NRA's Competitive Shooting Division is unveiling the NRA Club
Champion Challenge, a new recreational shooting event for people of all ages and
skill levels held at the local clubs and ranges.

The Cabela's Outdoor Fund, with a mission to promote conservation and hunting, fishing, camping, boating and other outdoor sporting and recreational activities, has awarded a $225,000 grant to the Trailblazer Adventure Program

Dates for the highly-anticipated return of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), the world championship of professional bass fishing and country music festival, were announced today with all of the action set to begin Friday, Sept. 28.

The 2012 season has begun! Big sacks, huge kickers and humungous paybacks as Bass Champs kicked off with the South Region January 14th on Lake Falcon. Nine double digit bass, four sacks over 40 pounds, and more than $58,000 paid back to participants. Jaime Buitron and Terry Oldham won over $20,000 with their 1st place win.

Thanks to a generous donation from Larry and Brenda Potterfield, founders of MidwayUSA, 400 high school students from the Dallas, TX area had the opportunity to participate in this free event at last week's Dallas Safari Club (DSC) "Out of the Wild" convention, in collaboration with the Dallas Ecological Foundation's (DEF) Outdoor Adventures Education program.

Through its Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative (CSSI), the National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded $299,200 in grants to 41 colleges and universities to assist in the development and expansion of shooting sports programs. Of those schools receiving assistance, 11 are in the process of developing new shooting clubs.

The second season of Outdoor Channel’s new hit Friends of NRA TV show debuts on Sunday, January 1 at 10:00 pm Eastern Time. The show follows the adventures of champion shooter Jessie Harrison and retired baseball player Matt Duff as they delve into the inner workings of Friends of NRA, a multi-million dollar grassroots fundraising program.

Here are some of the top stories we brought you in the NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert in 2011.  With what will be a critically important 2012, we must increase our efforts to ensure we're prepared to meet the great opportunities and challenges we will face next year.  We will continue to provide you with information in future Alerts to ensure our mutual success.