The Wilmot Shooting Club has received grant funds from the MidwayUSA Foundation, a public charity working to provide financial support to youth shooting teams through its Team Endowment Account Program. The grant money will help pay for team expenses, such as ammunition, targets, entry fees, travel and more.
Grants totaling over $1.4 million were sent to 475 youth shooting teams in this most recent grant cycle. Teams are eligible to apply for a grant once per year and can grow their Team Endowment Account through soliciting private donations, which are matched 1:1, earnings, and conducting fundraisers. The MidwayUSA Foundation also offer items to active teams to use as fundraisers, such as unique firearms, optics, and knives. Over 2,000 shooting teams across the country have money in their Team Endowment Account.
The Wilmot Shooting Club competes in the Southeast Wisconsin SCTP Trapshooting Conference and includes athletes ranging from the third grade through college. Our 2014 team had 82 athletes ranging from 4th grade to high school. In 2014 some of the team’s highlights included awards at their National Tournament for 1st place Female HOA Rimfire, 5th place Female Varsity and 5th place High School trap squad; took 3rd place High-Overall for the State of Wisconsin; 9 Wilmot athletes were named to the all-conference team; 2 Wilmot athletes were awarded shooting scholarships to continue at the collegiate level.
All athletes must demonstrate proper firearm safety, good sportsmanship and maintain academic eligibility to participate.
