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Great Fall Giveaway Winners Announced!
Parks & Rec Business and Camp Business magazines are proud to announce the winners of the Great Fall Giveaway!
PAC Bow Archery, USA Archery, Pilot Rock, and Blick Arts & Crafts sponsored the giveaway with four prizes worth more than $10,000. All parks and recreation departments, summer camps, and school districts in the United States had a chance to enter and win any one of the prizes.
PAC Bow Archery—Super Butt Target 5 Pack w/Shed Assemblies
Nicole Burton won a PAC bow archery set with shed assemblies–a $3,000 value. Burton is the recreation coordinator for the city of Mesquite in Nevada. She and the city will receive a "Super" solid core, one-piece target unit, with 12 7-inch targets on one side, and four 14-inch targets on the opposite side. The prize includes a Target Shed to help shield it from the outdoor elements.
Burton says the set will be used in their Hunter Safety Education Program and will greatly add to the “hands-on training” that is offered in the program.
USA Archery—Archery Program Kit
Charlee Glenn, Environmental Education Programs Manager at the Fayette Environmental Education Center in Georgia has won the Archery Program Kit which includes everything you need to start an archery program: five Morrell targets, 12 bows, 60 arrows, finger tabs, arm guards, arrow safety netting, maintenance and repair kit, bow rack, instructor certification, Explore Archery: An Instructor’s Guide to Beginner Archery Programs, posters, and more. The kit—valued at $5,500—aims to introduce beginners to archery safely and effectively.
“We had plans to start an archery program … but time, money, and resources became a hurdle that forced us to put those dreams on a backburner,” Glenn says. “In winning this kit, we will be able to implement archery into our WILD Summer Camp program this year!”
Pilot Rock—Campsite Essentials Package
Laura Jasso, Event Coordinator for the city of Portland, Texas, has won a Campsite Essentials Package from Pilot Rock. The set—which includes a charcoal grill, steel-frame picnic table, campfire ring with cooking grate and a trash receptacle—is valued at $1,500.
Jasso says the items will be used at a pavilion that is used by many for playing basketball and participating in exercises classes as well as the location for the city’s Summer Concert Series.
Blick Arts & Crafts—Art Room Favorites Kit
Regina Granados, the Head Children’s Leader for Gro Nature Preschool in Haymarket, Va., won the Blick Arts & Crafts Lesson Plan Kit. The Art Room Favorites Kit prize, a $500 value, is geared for a wide variety of age and skill levels with the goal of supporting those "light bulb" moments when ideas ignite and creative juices start to flow.
Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to everyone who participated!
Grant Awarded To Camp Periwinkle
The Houston Texans, ConocoPhillips, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages and Ashley awarded $400,000 through the Inspire Change Grant Fund to 15 local nonprofits and educational programs working to make a difference. The grant was created in 2021 to aid programs, seed projects, and create partnerships that support social justice and racial equity efforts. The Periwinkle Foundation was one of 14 organizations selected to receive $15,000. The funds will be used to support the provision of incidentals including clothing, bedding, and towels for Camp Periwinkle campers in 2023. Camp Periwinkle is a week-long summer camp for children from Texas Children's ages 7-15 with cancer and their siblings.
Head Rush Technologies Announces New UK Office
Louisville, Colo.—Head Rush Technologies (Head Rush), a provider in the engineering, manufacturing, and distribution of climbing and adventure equipment, is launching a new branch in Sheffield, England—a major hub for rock climbing and mountaineering in the United Kingdom.
Head Rush UK will be led by longtime climbing industry professional, Nate McMullan. Since 2004, McMullan has worked as the Managing Director of Climbing Wall Services, a provider of climbing wall safety inspections, construction, and equipment distribution headquartered in Sheffield. McMullan is also an extremely qualified climbing instructor, a founding member of the Route Setting Association, and currently serves as the chair of the Association of British Climbing Walls’ Technical Committee.