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Education Programs
The Paso Del Norte Chapter has a strong commitment to the mission of Safari Club International and also to the education of hunters, sportsmen, women, and especially youngsters, who are interested in the outdoors, hunting and shooting.
To help accomplish the goals of this Mission, the Paso Del Norte has been active in sending a local teacher to the American “Wilderness Leadership School” (web link). These workshops are held each summer at SCI facilities in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and also in Bryant Pond, Maine. Our chapter has sponsored 3 local teachers over the past three years of our involvement in the AWLS program. If a teacher is interested in being sponsored by our chapter, he or she can download the application form online. The application must be submitted to our chapter by April 1st. Teachers selected will be notified by mid-May, to allow time for making travel arrangements.
Other programs available through SCI include B.O.W. (Becoming an Outdoors Woman), the Student AWLS Program and the Hunter Apprentice Program.
If you are interested in learning more about these programs or other programs offered by SCI, view the links listed below or contact the Education committee chair of the Paso Del Norte Chapter (using the form below).
AWLS
AWLS Teacher Application 2008 (WY)
AWLS Teacher Application 2008 (ME)
AWLS Advanced Program (for Teachers) Application 2008 (MN)
BOW Program
Apprentice Hunter Program
Safari in a Box Program
Recent educational programs supported by Paso Del Norte Chapter:
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Yucca Boy Scout Council - $10,000 for our third installment towards a new shooting facility in Hillsboro, NM.
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Citizen Marksmanship Program Olympic School - $8,000 for “CMP” school being held here in El Paso June 16th – 18th for Olympic Air Rifle instruction to ten (10) high schools shooting teams representing Ysleta, Clint, El Paso and Socorro Independent School Districts. Dr. Bob Foth is a US Olympic silver medallist in precision air rifle instruction and will be the chief trainer. The event will be held at Ysleta High School and all members are urged to come and watch the class.
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Desert Valley 4-H Club - $1,500 to purchase clay birds and supplies for their new clay throwing machine housed at the El Paso Skeet and Trap Club for the 4-H and Youth shooters.
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Caitlin Barney - $1,230 – Caitlin ranked number six in the USA Junior Olympics and is busy trying to qualify for the US Olympics at the Kerrville, Texas Shooting Club. We are furnishing International grade shotgun ammunition for her practice rounds in conjunction with “Winchester Arms” who is furnishing Caitlin with her competition ammo. Caitlin was at our Banquet with her own raffle and raised $300 to help fund her shooting. She will tell you she has SCI stickers on her gun case and is proud to be associated with SCI and SCI Paso Del Norte Chapter.
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SCI American Wilderness Leadership School – $1,500 - Lillie McIntosh was selected to attend SCI’s world famous AWLS school in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for one week training from June 18th-24th. Lillie teaches 3rd grade at Roberts Elementary School in El Paso, Texas.
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SCI Apprentice Hunter Camp @ Indianhead Ranch in Del Rio, Texas – Matthew Palfinier and David Sanderson, both 13 years old, were selected by the Board to attend the SCI Indianhead Ranch camp from July 9th-15th. They will be instructed by Laurent Delagrange, who was selected Professional Hunter of the Year by SCI in 2005 at the National Convention in Reno, Nevada. Laurent is a good friend of SCI Paso Del Norte Chapter and has donated a hunt to our Chapter two years in a row. What an opportunity for the two young hunters.
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