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Vista Outdoor Foundation Announces Fiscal Year 2023 Grant Partners
Company awards funding to 12 nonprofit organizations that represent a cross section of outdoor and recreational causes. ANOKA, Minn., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Vista Outdoor Foundation (the “Foundation”), the philanthropic partner of Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO), is pleased to announce that 12 nonprofit organizations were selected by its Board of Directors to receive grants as part of the Foundation’s second annual grant cycle. The 12 organizations include nine that were part of the inaugural grant cycle and three that are new for fiscal year 2023. They represent a cross section of organizations that promote conservation, encourage youth and veteran participation in outdoor sports, and work to improve…
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Sports foundation asks county for $1.5 million loan
Joe Schell, president of the Sussex Sports Center Foundation, asked Sussex County Council for a $1.5 million loan to support the capital campaign for the new Sandhill Fieldhouse during its Sept. 27 meeting. Plans are moving forward for the $7.5 million project, which includes a 42,000-square-foot indoor sports facility with two indoor sports fields and a multi-use sports court. The fieldhouse will provide space for youth soccer, lacrosse and field hockey, and indoor pickleball. Secondary uses will include basketball, volleyball and community events such as graduations, church services and fundraisers. Schell said the loan would be similar to one the county approved for the construction of the Sand Hill Fields…
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Boating Safety Has Improved Nationally Says Water Sports Foundation, Resulting in Fewer Incidents and Fatalities
U.S. Coast Guard reports boating safety figure improvements in 2021 despite historic growth in new boat ownership. WSF credits increased safety course enrollment. ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Coast Guard’s latest 2021 Recreational Boating Statistics Report revealed boating safety improved with a 15.4% drop in the fatality rate per 100,000 registered vessels since 2020 while incidents decreased by 15.7% to 4,439; total fatalities decreased by 14.2% to 658; and total injuries decreased by 17.2% to 2,641. (Photo Credit: The Water Sports Foundation) The Water Sports Foundation indicated boating safety has improved nationally, resulting in fewer incidents and fatalities. It credits increases in enrollment in boater safety courses.…
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10 Important Tips from the Water Sports Foundation to Keep Boaters Safe this Busy 2022 Boating Season
– Memorial Day is the Traditional Launch to Seasonal Boating Activity – ORLANDO, Fla., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — With a 35% increase in new boat ownership and 415,000 new boaters taking to the waterways since 2020, boating participation will reach historic levels of participation this summer, says Water Sports Foundation Executive Director Jim Emmons. With the Memorial Day holiday traditionally serving as the kick-off to summer boating activity, Emmons says the Water Sports Foundation is taking a pro-active approach to promoting safe boating strategies prior to the busy season. Memorial Day is the traditional launch to seasonal boating activity in the United States each year. Boating participation will reach…
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Water Sports Foundation inaugural safety outreach exceeds expectations
A national public relations campaign by the nonprofit Water Sports Foundation has far exceeded preliminary expectations, generating more than 600 million positive boating safety media impressions over a five-month period, from April – August 2021. Designed as a proof-of-concept project funded by a modest nonprofit grant of $89,000 from the U.S. Coast Guard, the Water Sports Foundation’s PR campaign delivered a whopping 490 news stories promoting boating safety and 601,140,419 earned media impressions —nearly 10 times its initial goal of 65 million. The campaign’s widespread coverage included media appearances and interviews on television stations including two live segments on The Weather Channel on the Fourth of July, along with dozens…
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Sonora Area Foundation Grants $1.5 Million To Build Youth Sports Complex
Youth Sports Foundation Youth Sports Foundation of Tuolumne County (YSF) is excited to announce that the Sonora Area Foundation has granted $1.5 million to YSF to support building a multi-sport facility complex for the youth of Tuolumne County. Brandon Meyer, President of the YSF, was Friday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”. “Sonora Area Foundation’s award will allow YSF to match donations, accelerating us towards our project need of $3,000,000” said Meyer. The yet-to-be named facility is planned to offer a full-size soccer field, a youth soccer field with artificial turf, four pickleball courts, two sand volleyball courts, batting cages, a 20,000 square foot open-air sports pavilion, and a 1.5…
