Columbia, MO – The MidwayUSA Foundation and Scholastic Shooting Trust, a public charity established by MidwayUSA founders Larry and Brenda Potterfield, has received a donation from Browning/Winchester in the amount of $76,585.04.
“Browning/Winchesters’ commitment to youth shooting is commendable and exciting ” says Dick Leeper, Executive Director of The MidwayUSA Foundation. “Their support will fund eight (8) more scholastic shooting teams raising the total teams we have been able to fund to over eleven hundred (1100). The leadership at Browning/Winchester has been fantastic to work with in developing programs to support scholastic shooting teams.”
The MidwayUSA Foundation works with shooting teams, conservation groups and the shooting industry to raise funds in support of high school and collegiate shooting programs. Each donation, such as the money received from Browning/Winchester, brings SST one step closer to achieving sustainable support for youth shooting programs.
“The shooting industry wants to get involved in youth shooting education,” says Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO, MidwayUSA. “Working together increases the likelihood of continued financial success for these teams.”
For more information about The MidwayUSA Foundation and Scholastic Shooting Trust, please visit www.scholasticshootingtrust.org or call 1-877-375-4570.
