Beech Tree News Network

The Butler County 4-H Shooting Sports program was awarded $500.00 in a grant from the Topeka based Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.  This money will be used to help purchase equipment and supplies needed for our 4-H Shooting Sports youth.  The Butler County 4-H Shooting Sports program is designed for any youth, ages 9-19, to focus on fostering life skills and positive youth development through healthy competition, service, leadership and education. 

Kentucky 4-H believes that all youth should have opportunities for positive youth development in our four guiding concepts:  mastery, belonging, independence, and generosity. This program fosters mastery by learning firearm safety and marksmanship, belonging by taking part in club and community activities, independence by demonstrating responsible firearm use, and generosity by participating in community service and outreach projects.

Justin Corbet was a young man, whose life was tragically cut short, who truly loved the great outdoors and shooting sports.  The Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) corporation, is dedicated to his memory and is committed to providing leadership, support and financial assistance to qualified programs and individuals dedicated to providing family-oriented hunting, shooting and educational activities to youth, women and persons with disabilities.  Over 1,550 young people will benefit from the assistance this year.

The Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation was established in late 2005 by family friends and associates who share Justin’s love of the out-of-doors and a willingness to help others with the experience.  To date, the Foundation has awarded over $205,000 to qualified organizations.

To learn more about the Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation, please visit their website at http://www.justincorbetfoundation.com .

For more information, contact the Butler County Extension Office at 270-526-3767.

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Educational programs of Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability.

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By Lloyd G Saylor, Butler County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development