Shooting Star Chairs Third Annual Trap Shoot To Benefit Our Veterans
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 12:55 PMShooting Star, Julie Ingram, Chairs Third Annual Trap Shoot To Benefit Our Veterans
Shooting Star, Julie Ingram, Chairs Third Annual Trap Shoot To Benefit Our Veterans
Patriot's Path Foundation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --(Ammoland.com)- LongShot Recording Artist Julie Ingram lent her time, talents and a helping hand to chair the 3rd Annual Julie Ingram Open /Invitational “Pull For Our Heroes” Trap Shoot.
Hosted by the Arlington/Fairfax Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America in Centreville, VA, the outing was held in recognition of the 9/11 10th Anniversary and benefited the Patriots Path Foundation.
Through Ingram’s affiliation with the NRA (she is a lifetime member), Julie, who has also been an active participant in the Charlton Heston Celebrity Shoot for many years, segued her excitement to elevate the “Pull For Our Heroes” charity to become a high profile event featuring top-notch music and entertainment.
Ingram kicked off the affair with her rendition of our National Anthem; the day’s schedule highlighted individual and team trap shooting competitions, an intimate concert and lots of prizes and gifts. Forty shooters were on hand; 100 hundred rounds were shot, 50 at a time, by the 5-person teams. Ingram (who was a formidable competitor herself) was joined by an array of firearm enthusiasts including Olympic shooters, professionals, celebrities and those who shoot “just for fun.” Honored guests were: Col. Oliver North, Medal of Honor Recipient Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer and Major Jim Land, who is a retired Marine and the current Secretary of the NRA. Nashville recording artists
Ty Brown and Dustin Miller were among the competitors and concert performers.
All proceeds from “Pull For Our Heroes” will assist in providing housing for our homeless veterans. This year’s event raised enough to house a veteran in need for up to 1000 nights.
“This is an event where we not only enjoy spending time with our comrades and friends in sports and music, but have the opportunity to share and listen to heart wrenching stories from those who have served,” Ingram said. “Some are stories that have never been told. It’s humbling to know our efforts have opened the door to words unspoken and a warm, welcoming place to stay while they heal.”
Plans for the September 2012 “Pull For Heroes” are already in place. In the meantime, Julie concentrates on her musical career; she is currently preparing to introduce her next single, entitled “Thank God,” from her CD ALWAYS REMEMBER later this month.
About Patriot’s Path Foundation:
Founded in 2008, the Patriot’s Path Foundation is 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency created specifically to prepare veterans for, and to assist them in, dealing with the challenges of daily life that will confront them after treatment for mental health related issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder, homelessness or substance abuse. As they complete their treatment in the Veterans Affairs Medical System and prepare for social reintegration, the foundation’s mission is to assist veterans exiting from the Martinsburg VA Medical Center’s Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), GOALS (homeless) and Center for Addiction Treatment programs. The Patriot’s Path Foundation (located in Martinsburgh, WV) aims to help recovering veterans successfully re-enter everyday life by providing them individual mentors; safe, affordable transitional housing; help in finding employment; and the basic life skills they need to discover a new way of life. [www.patriotspath.org]
