“Golf with a Shotgun” is
a Blast for Boy Scouts
Rip Van Winkle Council Holds Sporting Clays Tournament to Benefit Scouting
The Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts has announced its seventh annual Sporting Clays for Scouting tournament will be held Friday, September 25th at the prestigious Orvis Sandanona Shooting Grounds in Millbrook, NY. This action-packed fundraising event will serve to support more than 2,000 area youth active in the council’s Scouting programs and is generously underwritten by UBS Financial Services of Albany.
Sporting clays has been described as “golf with a shotgun,” where clay targets are thrown in a variety of trajectories, speeds and elevations. “But you do not have to be an experienced shooter or even own a shotgun to participate in this event- it is for shooters and non-shooters alike,” said Scout Executive, Ray Braun. “Orvis instructors will be available at the shooting stations to assist novices and shotguns can be shared by teams, or rented at Orvis Sandanona,” noted Braun.
The Orvis Sandanona course is the oldest permitted shooting club in the country and was listed in Esquire magazine as one of the top ten courses in the United States. The cost of the tournament is $250 and participants will be served breakfast and lunch, and receive shells for the course. Scoring will be conducted using the Modified Lewis Class System, with prizes awarded for different skill levels. There will also be raffle drawings and numerous other prizes awarded.
All proceeds from the tournament will be used to directly support youth and Scouting programs in the Hudson Valley. The Rip Van Winkle Council provides leadership development programs for more than 2,000 area boys and girls through its Scouting and Explorer programs in Ulster and Greene counties. The council also provides year-round camping opportunities for Scouts and other community groups at Camp Tri-Mount, its 480-acre camping facility in East Jewett, NY.
For further information or to reserve a place in the tournament, contact the Council Scout office by phone at (845) 339-0846; by email at rabraun@bsa.org; or visit the council’s website at: www.rvwbsa.org.
