WIAFF Update 1-22-14
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WWIA Local chapters start up in MO/KAN and New Jersey! WWIA is lucky enough to have great support in two new areas across the country. In the western New Jersey area, we have a group of people that are working to raise money to fund the mission of WWIA. Through our affiliation with Hudson Farm, we now have a new Chapter working the local area. Out on the border between Kansas and Missouri, we have the MO-KAN Chapter, an extremely vibrant Chapter with President Brian Roderick and new Associate Joe Knorr. They work together with a huge group of American Sportsmen and business owners in the area to provide a World Class experience each November. They host so many Heroes that they must break them down into teams in order to keep the Hero numbers in small groups. This event is so big, that they start working on the next year even before the current year is complete! We also have two extremely active areas in Wisconsin and Ohio - these are typically run by our Associates and host as many events as possible each year. Between the two states, we have more than a dozen events scheduled for 2014, due to the hard working efforts of these Associates and the people who assist them in their fundraising and hosting duties.
Amazon Smile Program:
Are you an Amazon Shopper? Are you interested in supporting WWIA just by shopping the way you always do? If so, you can sign up for the Amazon Smile program! Log into your regular amazon account. Search for Amazon Smile, and then select Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation as your charity of choice. Then, start each shopping session at http://smile.amazon.com. and .5% of qualifying purchases will be donated to us - you don't spend any extra! Rare Life Award:
Our Founder, John McDaniel, is being entered in a contest to show that he upholds the values and ideals of a "Rare Life." If he makes it through the first round, we will need your help! Please go to the Eagle Rare Website and vote for him! This will not start until after Jan 8th, so watch your inbox, and we will send you an email when you need to start voting!!! You can vote once every 24 hours, so be sure to come back again and again!! Stay Tuned for more on this soon.....
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Lacrosse, WI Speedway Racing: 5 - 8 Oct 2013  LaCrosse Speedway in Wisconsin: After a dinner with the race crew the previous evening, WWIA Associate Kelsey Smith and hero Doug Alderton participated as the pit crew for a day of practice and qualifying, then got to attend the actual race the next day - in the action - what a thrill! Many thanks to Host Ed Schell.
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Annual Muskie Fly Fishing Tournament
25 - 27 OCT 2013 The Muskie Fly Fishing World Championship was held in Hayward, Wisconsin and WWIA folks were hosted by Brad Bohen and Paul Strapon and stayed at the Treeland Resort. Sr Associate Mark Broda and Hero Tyson had an event not only filled with fishing, but lots of fun while being included in the Championship Events. After fishing on Day 1, they attended a Fish Fry, and a Charity Predator Fly Auction and Industry Night. They had more fishing on day 2 followed by an Awards Dinner and Annual Muskie Ball, had a huge breakfast on day 3 followed by a one day Muskie Challenge. If all that is not enough, they also got to go to WWIA's Camp Hackett for a night to reflect in the great wilderness of Northern WI before heading home.
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Bridge Creek Tennessee Trophy Hunt
15 - 18 NOV
Host Tom Van Dorselaer and Lodge Owner Jeff Molands welcome WWIA Senior Associate Tim Spence and Hero Dennis Leonard to the Second Bridge Creek Trophy Hunt on the Cumberland Plateau in
beautiful eastern Tennessee. Bridge Creek is an enclosed hunting space that is a
great venue for our Heroes
that need to use alternative options for mobility. Dennis was able to hunt using a track chair and had a great experience! Thanks to the folks at Bridge Creek for hosting again this year. WWIA looks forward to allowing another Hero to participate next year!
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MO/KAN Hunt (Missouri
and Kansas area)
21 NOV - 25 NOV 2013
 The 4th Annual Missouri-Kansas Ducks and Bucks Event was a resounding success! Thanks the the amazing efforts of Brain Roderick and his huge team of WWIA Supporters, the group of Heroes had the time of their lives, harvesting nine deer and 158 ducks! The fund raising efforts of the MO-KAN team resulted in a contribution of over $20k to the Foundation! Special thanks to the Missouri Department of Conservation, Napier Hunt Club, and to Dave Skaggs of Wildlife Memories Taxidermy. The fun cannot all be conveyed in this newsletter, but we have a link here that will take you to all the details and fun facts about the entire weekend. These folks really know how to show their support of America's Heroes! |