
If every Sables recruited an
Educator for AWLS we would far
exceed our capacity and have a
waiting list. We only have to look
in our home towns to identify who
would benefit. AWLS has the ability to scholarship many educators
who just need to apply!
Ann Maki, Sables Vice President
My name is Kellie Clinger and thanks to Ann Maki, Mossy Oak and Safari Club
International I was able to attend AWLS this summer. I am a high school science teacher
at Star Valley High School in Alton, WY. I teach physical science, biology and
environmental science. During my week at AWLS, I was able to participate in the
lecture/discussion portion of the class focusing on ecology, environmental science and
human impact. The material the instructors presented was a great review of the content I
will be teaching this year.
I was able to learn a number of factors that affect our local environments, as well as
how humans are contributing to those factors. As part of earning college credit for this
course, I created a unit for my environmental science course in which the students will
study the basics of ecology and then apply what they have learned to research and defend
a side of the issue of listing or delisting Sage Grouse on the Endangered Species List. I
am very interested to see my students’ stance on this issue.
While at AWLS, I also became a trained NASP instructor. NASP stands for National
Archery in the Schools Program. I have been around guns all of my life, but I had never
shot archery before AWLS. After our first session, I fell in love with the sport. When I
returned home from AWLS, I bought my first compound bow. I am looking forward to a
possible elk hunt this fall! My love for the sport has spread, as my two young sons have
also convinced me to buy them compound bows and are out shooting every afternoon.
My husband now intends to buy a bow, making archery a family affair.
After attending AWLS, I feel that I can highly recommend it to any of my coworkers. I
already have several coworkers in mind who will be a great fit for the AWLS program.
Thank you for granting me the opportunity to attend AWLS. I know that not only was
I affected by what I learned, but that my students will be affected as well.
Thanks, Kellie Clinger
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2014 Work Week
–Lots Done
T
his year, like the 30 year summers before,
Sables and SCI volunteers make the annual
journey to the American Wilderness Leadership
School in Granite Creek south of Jackson Hole,
Wyoming to rake, repair, build, grade, paint,
wash, plow snow and more to open the facility
for the summer season of professional
development for educators and conservation
lessons for high school students. This year’s
group travelled from Pennsylvania,
Washington, Wisconsin, Missouri, Arkansas,
Tennessee, California, and Oregon.
All SCI and Sables members are invited to
Work Week 2015 which will take place May 27
through 31. Registering is easy. Contact Karen
Crehan in the SCI Tucson office at
[email protected] or 520-620-1220 ext. 231.
Just give Karen your name and contact
information. Housing, food and ground
transportation to and from the airport is
provided for work week volunteers at the
AWLS ranch in. In planning, book airline flights
early to get the best and lowest price.♦
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Old Cabin to New Cabin Dedication
A
fter a 2009
facility
condition
assessment of the
American
Wilderness
Leadership
School caretaker
cabin, Sables
raised funds to
build a new cabin and to demolish and remove the old
cabin. Ground breaking for the new cabin took place in
2012. The cabin was completed fall 2013. It was the physical
work of many SCI volunteers from around the country that
made it all possible.
The cabin is the home to a year-round caretaker and to
summer and winter seasonal staff.
This summer, two dedication events were held. The first
event was held during the annual work week where Sables
and SCI volunteers prepare the facility for summer
operations and programs. The second was a mid-July event
where Sables Past Presidents and Officers and other
longtime supporters held a reunion with a cabin dedication.
Sables Vice President, Ann Maki, painted and donated an
original of ‘AWLS Inspiration’, a painting of Open Door
Mountain which is a view down the canyon from AWLS,
for a silent bid auction. Barbara Strawberry, Sables Past
President, the winning bidder donated the painting back to
AWLS to hang in the atrium with the listing of donors to the
cabin project. All other bidders donated their bids to AWLS.
The generosity of these people is greatly appreciated.
The new cabin was named “Chesapeake Sables Cabin”
after the Sables Committee of that Chapter. Those Sables
were among the first to contribute to the project with a
$20,000 donation.
Both events were a special time for Sables and SCI
volunteers to share past and present memories and to share
camaraderie around a celebrated program and facility. ♦
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SCI Foundation Youth Programs Partnerships
The Salvation Army Outdoors (TSAO)
SCI Foundation is partnering with
TSAO to expand newly developed
conservation education and shooting
sports activities for youth participating
in TSAO programs. Hundreds of
TSAO staff has been trained to teach
conservation lessons, to instruct
archery using National Archery in the
Schools Program teaching methods,
and to instruct basic rifle using the SCI
Foundation developed Basic Rifle
Instructor curriculum. TSAO is
currently reaching about 150,000 youth
each year with that number growing
as more TSAO staff are trained and
equipment is obtained. This project
brings the outdoors closer for mostly
urban youth who have little outdoor
experience.
