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Search Results:Safari Club ConventionSummary:
It was a little bit awe inspiring when rolling into the Tuscany Ballroom at the Peppermill hotel where all the nightly events were held. This room is vast, which seems to be the theme of everything I've been to this week, almost 3,000 people were seated for a dinner event. Tonight, I'm being presented with the Pathfinder award which is given to accomplished disabled hunters who have helped other challenged outdoorsmen & women get back in the field. The stage was set and I got ushered to one of the head tables near stage left. I had no idea this award was so prestigious until now. My sincere thank you goes to the Safari Club for creating an award in this obscure field we call disabled hunting. I can feel the electricity in the air. I got to sit by Ron bartels' lovely wife Jackie, both of whom are from Louisiana. Naturally, we got along great since half my family is from there (so long as nobody brought up the cotton bowl score.) I also had an entourage of friends & family there to share this night with me. They had a reserved table right next to ours, and the party was just getting started. Before I knew it, I was backstage and watching the video that they made about me before I was presented the Pathfinder award onstage. Let me tell you, I was 50/50 on whether I was going to cry or not out there. I was already tearing up when the video started. Hard to believe the journey to this spot began 25 years ago with some cloth tape and a flimsy metal device they sent me home from the rehab with (for holding a pen). That's a long stretch of time guys, lots of ups & downs. I held my water though. Maybe I can post the video on youtube someday hen I get it. Anyway, Alex Oelofse presented me with my award and we got a standing ovation, even though we couldn't see it with all the q-beam strength lights in our eyes. A grand time was had by all. Two lessons I've learned over the years: 1. Learning takes the sting out of failure. < Previous Page 1828 results found Next Page >Showing results 11 through 20
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