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Connecticut Gun Rights Group Hosts Third Annual Family Picnic

Connecticut Citizens Defense League

Groton, CT --(Ammoland.com)- The Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL) will be hosting their annual Family Picnic for the third year in a row on Saturday, August 27th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

As in years past the event will be held at Boothe Memorial Park, located at 5800 Main Street on Putney in Stratford, CT.

The event is open to the public free of charge.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their families and carry firearms openly or concealed in celebration of our second amendment rights in the state of Connecticut.

The CCDL Family Picnic is held every year in order to help the public get to know the CCDL and their rights better, as well as to learn what the organization has been doing to protect those rights. Traditional picnic fare of hot dogs, hamburgers, salad, soda, and desserts will be served.

CCDL merchandise will be available for purchase, and there will be games and prizes with great gun oriented giveaways. Come help celebrate the continued success of the CCDL!

In accordance with best practices of firearm safety, this will be an alcohol free event and attendees are requested to keep any loaded firearms in holsters for the duration of the event. For more information visit http://www.ccdl.us.

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Yamaha Helps Raise $9,000 for Wish I Could Foundation of NE Louisiana
ATV Raffle has Helped Raise More Than $50,000 in Eight Years

2011 ATV Raffle Winner

Yamaha

CYPRESS, Calif. --(Ammoland.com)- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., donated a Grizzly 700 ATV to the Wish I Could of Northeast Louisiana, Inc. (WIC) foundation helping raise $9,230 for the charity at the annual Marengo Swamp Run in Hebert, La., on June 4.

The annual event, which raises money mainly through entry fees and private donations, helps fund the WIC mission of granting wishes of terminally ill children in Northeast Louisiana.

Yamaha has donated an ATV each of the past eight years helping to raise more than $50,000 – money that pays for the WIC annual kids’ Christmas party. The WIC Foundation has in total raised more than $400,000 in the same time to help make kids’ wishes come true.

“Yamaha is proud to support Wish I Could and its cause of helping terminally ill children,” said Mike Martinez, general manager of Yamaha’s ATV & SxS vehicle group. “Yamaha also congratulates Ricky Rollins for winning the Grizzly 700 ATV, and thanks everyone who purchased a $5 raffle ticket. That money goes directly to WIC and the kids.”

“The ATV raffle is the sole fundraiser for the Wish I Could annual Christmas Party,” said Wayne Moore, WIC president. “Each year the surviving children are given a gift of their choice from Santa because of the support we receive from Yamaha. We are proud to partner with and receive support from this wonderful corporation.”

More information about the WIC organization and the Marengo Swamp run is available here: www.wishicould.org/donate.html

About Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS), a leader in the motorsports market, makes the toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding product offerings also include motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines, accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of dealers in the United States.

Headquartered in Cypress, Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia, as well as factory operations in Tennessee and Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit www.yamaha-motor.com.

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