Boy Scouts of America Venturing
BSA and SCI Foundation are
partnering to bring conservation
lessons, hunting and shooting sports to
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the Venturing program. This project
brings hunting and shooting sports to
a more visible and active level for
youth that are already engaged in the
outdoors through BSA. These
activities are offered to teenage boys
and girls through local BSA Venturing
Crews. A pilot project between a
Venturing Crew and a SCI Chapter is
in the works and is expected to be a
model for more crews and chapters to
use.
National 4-H Shooting Sports
Ambassadors
SCI Sables are contributing to youth
that will be tomorrow’s leaders and
advocates for hunting and shooting
sports. 4-H Ambassadors are high
school age athletes in competition
shooting sports and who learn
leadership skills through 4-H that
enable them to advocate and promote
shooting sports to other youth and
adults. Sables provide funding for 4-H
Ambassadors to attend a camp of
selected participants to further
develop their skills. Two students
from the camp are selected to attend
the American Wilderness Leadership
School summer high school session.
National Archery
in the Schools Program
SCI Foundation is a sponsor of the
National Archery in the Schools
Program tournament held in
Louisville, Kentucky each May. More
than 10,000 youth participated in the
2014 national tournament. In addition,
the SCI Foundation American
Wilderness School (AWLS) located in
Jackson, WY certifies each AWLS
alumnus as a NASP instructor. NASP
is involved in the SCIF/TSAO
partnership. Recently, NASP
announced it will host a tournament
for non-school groups in Kentucky
May 2015.
Outdoor Writers of America
Youth Writing Contest
SCI/F is the exclusive sponsor of this
writing contest providing prize money
to winners. Youth who publish articles
about their outdoor experiences in a
SCI and SCIF Chapter publication are
eligible to enter the contest. Entries
for the next contest are due March 16,
2015 for articles published in 2014.
Outdoor Kids Club
and Pheasants Forever
SCI Foundation Hunter Legacy 100
Fund, Pheasants Forever and
Outdoor Kids Club are partnering in
the development of the ‘Ultimate
Shooting Sports Guide’ for kids and
their parents to use to learn more
about conservation and shooting
sports. The Guide is expected to be
published late fall 2014 with printed
copies made available in the Sables
Education booth at the 2015 SCI
Convention.
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Youth Writing Contest Winners Announced
O
utdoor Writers Association of America awarded 12
Norm Strung Youth Writing Award prizes totaling
$1,700, sponsored by Safari Club International Foundation
and SCI Education Sables. Sables are the exclusive sponsor
of this writing contest whose winners may be tomorrow’s
writers sharing knowledge, experiences and more about
hunting and other outdoor experiences.
SCI Chapters can hold youth writing contests where
poetry and prose is published in the chapter newsletter or
magazine and writings will then qualify to be entered into
the OWAA Youth Writing Contest.
The annual contest has categories for poetry and prose in
two divisions: junior (grades 6-8) and senior (grades 9-12),
and entries must be outdoors oriented and previously
published in a newsletter, newspaper, magazine, literary
collection, or similar publication. First-place winners in all
categories received $250, second-place winners received
$125 and third-place winners received $50.
This year’s winners are:
Junior Poetry
Senior Poetry
Junior Prose
First place: “Atop a Mountain in the
Alaskan Wilderness,” by Drew Kluthe;
Bemidji, Minnesota (Northern
Community Radio)
Second place: “Reincarnation,” by
Gabriella C. Eck; Jasper, Indiana (2013
Letters About Literature Anthology:
Winning Letters & Poems from Young
Hoosier Writers)
Third place: “Respect for the Hunt,”
by Marais Houser; Esko, Minnesota
(Minnesota Outdoor News)
First place: “Father and Daughter
Bonding,” by Alexis Dietz; Zanesville,
Ohio (Ohio Outdoor News)
Second place: “Those Weekends,” by
Brenna Walton; Champlin, Minnesota
(Minnesota Outdoor News)
Third place: “Leaking,” by Alexandra
Palocz; Weston, Massachusetts (The
Current, Weston High School Literary
Magazine)
First place: “When 9.9 Horsepower is
Close Enough,” by Liz Weiers; New
Prague, Minnesota (Minnesota
Outdoor News)
Second place: “My First Buck,” by
Luke Morrison; Albert Lea, Minnesota
(Minnesota Outdoor News)
Third place: “Heart of the Hunter,”
by Carol Gregoire; Lakeville, Ohio
(Ohio Outdoor News)
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2014 SCIF Education Sables Dream Hunt III
Mary & Don Harter purchased the 2014 Education
Sables Dream Hunt in Ethiopia. Pictured here, is
Mary with a mountain nyala and a kudu she took on
the hunt with donors Nassos and Jason Roussos of
Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris. Sables thank the
Roussos for their 100% donation and Mary and Don
Harter for being the successful bidders in the 2014
Convention Saturday night auction. ♦
Sables thank the Roussos for their
100% donation and Mary and
Don Harter for being the successful bidders in the 2014 Convention
Saturday night auction.
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