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Each year since 2000, the National 4-H Shooting Sports
Program has hosted a national competitive event which serves as one of a number
of important educational methods to engage youth in 4-H Shooting Sports
programs. These programs have as their mission teaching the safe and
responsible use of firearms, the principles of hunting and archery within the
educational structure of conservation, natural resources, and wildlife
stewardship. This mission is accomplished through program activities providing
young people with opportunities to develop life skills, self-worth, and
conservation ethics.
The National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational, has
been hosted by a variety of states since it was first conducted in Texas in
2000. Since 2002, the National 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation was the
sponsoring organization for this event. With the dissolution of the National
4?H Shooting Sports Foundation in September 2007, the National 4-H Shooting
Sports Program is continuing to transition to ensure program accountability,
fiscal responsibility, safety, and responsiveness to the system.
As the
first part of a phased-in transition to move the National 4-H Shooting Sports
Program under the oversight and responsibility of a Land Grant University, the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension has agreed to provide leadership for
the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational for 2008 and 2009. Nebraska State
4-H Program Leader and Associate Dean of Extension, Beth Birnstihl, will
provide general oversight and Steve Pritchard, Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports
Coordinator will serve as first point of contact and will lead the coordination
and implementation of the event. You and your state 4-H Shooting Sports contact
person will see correspondence from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Extension 4-H program in the near future regarding details intended for your
state participants. Steve Pritchard can be reached at (402) 395-2158 or (308)
536-2691 for further information.
On behalf of National 4-H
Headquarters, the National 4-H Shooting Sports Program Committee, and 4-H
Shooting Sports program participants, we would like to thank the faculty,
staff, and volunteers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension system
for taking the leadership role in this event. We are confident that your 4-H
Shooting Sports teams will experience a terrific event in Grand Island,
Nebraska this June. |
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