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VTC’s Shootin’ Trap for
Trips Fundraiser Returning for 12th Year on July 20th
Published: July 06, 2024 at
02:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Volunteer Transportation
Center
Shootin’ Trap for Trips Returning
for 12th Year
Sponsors, donations for event being sought
 CARTHAGE, NY– The Carthage Rod
and Gun Club will again host the Shootin’ Trap
for Trips Annual 50 Bird Shoot fundraiser to benefit the Volunteer
Transportation Center. The shoot will be held at the club – located at 4500
Cold Spring Park Road, Carthage – Saturday, July
20.
“We’re looking
forward to our friends at the Carthage Rod and Gun Club hosting this event
once again to benefit the VTC,” said Jeremiah S. Papineau, the nonprofit
organization’s Director of Communications and Foundation Director. “We had
a great turnout last year of about 100 participants, which was our best
year yet. We’re hoping the shoot will draw another great crowd this year.”
Prizes this year include: Top Gun, AA, A, B, C, D, Junior, Sub Junior,
Ladies, Veteran and Team. High school trap team participants are invited to
compete in this event. Individuals 11 years and younger, however, are
prohibited from shooting, by ATA standards.
Last year’s event
saw 97 participants and raised more than $4,500 to benefit transportation
of clients in Lewis County. Mr. Papineau credited the Carthage Rod and Gun
Club with their hard work behind the scenes to get the event off the
ground, including last year’s club president, Justin Bach; trap team
captain and shoot organizer Alan Arndt; and kitchen manager Valda Arndt. He
further credited the support of several volunteers who worked
the event.
“We always
appreciate the folks at the Carthage Rod and Gun Club for hosting this
shoot for us year after year,” said Mr. Papineau. “We’re able to help more
people in our community thanks to their generosity.”
It’s Mr.
Papineau’s hope this year’s Shootin’ Trap for
Trips Annual 50 Bird Shoot – which will mark its 12th year – will be as
successful or even more.
The cost to enter
the shoot is $25 per person, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. the day
of the event. Sign-ups will conclude at 1 p.m. Food and refreshments will
be available during the day. The event will also include raffles and a
50-50 drawing.
This year’s event
is underwritten by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Watertown Savings Bank,
Stewart’s Shops, and Advanced Business Systems. Sponsors are still being
sought and donations are being accepted for raffles at the event.
For more
information about this year’s Shootin’ Trap for
Trips Annual 50 Bird Shoot, to sponsor this event or to make
a donation, contact Mr. Papineau at 315-303-2590 or by email
at foundation@volunteertransportation.org.
Additional information may also be found online at www.volunteertransportationcenter.org.
PHOTO: Remington Rupert
(right) won the Sub-Junior Class at last year’s Shootin’
Trap for Trips fundraiser with a score of 47. He is seen here with
Volunteer Transportation Center Executive Director Sam Purington (left).
ABOUT THE
VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION CENTER
The Volunteer
Transportation Center, Inc. (VTC), established in 1991, drives thousands of
miles each year assisting community members in Jefferson, Lewis and St.
Lawrence Counties and beyond. Over the last 30 years, this essential
non-profit organization has provided rides to health care appointments,
food sources and other critical needs destinations for residents.
In 2023,
volunteer drivers provided 25,314 charitable trips over 855,471 miles in
Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties. Of those miles, 329,819 helped
those in Jefferson County, 101,766 in Lewis County, and 423,886 in St.
Lawrence County. That equated to approximately $427,736 in mileage
reimbursement for our volunteers. That’s why the community’s help is so
important.
The staff, boards
of directors and volunteer drivers look forward to a time when
transportation to community activities and services is accessible to all
North Country residents regardless of economic or specialized needs. But
for now the mission drives on — striving to
provide transportation to health, wellness and critical needs destinations
utilizing volunteers and mobility management for anyone who has barriers to
transportation.
For more
information about how you can help the Volunteer Transportation Center,
about its upcoming events, or to become a volunteer driver, contact the
agency in Jefferson and Lewis Counties at 315-788-0422, in St. Lawrence
County at 315-714-2034, or Western New York at 585-250-5030. Volunteers
drive their own cars, set their own hours and receive mileage reimbursement
but, more importantly, make a difference in the community. To learn more,
visit www.volunteertransportationcenter.org.
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