Autism Shoot - Scores are posted on Scores Page, Some Photos are up

Match is over!!! Scores are posted!!!!!!

WE DID IT! LOOKS LIKE WE MADE $3200.00 FOR SOAR.

I would like to thank everyone that participated in this match. Those that worked to make it a special day have my undying gratitude. Cathy and Michelle for doing stats. Not a job I want. Karen and Terry for managing the prize table. Tyrone for all the hard work on the range. Anthony, Bob, David, Daniel, George, Herb, Jeff, John Bryars, John Mitchell, Joe, Larry, Martin, Ralph for creating and running the stages during a miserable rainy day. A special thanks goes to all our donors for the great prize table. A special thanks to our stage sponsors, their donations allowed us to increase the size of the range, thereby making our event more successful.

Thank you to all our competitors that came for all around to help support our cause. I hope you each had a good time.

And on a lighter note!!!

Congratulations to George Blazier for winning the side match!!! The "OLD MAN" kicked Clint Upchurch's backside with a 2.57 second run. Clint's score was 2.71 These scores beat last yeas scores (I'll have to check last years file) by almost a second. Will verify later. And like Clint did last year, George donated the money back to the cause. He has bragging rights for a year.

2008 Side Match Champion - The Self Proclaimed "Old Man"

Helping Others

        This year we are supporting the SOAR Network. The SOAR (Supporting Others in Autism Recover) Network is a small newly formed foundation dedicated to helping families in Rutherford and Cleveland Counties.   SOAR works with other Autism foundations in other areas to get families the support they need. Support can be emotional, monetary, educational or any other way that helps releive the stresses brought on in the day to day dealings with autistic children.

SOAR offers support to families with autistic children in the following ways:

       1. Helping to pay for medical treatments or therapies

       2. Helping to pay for medications

       3. Helping to pay for special child care

       4. Offering emotional support, at meetings, on line, or by phone.

       5. Providing educational resources

       6.  Helping to pay for special equipment needed.

       Recently a Rutherford County family with an autistic child purchased a hyperbaric chamber with a partial grant from SOAR. This chamber is available for use by any child with a prescription from their doctor

         We as a group are not here to debate the issues of autism. There are many; diagnosis, treatment, causes, etc. After getting involved with creating the fund raiser, we have learned that almost everyone knows someone tht has been touched by autism.

         We just want to offer some form of help. A shooting match that allows our friends and fellow shooters the opportunity to get together and support a good cause seemed the way to go.

         Saturday's success says we made a good choice.

Prizes and Sponsors for our 2008 Match Are:

Complete Cleaning Supply Kits from KG Industries

Gift Certificate for Bar Sto Match Grade Barrell and Bushing - Shooters Choice

Gift Certificates for Cor-Bon Ammo

Gift Certificates from Precision Delta,

Starline Brass, KG Gun Refinishing

Extractors and T-Shirts from Strayer-Voight

Gun & lens cleaning materials from Otis Technology

Gun cleaning kits from Joe Potts

Billy Goes Hunting Books donated by Author Matthew Butler

Car cleaning Kit and Spot Light from Autozone

A variety of Range Bags, Gun Rugs, Gun Covers, etc.

More prizes coming - check back often for updates.

All Prizes will be by Random draw among all competitors!!!

Other things we support are:

Friends of NRA - Money raised at this banquet goes toward the promotion of hunting and shooting sports, safety and education. Banquets are held all over the nation. North Carolina holds 50 such banquets each year throughout the state. Half of the money we raise stays within the state for disbursment through grants. Last year we granted $186,000.00 to worthy projects within our state.

Toys for Tots - Our club and many of our club members on an individual basis support Toys For Tots each year.

NC Hunter Education Programs: Two of our members are certified hunter educators. Hunter Education is offered free of charge to any person wishing to take the class.

SIDE MATCH DETAILS

Gun and ammo will be provided in order to make match fair for all competitors and spectators that wish to participate.

Side match will be available to competitors and non-competitors. Gun to be used will be a Ruger 22 semi-auto. Cost to participate in Side Match will be $1.00 per try (1 ten round magazine). Lowest time for all six plates cleaned will be the winner. Ties will be broken with shoot-offs if all those tied are still on site. If not on site we will have a random drawing among those that are tied. Participants may try as often as they wish. Winner will split the Side Match Pot with the SOAR Foundation

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