On September 22, the Prince George’s Trap and Skeet Center in Glenn Dale, Maryland, hosted the 9th Annual Benelli USA Invitational. This one-day sporting clays event brought in over 150 competitive shooters and included military veterans on the team rosters.
The purpose of the Benelli USA Invitational is to raise money for the Freedom Hunters military outreach program. And raise money it did. This year, the Invitational and the parallel online auction pulled in a generous $124,000 to help fund the ongoing Freedom Hunters initiative.
“The Invitational is a highlight of the year for all of us at Benelli,” said Benelli USA General Manager Tom DeBolt. “As a company that is committed to supporting wildlife and wild habitat conservation, we are equally invested in supporting the other side of the equation—nurturing the human element through outdoor and shooting sports participation. The Freedom Hunters mission perfectly aligns with those organizational goals, plus it places a special focus on the folks who have and do so much to ensure our freedoms. As a company that is nearly a quarter military-veteran-staffed, Benelli is honored to assist Freedom Hunters in giving back to the military community through life-altering outdoor adventures.”
Freedom Hunters is a 501(c) 3 organization that hosts a variety of outdoor adventures for wounded veterans, Gold Star families, and long-deployment service members and their families. The organization is funded through the charitable donations of outdoor and shooting sports industry members, as well as the support of individual hunting and shooting enthusiast through online auctions and private donations.
Benelli USA would like to thank all the sponsors and contributors to the 9th Annual Benelli USA Invitational who donated products and money in support of the Freedom Hunters mission. These include:
5.11, Action Targets, ALPS OutdoorZ, American Almond Beef, American Business Solutions, Ammo-up, Angler’s, Artist – Megan Allen, AVES/Trophy Adventures, Banded, Bear and Son Cutlery, Benelli Armi S.p.A., Bentley-Scott Marketing, Bob Hall LLC, Boker, Brantley Gilbert, Buck Knives, Burris Optics, Bushnell, Charles Jobes Decoys, Core Line Marketing, Covey Sales and Marketing, Crosman, Crossbreed Holsters, Dan Deuter, Decked, ESS, Expert Voice, Federal Cartridge Company, FeraDyne, Fiocchi, Flaskap, Franchi Italy, G H Nitzel, Inc. Mechanical Contractors, Garmin, GATR, Gray Loon Marketing Group, Green Top Sporting Goods, GSM Outdoors, Guns and Ammo, Harford Mutual, High Point Lodge, Honey Brake, Hornady, Horse Soldier, Jack Daniels, Jargon, Jarrett Logistics System, John DePalma, KCI Technology, Kershaw Knives, Kolpin, Kryptek, Lucky Duck, LWRCI, Mantis, Maverick Outfitters, MEAT!, Media Direct Creative, Meindl Boots , MGW, Mickey Thompson, MSP Design, Napa Valley Olive Oil, NSSF, Oakley, Owen J Brown, Pestilli and Assoc., Purina, RealTree, Resistol, Rob Roberts Custom Gun Works, Sellmark, Sig Sauer, Silver Stag, Solo Stove, Springfield Armory, Steiner, Stoeger Industries, Streamlight, Team One Network, Tetra, The Provider, The Sports Products, TideWater Inn, Tony Vandemore, Traeger Grills, Trijicon, True Timber, Vortex, Walther, Wiley X, Wingman Guide Services.
To learn more about Freedom Hunters and how you can help support this worthy cause, go to FreedomHunters.org. For more information on Benelli USA premium shotguns and centerfire hunting rifles, visit BenelliUSA.com.
