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On April 12, 2008 we held our Annual Fundraising Banquet at the Roselawn Banquet Hall in New York Mills, New York. It was attended by over 370 people, making it our second sold out crowd in the last 2 years! The evening was highlighted by a couple presentations. We presented a Fly-fishing trip in Idaho to Tracy Breckheimer. Tracy is afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis. Her friend, Vicky Lane, approached us to see if we could help make a wish of Tracy’s come true. Tracy wanted to fly fish out west before she was unable to because of her affliction. We were able to set up the trip for her. She and Vicky will be spending 2 days fishing the St. Joe’s River in Idaho with ROW Fishing Adventures. They will be staying at Red Horse Mountain Ranch and the Holiday Inn Express in Coueur D’Alene, Idaho. The second presentation was a motor driven fishing reel for Rich Wisowaty who suffered a debilitating stroke making it nearly impossible for him to continue to fish with his good friend Frank Squadrito. Frank told us of Rich’s disability. He explained the Rich was extremely avid fisherman and now because of his stroke, was unable to enjoy his favorite sport with his friends. SHOTS Inc., with the help of “All Season Sports” was able to purchase the motor driven reel for Rich. He will once again be able to enjoy the sport he loves with his good friend Frank. There were other’s that spoke about projects and programs the SHOTS has supported over the past year. They included Melissa bailey of the NYS Department of Environmental conservation and Mike Hageman show runs a BB gun shooting club. Melissa spoke about the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) which we have purchased over $13,000 in archery equipment for local schools. Mike Hageman told of the BB gun program and its efforts to promote safe gun handling and the sport of shooting. We have supported the BB gun clubs program as a great opportunity for the young people of the area. We would like to thanks all our Sponsors, banquet attendees and supporters for all they do for us so that we can provide positive opportunities for others. WE are working on our projects and programs for this year. It is our sincere hope that everyone that supports us is proud of the projects and programs they make possible for us to provide. We hope to see you throughout the year at our booth at one of the events we attend. |