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2018 Vision 20/20 Final Results

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A big thanks goes out to all of the teams and donors who participated in the 2018 Vision 20/20 campaign! With your help we have raised $259,588!!

Total impact for the campaign amounts to almost $130,000 in cash grants going to Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting Program teams along with over $350,000 in MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment account benefit!

Congratulations to the teams that worked hard to compete in our team endowment bonus fund competitions. There were two team competitions with $30,000 each in MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding up for grabs as follows:

  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.
Top team in each category receives $10,000, 2nd gets $8,000, 3rd gets $5,000, 4th gets, $3,000, 5th gets $2,500 and 6th receives $1,500.

Here are the final team standings for each competition:

Most Dollars Raised

Team NameStateTeam IDTotal Donations
Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting ClubOhio614$54,321.00
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona1070$31,843.00
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap TeamIowa54$22,500.00
Waterford Wolverine Shooting TeamWisconsin1254$22,305.00
Ballard Clay BombersIowa172$16,505.00
North Scott Trap TeamIowa119$16,104.00

Most Unique Donors

Team NameStateTeam IDUnique Donors
Waterford Wolverine Shooting TeamWisconsin1254142
Central Arizona Target ShootersArizona64688
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona107087
Ballard Clay BombersIowa17277
Williams County Target BustersOhio127660
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap TeamIowa5455
Thanks again to all of the teams who participated and to the generous donors who supported them! If you did not participate in 2018, make plans to participate in the 2019 campaign starting in October.

Deadline Approaching for Colonel D.D. Behrens Athlete Endowment Grant Applications

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2019 Athlete Endowment Deadline – January 31, 2019

In 2005 the Athlete Endowment Fund was established by Colonel D.D. Behrens with the intention of awarding grants to shooting sport athletes to help offset the cost of competitions, equipment, ammunition, travel and training in hopes of maintaining USA Shooting’s competitive excellence well into the future. The goal of the endowment is to build a strong foundation of USA Shooting athletes by assisting with development of their shooting skills needed to become high-level competitors and Olympians.

Learn more and view applications materials at the USA Shooting website…

Congratulations to the SCTP National Raffle Winner!

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Congratulations to Wayne Werner, from Schaller, Iowa who won a Kolar Low Max over/under Shotgun in the 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Raffle.

Wayne’s purchased his ticket, one of approximately 8,000 tickets sold by 65-70 SCTP teams across the country from his grandson Allen, an SCTP Trap Team member.

Our special thanks to Kolar Arms and all of our SCTP teams that worked so hard to sell this year’s raffle tickets.

SSSF Donates Nearly $500,000 to MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Accounts

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The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) recently donated $480,281 to Team Endowment Accounts at the MidwayUSA Foundation. Teams earned funds by raising money through the SSSF’s Vision 20/20 fundraising campaign, SCTP and SASP national fundraisers and by placing in SCTP/SASP national events. These donations have benefited 97 teams participating in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) and Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) across 25 different states.

Since 2014 the SSSF has donated over $6.5 million to benefit 642 SCTP and SASP team endowment accounts across 45 states at the MidwayUSA Foundation.

The SSSF provides SCTP and SASP member-teams the opportunity to earn MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Account funds by participating in SCTP and SASP fundraising activities benefiting local shooting sports communities and through placements in SSSF-sponsored competitions . Please contact the SSSF for more information on how your shooting team can earn team endowment funding for their account at the MidwayUSA Foundation.

The Team Endowment Program at the MidwayUSA Foundation gives a community the ability to financially support a competitive youth shooting sports program or financially assist in the start-up of a new youth shooting sports program. The team can then request a grant of up to 5% of their endowment account balance once each year, in either December or June, to pay for team expenses. For more information about how the MidwayUSA Foundation is changing the future of youth shooting sports, please visit midwayusafoundation.org or call 1-877-375-4570.

2018 SCTP Nationals Rebroadcast on Shooting USA Sports Television

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The Scholastic Clay Target Program’s 2018 National Competition from the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio will be the featured story on the Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 Shooting USA Sports Television broadcast at 8:00 PM Central on the Outdoor Channel. The episode will be re-broadcast once more in 2019. Check the current airing schedule at www.ShootingUSA.com for upcoming shows.

This year’s SCTP Nationals featured over 5,600 registrations by 2,256 athletes between 9 years of age and college from 26 states across the country.  Overall attendance including siblings, parents, and guests exceeded 10,000 making this year’s SCTP Nationals the largest SCTP event in our history.

Tom Wondrash, National Director of the Scholastic Clay Target Program was thrilled with this years competition. “ This years national event featured some of our closest team competitions and the energy and enthusiasm was “off the charts”.

The 2019 SCTP Nationals are scheduled for July 13-20 at The Cardinal Shooting Center.

Three weeks left for Vision 20/20! Team competitions close!

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With just three weeks to go, the 2018 SSSF Vision 20/20 campaign team competitions for $60,000 in BONUS MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding continue to be close. Tax-deductible donations in any amount can help determine which teams receive bonus funding so donate to your favorite team today and tell others to do the same!

There are two team competitions that continue through 12/31/18 with $30,000 each in MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding up for grabs as follows:

  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.

