Illinois Kicking Bear One-on-One/Helping a kid in need through archery

[Lady Forge]

We will be hosting a Kicking Bear One-on-One Camp in Fisher, Illinois on June 11-12,2004.

KICKING BEAR ONE-ON-ONE
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Kicking Bear One-on-One is a nationwide mentoring program developed by Bow Hunter Ray Howell. The program encourages our sportsmen and sportswomen to get involved with today's youth and become mentor's. The Campout and shoots are a great way for mentor's to introduce youth to the outdoors and the sport of archery. The program's target is towards helping children outside their immediate families, such as children from broken homes, in order to give them someone to look up to. Many of these children helped in the past would have never had the chance to experience the outdoors, archery and most of all hunting, had it not been for mentors who care. By encouraging our sportsmen and sportswomen to reach outside their immediate families and become mentors, we can really enlighten a young person and make a difference in his/her life, and the future of their family's life to come, as well as make a difference in the growth of our outdoor sports. This will be open to children from 5-15, but no child will be turned away.

We are looking to focus on disadvanteged children, underprivileged children and children from broken homes, or children that otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to be exposed to the outdoors, hunting or archery.

This will be a 2 day campout event/ if the child dosent want to stay the night they can go home at night and return in the morning.
This event will be completly free to all participants.
All meals will be provided for free.
Campout with bonfire and marshmallow roast and marshmallow fight.
Campfire stories, singalongs etc....
Hunting video viewing area.
Archery Safety Instruction.
The PSE Truck and Trailer will be present.
PSE Archery will be supplying all the bows and arrows for the children for free.
Novelty shoots, Ballons, apples on strings etc.
30 target 3D course for the kids to shoot.
This event will be telivised.
Nature Hike.
Ray Howell and Pro Staff Shooters will be present for archery shooting and instruction.
Hats and shirts for all the kids.
All children that participate will be awarded prizes.
Major prizes, such as bows,arrows,targets, etc, will be given away to adults bringing children from outside their own family.
Random Prize giveaway.

For more information on the Kicking Bear One-on-One Program go to
http://www.rayhowell.com/kicking_bear/kicking_bear.html

We would like to ask all archers and hunters to come on out and help us help the kids by becoming a mentor.

If you are interested in helping to sponsor this event we welcome your support.

For further information and times contact the following persons.
Frank Archey # 398-8430
Deborah Knoff #367-2542 knoffd@hotmail.com

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[Raymond van Halm]

I sure hope you suceed in this great idea.
The kids will love it!

[IL_BOW_MAN]

I might have to see about coming and helping you out lady. Fisher is about 40 miles away. Except that is my anniversary weekend!!

[Lady Forge]

Mitch ;
The 3D shooting for the kids will be on Saturday June 12, it would be great if you could make it, we also need ton's of help on Friday also.
Hope you can make it, we would love to have you there.

[IL_BOW_MAN]

Shoot me an email with anything you know about it.....please!!!

IL_Bow_Man@msn.com

When I check out the page, it sounded like I would have to bring somebody....and off the top of my head I can't think of any kids that would be able to go. But I am still thinking about it.

[Lady Forge]

Mitch;
I will shoot you an email.
But for clarification.
No you dont have to bring someone or a kid with you.
Its just a suggestion that will help if you bring a kid, but it is not required, nor will anyone frown on it if you dont bring a kid.
We will be very grateful to have you join us in helping the kids.
Helping a kid in need through archery
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