Cypress, CA (12/14/2011)
- Honored American Veterans Afield hosted 150
disabled veterans and wounded active duty personnel
and their families (over 250 attendees) at HAVA's
4th Annual National Family Day at the National
Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday
November 12, 2011. The day of shooting, entertainment,
food, raffles and fellowship also featured exhibitions
by USA Shooting Team members Mark Weeks and
Haley Dunn. The event offered a unique 10 stage
3-gun competition format while still keeping
fun and safety at the forefront. Tremendous
industry volunteerism made this possible.
Numerous shooting sports companies contributed
prizes for the adult raffle which awarded over
$10,000 in prizes and hunts to these deserving
American heroes including firearms from Smith
& Wesson, Mossberg, Glock and Sig Sauer.
XS Sight Systems hosted an air soft course of
"fire" and a Kids Raffle which awarded
prizes to all of the youth attendees. Local
VFW District 20 served lunch and dinner for
the attendees and 200 local middle-school children
created personal thank-you notes to the troops
for their dedicated service. Since 2008, HAVA's
National Family Day has served over 600 Wounded
Warriors and family members and has become the
shooting sports industry's finest expression
of its appreciation of those who serve so valiantly.
"It is our privilege to represent the
industry in thanking those disabled veterans
and wounded active duty heroes and their families
who have given their full measure of commitment
to defend America's freedom," said HAVA
Chairman Tom Taylor. "National Family Day
has grown into a major event for the wounded
warrior families from Brook Army Medical Center,
numerous transition house facilities and Fort
Hood; and our attendance has tripled since the
initial event despite numerous other Veterans
Day and Marine Birthday festivities. Our focus
on support for the entire family is unique and
the sacrifice of spouses and kids is applauded.
We believe that getting the disabled and wounded
out on a hunt or to a shooting event is sound
therapy for those who are trying to rebuild
their lives and reinforce confidence in the
future despite personal challenges. Several
dozen shooting sports companies have joined
this effort and we solicit support from all
interested companies and volunteers."
About HAVA
HAVA is a 501(c)3 organization formed by companies
in the shooting and outdoor industry with the
purpose of raising awareness and further assisting
disabled veterans with their healing process
through guided hunts, shooting sports and other
outdoor sports activities. The sustaining sponsor
companies are NSSF, Smith & Wesson, Mossberg,
Yamaha Outdoors, Crimson Trace, Leupold &
Stevens, Surefire, Hornady, Ruger, XS Sight
Systems and FMG Publications among numerous
contributing companies. Those who would like
to learn more about the HAVA mission can do
so at www.honoredveterans.org
About Yamaha:
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS), a leader
in the motorsports market, makes the toughest,
most capable and versatile ATV and Side-by-Side
vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding
product offerings also include motorcycles,
outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles,
boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines,
accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products
are sold through a nationwide network of more
than 4,000 dealers in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress,
Calif., since its incorporation in 1977, YMUS
also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia,
as well as factory operations in Tennessee and
Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit
yamaha-motor.com.
www.yamaha-motor.com
Discuss
this in ATVriders.com Forum