Here are the current team standings for each competition:

Most Dollars Raised

Team NameStateSSSF Team IDTotal Donations
Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting ClubOhio614$54,321.00
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona1070$31,370.00
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap TeamIowa54$20,530.00
Waterford Wolverine Shooting TeamWisconsin1254$20,325.00
Ballard Clay BombersIowa172$13,485.00
Williams County Target BustersOhio1276$11,660.00

Most Unique Donors

Team NameStateSSSF Team IDUnique Donors
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona107033
North Scott Trap TeamIowa11924
Williams County Target BustersOhio127620
Ballard Clay BombersIowa17217
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap TeamIowa5411
Manitowoc Gun Club BirdbustersWisconsin92511

The 2018 SSSF Vision 20/20 campaign fundraising goal has been exceeded with over $230,000 raised! While SSSF match funding has been exhausted, there is still $60,000 up for grabs in BONUS MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding for team donations received before January 1st! Every donation counts!


Visit our Vision 20/20 page for more information, to learn how to make a tax-deductible donation to your favorite team or how to get your team started in the campaign!

Get the Last SSSF Match Funding through Vision 20/20

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The 2018 SSSF Vision 20/20 campaign fundraising goal is in sight! Get in on the last of the SSSF provided match funding while it lasts and support your team cash needs now and in the future!

SSSF match funding will be available until we meet our $175,000 fundraising goal and the team competitions for $60,000 of additional, bonus MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding continue through December 31!

  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.

Current standings for each competition are as follows:

Most Dollars Raised

Team NameStateSSSF Team IDTotal Donations
Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting ClubOhio614$54,321.00
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona1070$30,385.00
Ballard Clay BombersIowa172$12,800.00
North Scott Trap TeamIowa119$10,545.00
Williams County Target BustersOhio1276$10,010.00
Gateway ClaybustersMissouri789$10,000.00
Union Grove Broncos Shooting ClubWisconsin1216$10,000.00

Most Unique Donors

Team NameStateSSSF Team IDNumber of Donors
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona107020
North Scott Trap TeamIowa11910
Manitowoc Gun Club BirdbustersWisconsin9259
Rhinelander High School Trap TeamWisconsin21666
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap TeamIowa546
University of Arizona WildGatsArizona16924
Ballard Clay BombersIowa1724


Visit our Vision 20/20 page to learn how to make a tax-deductible donation to your favorite team or how to get your team started in the campaign!

Support Your Local Shooting Team on Giving Tuesday!

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Support your local shooting team on #GivingTuesday by making a tax-deductible donation to the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation’s Vision 20/20 campaign! Your donation on #GivingTuesday will support the immediate, cash needs of your favorite team AND will grow the team’s endowment account at the MidwayUSA Foundation! Teams also have the chance to earn up to $20,000 in BONUS team endowment funding based on the number of donors and the total amount of donations received before year end. Every donation counts!

All donations support your favorite team and all donors contributing $100 or more will receive this Browning 2-knife set

Lookup your favorite team here and make a tax-deductible donation on #GivingTuesday!

About #GivingTuesday
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Occurring this year on November 27, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.

Vision 20/20 Reaches Halfway Point

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The 2018 SSSF Vision 20/20 campaign is approaching the halfway point and many teams are taking advantage of this great opportunity to provide immediate cash needs for next season and future support via MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment account growth! The campaign runs through December 31, 2018.

SSSF match funding will be available until we meet our $175,000 fundraising goal and teams are competing for $60,000 of additional, bonus team endowment funding through two competitions:

  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.

Current standings for each competition are as follows:

Most Dollars Raised

Team NameStateSSSF Team IDTotal Donations
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona1070$30,270.00
Ballard Clay BombersIowa172$12,500.00
Williams County Target BustersOhio1276$10,010.00
Gateway ClaybustersMissouri789$10,000.00
Union Grove Broncos Shooting ClubWisconsin1216$10,000.00
Rhinelander High School Trap TeamWisconsin2166$6,050.00

Most Unique Donors

Team NameStateSSSF Team IDNumber of Donors
North Scott Trap TeamIowa1196
Rhinelander High School Trap TeamWisconsin21665
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona10703
Manitowoc Gun Club BirdbustersWisconsin9252
University of Arizona WildGatsArizona16922
Williams County Target BustersOhio12762

Visit our Vision 20/20 page to learn how to make a tax-deductible donation to your favorite team or how to get your team started in the campaign!

Scholastic Clay Target Program and USA Shooting announce 2019 dates

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The SCTP and USA Shooting would like to announce dates for next seasons events including the Junior Olympic Development Camp and the SCTP International National Championships!

The SCTP’s JODC will be held from May 21st – May 27 for interested coaches and from May 23rd – May 27th for chosen athletes! Up to 10 SCTP coaches wanting to learn more about coaching the International disciplines of International Skeet and Bunker Trap along with 24 lucky athletes will be invited to stay at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. and learn from the nation’s top coaches and team USA members! Applications will be available about February 1st.

Also, the dates for the SCTP International National Championships will be held from July 22 – July 27, 2019. July 22/23 will be open training, July 24/25 will be set for International Skeet Competition and July 26/27 will be slated for the Bunker Trap competition with an awards banquet to follow on the evening of the 27th at a location to be determined. The top placing athletes in Trap and Skeet will be chosen to be members of the SCTP’s National Team coached by Terri DeWitt!

“We appreciate all the folks at USA Shooting for working hard with us to get these dates set for the 2019 season” said SCTP National Director, Tom Wondrash. “This will give families, athletes and coaches plenty of time to make plans for attending these great events and learning more about the International disciplines. Opportunities like these are what the SCTP is all about!”

These opportunities are available exclusively to members in good standing with the Scholastic Clay Target Program. If you are interested in becoming a member or starting a team with the SCTP, please contact SCTP National Director, Tom Wondrash to learn more at twondrash@sssfonline.com

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