Trap Shooting Team

PRESS RELEASE

April 2, 2008

Scholastic Clay Target Program Comes to the Carroll County Area

Carroll County Pheasants Forever Chapter will host an informational meeting for parents and students in grades 4 through 12, who are interested in participating in the national Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP). SCTP is a nationwide shooting competition that gives young adults the opportunity to compete in trap for state and national titles, plus college scholarships and prizes. Students from the Carroll County as well as the surrounding counties are invited to attend. Two meetings will be hosted for convenience of scheduling. You do not have to attend both meetings.

The meetings will be held at the Mississippi Flyway Sportsman Club in the club house. The club is located on the east side of Rt. 84, ½ mile south of 3 Mile Road in Thomson. Meeting dates are Sunday, April 20 at 10:00 A.M. and Wednesday, April 23, at 6:00 PM.

“There has been tremendous interest in the Scholastic Clay Target Program throughout Illinois and we are introducing the program to interested students and their parents here in the Carroll County area,” said Jim Wackerlin. “We are excited about the possibility of fielding a championship team from our local area and welcome those interested in learning more.”

The Scholastic Clay Target Program provides school-age young adults with the opportunity to showcase their competitive shooting skills and earn state and national recognition. The program is designed to instill in participants safe firearms handling, commitment, responsibility, leadership and teamwork.

The Scholastic Clay Target Program is a cooperative effort between the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry’s largest and most diverse trade association with 3.600 members, and the governing bodies for trapshooting, skeet shooting and sporting clays shooting, as well as the governing body for Olympic trap and International skeet – the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and USA Shooting (USAS), respectively.

Parents interested in learning more about the program in the Carroll County Area can contact Jim Wackerlin at 815-947-3247 or at jwackerlin@hotmail.com. For more information on the Scholastic Clay Target Program, visit www.nssf.org/SCTP or contact the National Shooting Sports Foundation at (203) 426-1320.

Submitted by: Jim Wackerlin Carroll County Pheasants Forever 580 S. Mapes Dr. Stockton, IL. 60185