SK Guns Engraved NWTF 50th Anniversary gun set – J Pecora, MA
Bettinsoli Omega Steel Lite 20 GA – L. Schmit, WI
Winchester Safes Bandit 19 Safe – T Wenzlaff, WI
Silencer Central Banish 30 Suppressor J Kielbasa, WI
RCBS Reloading Press and Hodgdon 8lbs Powder Certificate - B Till, SC
RCBS Reloading Press and Hodgdon 8lbs Powder Certificate – L Hanneman, ND
Certificate for Ruger SR1911 – G Hernandez, UT
Certificate for GLOCK of winners choice - M Jennings, FL
Silencer Central Solo 22 Suppressor - B Develli, PA
Silencer Central Solo 22 Suppressor – S Stephenson, FL
Thank you to our generous donors SK Guns, Bettinsoli, Winchester Safes, Silencer Central, RCBS, Hodgdon Powders, RUGER, and GLOCK, for supporting our Forever Fund Raffle. Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets and congratulations to the winners.
Today marks the beginning of the giving season, with Giving Tuesday just one month away! A worldwide recognition of generosity, Giving Tuesday is an enormous opportunity to raise money for your favorite causes, with $3.1 billion being raised in the US last year alone.
While December 3rd is recognized as "Giving Tuesday", the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is raising money right now to ensure the future of youth shooting sports forever.
Donations to our Forever Fund Endowment, managed by the MidwayUSA Foundation are underway, with a goal to build our endowment to $25 Million. This amount will ensure the future of our youth development programs “Forever”. Our partners at the MidwayUSA Foundation are ready to match all donations, further leveraging your support towards the goal of guaranteeing the future of youth shooting sports.
Your leveraged support doesn't have to wait until Giving Tuesday! Consider donating to the Forever Fund today at https://bit.ly/SSSForever24
Every little bit helps! The small effort of sharing this link with fellow supporters of youth sports and the 2nd amendment will yield big results. You'd be surprised by who is willing to give a matched donation to this cause!
We also have a Forever Fund Raffle with great prizes donated by our industry sponsors Winchester Safes, GLOCK, Bettinsoli, Ruger, Hodgdon Powders, Silencer Central, RCBS, and SK Guns. Your local youth shooting sports team benefits from these raffle ticket sales, but if you do not have a team in your area to buy tickets from, you can get them here:
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is raising money to invest in our Forever Fund Endowment, managed by the MidwayUSA Foundation. Our goal is to build our endowment to $25 Million, an amount that ensures the future of our youth development programs “Forever”. Our partners at the MidwayUSA Foundation are ready to match all donations1:1, further leveraging your support towards the goal of guaranteeing the future of youth shooting sports.
People wishing to support this effort may make donations directly into our Forever Fund at https://bit.ly/SSSForever24 Every little bit helps! The small effort of sharing this link with fellow supporters of youth sports and the 2nd amendment will yield big results. You'd be surprised by who is willing to give a matched donation to this cause!
We also have a Forever Fund Raffle with great prizes donated by our industry sponsors Winchester Safes, GLOCK, Bettinsoli, Ruger, Hodgdon Powders, Silencer Central, RCBS, and SK Guns. Your local youth shooting sports team benefits from these raffle ticket sales, but if you do not have a team in your area to buy tickets from, you can get them here:
The 2023-2024 season for the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation's (SSSF) youth development programs has concluded with another record-breaking National Championship. Hosted at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, the annual youth shooting sports competition once again set the mark for the largest shoot in Cardinal Center history. Between the SSSF's clay target and action shooting youth programs, 40 states were represented at the National Championships, which saw over 3 million rounds safely fired without incident.
Action shooting sports participation continues to grow throughout the nation for young athletes and had a strong showing at the SSSF's Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) National Championship. Once again in 2024, the SASP broke the world record for the largest action shooting event in the world, all by youth athletes. With over 2,600 entries, athletes safely fired over 565,000 rounds of ammunition in competition without incident, along with side matches, sponsor demos, and practices tallying in additional hundreds of thousands of rounds. SCTP participation surged as well with over 3,100 athletes and over 9,000 event entries during the twelve-day event schedule. This marks the largest national championship the SCTP has ever conducted, with over 2 million White Flyer targets being thrown in competition, side matches, and practice.
