NSSF Bulletpoints
COLT SHOWS STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT . . . Colt Companies presented a $47,328.88 contribution to the United Way Community Campaign at their West Hartford, Conn., offices on Thursday. The money was a joint contribution of Colt Defense, Colt’s Manufacturing Co. and UAW Local 376, which represents union employees at Colt. Accepting the donation on behalf of the campaign was Susan Dunn (second from left), president and CEO of the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, based in Hartford. Colt personnel from left are Mike Magouirk, Jerry Deveau, Henrietta Green, Michael Holmes, Deneen Silvers, Jeffrey Bifolck and Martin Sholes.
PHEASANT CHAPTER HOSTS HUNT FOR COMBAT VETERANS . . . With the encouragement of her stepfather, an army veteran himself, 18-year-old Mackenzie Nix put together a nearly year-long project to bring combat-tested veterans to her hometown of Garden City for a weekend of pheasant hunting. This was her project for the community service requirement for high school graduation. It became a communitywide effort, during which more than 70 companies and individuals donated thousands of dollars in time, supplies and products to bring 12 Ft. Riley soldiers and their families to the area. Nix says she just wanted to say thank you to the many soldiers who risk their lives and sacrifice so much to serve the country.
NOMINATE A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED YOUNG PERSON FOR A DREAM HUNT . . . Bullet Points recently reported on a dream hunt 13-year-old cancer-stricken Brittany Zebrasky won as part of the Ruffed Grouse Society’s (RGS) Under Broken Wings (UBW) program. now RGS is asking the industry and the general public to submit the name of qualified candidate to be considered for future UBW hunts. The UBW board seeks a physically challenged young person and invites that person, along with his or her family, to the RGS National Grouse and Woodcock Hunt, sponsored by the Grand Rapids, Minn., chapter.