The Trailblazer Adventure Program, the outdoor youth program of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, will host its 1000th event on April 25. American Heritage Girls troop 4412 will host the private event at the Wes Walter’s Ranch in Jarrell, Texas.
Trailblazer was launched in 2001 by USSA in an effort to expose more youth to the outdoors by putting a fishing pole, bow and BB gun in the hands of every participant. Since then, the program has hosted 990 events with an average attendance of 131,956 people per year.
“The ability to hit this key milestone was made possible by forging partnerships with outdoor industry leaders like Cabela’s, NSSF and the Weatherby Foundation,” said USSA Director of Education, Frank Price.
The Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, NSSF, Weatherby Foundation and many others offer grants to the Trailblazer Adventure Program, which helps cover costs associated with hosting an event. By doing so, participants can attend the event free of charge.
“These outdoor leaders gave us the resources to provide hundreds of programs a year to youth and their families from coast to coast,” said Price. “Thanks to their generosity, Trailblazer and its volunteers will continue to provide a quality and safe initial outdoor experience to newcomers of the outdoors.”
For more information on the Trailblazer Adventure Program, visit www.sportsmensalliance.org/youth-programs.
About the USSA Foundation The USSA Foundation (USSAF) is a 501(c)3 organization that protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation. USSAF is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. USSAF works to educate the public on the vital role sportsmen play in wildlife conservation, and to reduce recruitment and retention barriers of hunters. Through programs such as the Trailblazer Adventure Program that introduces youth and their families to an outdoor lifestyle; the USSAF’s Sportsmen’s Legal Defense Fund, which represents sportsmen in lawsuits that affect our outdoor heritage and ensures that the sportsmen’s voice is heard above the rhetoric of the anti-hunting lobby; and the Families Afield program, which makes it easier for new hunters to enter the field, the USSA Foundation works to ensure that today’s outdoors heritage exists for tomorrow’s sportsmen.