Shooting sports continues to be a level-playing field where winning can be achieved without being the strongest athlete or the fastest runner. Athletes come from a wide range of backgrounds and some that do not find their place in traditional ball sports often find success in shooting sports. Athletes also find enormous success in youth shooting sports, regardless of gender. The SASP's National Championships saw 31% female participation, with many claiming high honors at the end of the event.
A staple of additional activities at SCTP Nationals is the Last Competitor Standing or "Annie Oakley" event. This massive scale elimination event saw well over 700 clay target athletes lined up across the length of two-dozen trap fields to determine who would come home with bragging rights and impressive prizes from SCTP sponsors. When narrowed down to the top male and female athlete, the two went head to head and Karly Turinske kept her mental game strong, claiming the title of Last Competitor Standing.
Karly Turinske, 2024 Last Competitor Standing Champion, receiving her Browning Maxus II
These youth also find the clear social benefit from the team-based environment the SSSF's two programs offer. The SASP and SCTP programs focus on team-based youth shooting sports as the catalyst for youth development into high-quality, responsible young adults. SCTP and SASP members benefit from a year-long season, with local, state, and regional events, culminating in the National Championship each July. As the largest youth shooting sports event in the world, the youth development programs hold industry-wide support, with many sponsors present on site to support the event such as GLOCK, Remington, Winchester, Browning, Kolar, Beretta, Ruger, and more.
Both programs serve as official youth feeders for the respective sports of USA Shooting. Athletes competing in the international disciplines of the SCTP and SASP often have Junior Olympic and Olympic goals in mind, with the youth feeding programs fostering those ambitions with additional opportunities. Currently at the Paris Olympics, are three active SASP athletes who are representing the USA along with SCTP alumni, most prominently Vincent Hancock, a now four-time Olympic Skeet Champion, four-time World Champion, 16-time World Cup medalist.
Vincent Hancock, pictured in 2015 during a coaching seminar for SCTP athletes
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is proud to announce the 2024 All Scholastic Team. The All Scholastic Team recognizes achievements of student athletes in the shooting sports for their accomplishments in the classroom, in their communities and on the range.
Team members are featured in the National Championship program book, are listed on the All Scholastic Team banner at the 2024 National Championships and are presented with a certificate and pin. Coaches will collect all certificates and pins for their team upon registering at the Central Events Building at Nationals.
As part of its commitment to youth development and advancement of its members, the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) announces the recipients of the newly established SSSF BRUNO BUTTI & MAE (DOMENICA CARERI) BUTTI SCHOLARSHIP FUND. Recipients are youth shooting sports athletes of the SSSF's Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program. Each recipient has been awarded $3000 each thanks to the incredible generosity of theButtifamily.
Scholarship Recipients: T. Schatzle, OH of the Ohio Steel Stingers A. Meggers, IA of the Steel Shooters of Traer A. Villafranca, TX of the South Texas Shooters C. Hurda, WI of the Boone-Hartford Hotshots D. Simpson, OH of Two 2 Shoot T. Thorson, WI of the Boyceville Bulldogs C. Mason, TX of the Aledo Clay Busters E. Huddleston, TN of Zion Shooting Sports M. Bush, NY of the Finger Lakes N. Crow, OH of Williamsburg
Since 2013, the SSSF has awarded over $818,000 in scholarship funds benefiting over 900 student athletes. To become a supporter of youth shooting sports athletes, please visit the SSSF:
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is proud to invite all qualified 2024 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) athletes to apply for the SSSF All Scholastic Team. The All Scholastic Team recognizes achievements of student athletes in the shooting sports for their accomplishments in the classroom, in their communities and on the range. Eligible athletes of all ages are invited to apply.
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to providing shooting-sports education and opportunities to school-age youths around the United States to encourage young athlete personal growth and development. Tax-ID number 20-8484121.
