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By Safari Club International on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Safari Club
International’s 41st Annual Hunters’ Convention once again
solidified its place as the premier worldwide hunting convention. The second
largest SCI convention held in Reno, Nevada earned near record donations from
SCI members and vendors, ensuring the organization’s mission of hunter and
hunting advocacy will continue around the world.
“Creating the world’s
largest convention dedicated to the hunter is always a challenge, yet our
convention has exceeded every expectation for Safari Club International,” said
SCI President John Whipple. “Every exhibitor and every SCI member made
incredible donations to our mission programs this year, which will protect
hunting for the next generation of sportsmen and women.”
“Hunters across all
continents understand SCI’s fight to improve hunters’ rights, and we’re the
sole organization improving wildlife conservation through sustainable use,”
added SCI Chief Executive Officer Phil DeLone. “We thank everyone who joined
SCI in Reno, and I look forward to seeing even more international hunters in Las
Vegas next year.”
Contributions made at the
2013 Hunters’ Convention include:
- $14.8 million for Hunter Advocacy and Wildlife
Conservation.
- More than$1.2 million for SCI Foundation’s Scientific
Lion Conservation Initiative.
- $235,600 for Safari Club International’s Political
Action Committee. (SCI-PAC)
- Nearly $100,000 for the Hunter Defense Fund, the first
Super-PAC representing hunters.
Notable Guests of the
2013 SCI Hunters’ Convention:
- General Chuck Yeager
- Larry and Brenda Potterfield, President, Midway USA
- Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice-President, National Rifle Association
- Olympic Gold Medalist Kim Rhode
- Olympic Medalist Corey Cogdell
- Movie Actor Ricky Schroder
- Jeff Crane, President, Congressional Sportsmen’s
Foundation
- Jim Shockey, Hunting Celebrity, Jim Shockey’s Hunting
Adventures
- Craig Boddington, Hunting Celebrity, Tracks Across
Africa
- Mike Rogers Jr., Hunting Celebrity, Expedition Safari Television
Political Officials in
Attendance:
- Former Vice-President Dick Cheney
- Governor Brian Sandoval, Nevada
- Former Governor Mike Huckabee, Arkansas
- Dean Heller, Senator, Nevada
- Don Young, Representative, Alaska
- Dr. Paul Broun, Representative, Georgia
- Cynthia Lummis, Representative, Wyoming
- John Kline, Representative, Minnesota
- Mike Thompson, Representative, California
- Austin Scott, Representative, Georgia
- Steve Stockman, Representative, Texas
Safari Club International’s 42nd Annual Hunters’
Convention will return to Las Vegas, Nev., February 5-8, 2014, at the Mandalay
Bay Resort and Casino.
Contact: Nelson Freeman - Media@safariclub.org
Becoming an SCI Member:
Joining Safari Club International is the best way to be an advocate for continuing our hunting heritage and supporting worldwide sustainable use conservation, wildlife education and humanitarian services. JOIN NOW: http://member.scifirstforhunters.org/join/.
Safari Club International - First For Hunters is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI's approximately 200 Chapters represent all 50 of the United States as well as 106other countries. SCI's proactive leadership in a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs, with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions and government agencies, empowers sportsmen to be contributing community members and participants in sound wildlife management and conservation. Visit the home page Safari Club International or call (520) 620-1220 for more information.
Becoming an SCI Member:
Joining Safari Club International is the best way to be an advocate for continuing our hunting heritage and supporting worldwide sustainable use conservation, wildlife education and humanitarian services. JOIN NOW: http://member.scifirstforhunters.org/join/.
Safari Club International - First For Hunters is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI's approximately 200 Chapters represent all 50 of the United States as well as 106other countries. SCI's proactive leadership in a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs, with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions and government agencies, empowers sportsmen to be contributing community members and participants in sound wildlife management and conservation. Visit the home page Safari Club International or call (520) 620-1220 for more information.