Orange County Outdoors Ministry is excited to announce our 2018 Fundraiser and we are honored to be partnering with Mace Sports, Inc.!
When OCOM was establish in 2015, I wanted to find a way to connect members of the community and to help those in need. I had just completed a grant application for Efland United Methodist Church and one of the primary goals of the grant was to increase our ability to serve the community through our food ministry programs. While researching the material for this grant, I learned two facts that were hard to accept:
- First, 20% of the NC population is “food insecure.” Food insecurity is a term used to describe the condition realized when a person simply does not have enough food to meet daily needs.
- And the statistic that moved me to action: 25% of children in NC are classified as food insecure! That means 1 out of every 4 NC children do not have enough food to meet their needs!
Every food program that I contacted all had the same program: access to meat. It is hard to acquire and expensive to store and distribute. This gave me the idea to work with food programs in our area and to provide meat through a unique and renewable source: Venison.
In 2015, we created the OCOM Venison Donation Program to help combat hunger in Orange County and surrounding areas. The Venison Donation Program has proven to be popular and very effective. In just over three years, we have donated over 11,000 servings of venison in 14 North Carolina counties!
While this growth has been exciting, sustaining operations is always a challenge. The number of deer harvest donations have increased every year, but that means our main cost driver, venison processing costs, has increased too! We have been able to sustain our program through the generosity of donors like Mace Sports, Inc. We can never say “thank you” enough, but with this year’s fundraiser, our donors will have the opportunity to win some awesome prizes!
We will be selling $10 Raffle tickets starting 10/10/18 running through 12/20/2018. Winners will be drawn on 12/21/2018! Tickets will be available at Mace Sports or by contacting ocoutdoorsministry@gmail.com.
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Raffle Prizes:
1st Place: SIG SAUER P226 Threaded Barrel 9mm
E26-9-BSS-TB MSRP: $1154
2nd Place: Weatherby Inc. SA-08 Deluxe 12GA 28″
SA08D1228PGM MSRP: $849
3rd Place: Ruger American Rifle 30-06
6901 MSRP: $489
4th Place: $200 Mace Sports, Inc. Gift Card
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FAQ
1. I do not live close enough to buy tickets? No problem! You can call Mace Sports and purchase them over the phone or you can email me at ocoutdoorsministry@gmail.com and I can get you all the tickets you want!
2. What if I win and I cannot come to NC to pick up my prize? Again, no problem! We can ship firearms to any Federal Firearms Licensed dealer. Just find a dealer close to your home and we can take care of the rest!
3. I want to participate but I do not want or need a new firearm. You have a couple of options:
a. You might win the $200 gift card that can be used on non-firearm products in the store (clothing, coolers, archery, etc.). Mace Sports has it all!
b. You can receive store credit for the prize and use it towards other products in the store.