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USA’s Inaugural Provost Umphrey Texas Shoot and Get Youth Outdoors Day he Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) introduced a new sporting clays event to their robust roster of nationwide shoots with the launch of the Provost Umphrey Texas State Sporting Clays Shoot in April. Hosted by Provost Umphrey Law Firm, the inaugural event was held at One in One Hundred Gun Club in Lumberton, TX. There was a great turnout for a first-year event—65 attendees, including two youth and ten military service members, showed up for a beautiful day of shooting. Roofers and Waterproofers were represented by a team of Local 123, Dallas, TX, members, who won third place in C Class. In a fun twist, this was the first USA shoot that had a special flurry station where teams shot a flurry of targets to get bonus targets to add to their final score…everyone loved it!
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In conjunction with the shoot, the following day nearly 50 youth experienced the excitement of the shooting sports during USA’s Get Youth Outdoors Day, and Roofers Director of Market Development Gig Ritenour and his son Wes were there for the action. “The event was a great opportunity to get kids and their families outside after Covid-19 has had things locked down for a year and a half, and it was a chance for them to gain a better understanding of safe handling of firearms,” Ritenour said. The first Get Youth Outdoors Day was held in 2012 in conjunction with the 2nd Annual Roofers International Twin Cities Sporting Clays Shoot in Clear Lake, MN. The success of that event in introducing youth and their families to the outdoor sports has led to similar events across the country.
