Well its that time of year again for the annual B4K outdoor weekend, this year being held June 10-12, 2005 at Huron Pointe Sportsman Club (about an hour north of Detroit). This event is our largest fundraiser of the year to raise funds which allows terminally ill and life limited children to live their outdoor wishes! This is our 8th Annual event and for those of you who faithfully attend we thank you and will tell you that this year promises to be one of our biggest years yet! Lots of great auction and raffle items including trips, bows and archery equipment (traditional and modern), fishing, camping equipment, electronics, crafts, artwork, guns, jewelry and a whole lot more!!

For those who have never attended this event you have no idea what you are missing so make the time this year and come out and to see what all the talk is about! There are events for the entire family as well as events based primiarly around the kids. Activities include FREE camping all weekend long, a FREE pig roast Saturday night, Archery events, Shooting sports (shotguns, .22 cal. and Muzzeloader shooting, with certified safety instructions on hand), the World Greatest Campfire both nites, hear the stores of past and future wish kids first hand, and enjoy the weekend with great company and meet new firends. There will also be a chilli cookoff and a dessert cookoff on saturday so if you think yours is the best make it and enter it. Trophies awarded to the top 3 in each division for archery events as well as the chili and desert cookoffs!

We are all in it for the kids, so come help us help kids. For more information on items in the raffles and autions or on the shoot schedule go to www.b4k.org. Bring the family out for a wonderful weekend of fun.

We are also looking for target sponsors for this years event, which not only help the kids, but also help cover costs of new targets as they get worn out from being used all summer long at various events around the state. For more information on this or to become a target sponsor, be sure to check out the "Sponsor a Target" page at the bottom of the link below.

Hope to see you there! If anybody has any questions please contact me at the email listed below.

http://www.b4k.org/shootschedule.htm

Al Baggett
Vice-President, Benefit4Kids
[email protected]

I should be up there.... I'll have a couple of HNI shirts and hats to give out too.

This is a great shoot... I can't emphasize that enough. It's definitely worth the drive!!!

Tentitive schedule for the 8th Annual Outdoor Weekend.....

Friday June 10th:

1:00pm - Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
1:10pm - 1st Arrows shot
1:15pm - 3D Courses, Arena and Kids Ranges open
5:00pm - Complementary Spaghetti Dinner (in memory of Frank Mazzie)
7:00pm - Registration closes
9:00pm - Campfire

Saturday June 11th:

7:00am - Registration Opens, 3D Courses Open
7:00am to 10:00am - Pancake Breakfast (hosted by Huron Pointe Sportsmen Association Coyote Club)
9:00am - Family Arena and Kids Archery Ranges open
10:00 to 11:00am - MUCC's "Birds of Prey" presentation (in the clubhouse)
11:00am - 4:00pm: Kids Events
- Shotgun range open
- Muzzle Loader and .22 Shooting open (on the Rifle Range)
- Casting 101 (Near the Playground)
- Arrow Building (In the Pole Barn)
- Duck Hunting 101 (Near Playground)
- Wood Duck Painting (Pavilion)
1:00pm to 3:00pm - Dunk Tank (take your turn at dunking the "heckler" in the tank)
3:00pm - Setup for Chili and Desert Cook-off (in the clubhouse)
3:30pm - Judging of Chili and Desert contest
3:30pm to 5:30pm - Complementary Pig Roast and Chili dinner
5:00pm - Registration Closes
5:15pm - 21 Gun Salute in Memory of Frank Mazzie
5:45pm - Auction Begins
10:00pm - Worlds Greatest Campfire

Sunday June 12th:

7:00am - Registration and Walkthrough courses open
7:00am to 10:00am - Pancake Breakfast (hosted by Huron Pointe Sportsmen
Association Coyote Club)
9:00am - Family Arena and Kids Archery Ranges open
9:00am to 3:00pm - B4K sponsored #24 Legends Series Race car and trailer on display
(Get your child’s or husbands or wife’s picture sitting inside the
B4K sponsored #24 Legend Race Car. Driver Randy Gallagher
on hand as well to answer questions)
12:00pm to 1:00pm - Dunk Tank (take your turn at dunking the "heckler" in the tank)
2:30pm - Registration closed, all score cards must be returned for competition. All
raffles and silent auctions close.
3:00pm - Silent Auction Winners announced, Raffles drawn, Trophies Awarded.
3:30pm - B4K Elk Raffle Winner Drawn and Announced

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As promised plenty for everyone and all we promise is a GREAT TIME!!! Hope to see you there!

Al

This years Outdoor Weekend was much different than the past 7 as we took a different route with this years event and expanded it to more than just archery. We did this last year but really focused on this all weekend long this year with not only the different kids events, but also the various outdoor equipment up for auction with the various guns, fishing packages, camping packages, various trips, etc. Each kid that attended an event on Sunday also was entered into a special drawing in which a few kids won some really nice prizes such as a tent, fishing pole, and BB guns!!!

The weather may have turned many away but you should have ignored it, because I promise you we never got more than sprinkles Saturday night! While storms could be heard and seen all around us, we stayed dry all weekend and at any point could look up and almost see Frank and Amy pushing the stormes all around Huron Pointe and helping us out! Thank you guys!

Yes it was HOT and HUMID all weekend, but that didn't change the focus and purpose of those who attended. MANY special moments and memories are etched into my memory starting off with being asked to shoot one of the first 6 arrows to kick off the weekend on Friday. Along with me were Linda Gehringer, Lacey Mason, Mark Golden, Bethany Reifert, and Alex McIntosh. As people began to fill in for the weekend, I soon met up with some of those who traveled the furthest to help us and show their support for Benefit4Kids such as Barry from Arkansas (Papa Bear), Dale and Deb from OH, Jim and Gerry from Canada, Boo from CT, as well as many other local familiar faces.

The weekend didn't go perfect for some though as Dale decided to try the Wendy's "Finger In my chili" trick while cutting his finger pretty bad while preparing Saturday's feast! While a trip to the local hosipital was needed, many others stepped up including Dave and Terri Dalton as well as Dave Atherton, to finish the food on time, and boy was it ever delicious!!! We had plenty of food to feed 400 people, but with the low turnout, we were able to provide a nice piggy sandwhich lunch on Sunday! Soon after feasting Saturday, an emotional but much deserved 21 gun salute was done in Franks honor, and then we began our special auction which went very well, altough much like John, after a great deal of money was spent on trying to get a Dream arrow, it has eluded me again! Saturday ended with a another special log dedication around the fire.

While many people continue to thank me and tell me this wouldn't have gone off as well without me around, I have a hard time beleiving that. I just did what was needed to be done, and don't really feel I did anything special. Even with a low turnout, a whole lot less target sponsors, and a great deal of extra expenses this year, with your help we were able to Net just over $15,000 to help kids!!!! That is amazing and I never would have thought that would have been possible and didn't until last night when all the figures were added up!!!

Thank you everyone who came out to support B4K and enjoyed another great weekend while helping kids! I thank all those who traveled from other states and countries to help us! Without people like you who attend these events and support us, we wouldn't be able to do what we do!

Al Baggett
Vice-President Benefit4Kids