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Volunteer Transportation Center’s Shootin’
Trap for Trips Returning for 14th Year on July 18th
Published: June 15, 2026 at
09:00 a.m.
By: Press Release from Volunteer Transportation
Center
Shootin’ Trap for Trips Returning
for 14th 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 18.
“We’re looking
forward to once again seeing our friends at the Carthage Rod and Gun Club
as they host this event once again to benefit the VTC,” said Jeremiah S.
Papineau, the nonprofit organization’s Director of Communications and
Foundation Director. “We have a great turnout every year and we hope to see
even more people this year.”
Prizes this year include: Top Gun, AA, A, B, C, D, Junior, Sub-Junior,
Ladies, Veteran, and Senior Veteran. 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 more than 100 participants and raised $5,500 to benefit transportation
of clients in the Lewis County area. 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, Dennis Jackson; 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 great folks at the Carthage Rod and Gun Club who put this
shoot together for us year after year,” said Mr. Papineau. “We wouldn’t be
able to do what we do without amazing people like them and the generosity
of this community.”
It’s Mr.
Papineau’s hope this year’s Shootin’ Trap for
Trips Annual 50 Bird Shoot – which will mark its 14th 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: Declan McFall of
the Carthage Rod & Gun Club won the Top Gun prize at last year’s Shootin’ Trap for Trips, with a perfect score of 50. He
is seen here with Volunteer Transportation Center Executive Director Sam
Purington.
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 2025,
volunteer drivers provided 25,533 charitable trips over 783,845 miles in
Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties. Of those miles, 294,999 helped
those in Jefferson County, 80,033 in Lewis County, and 408,813 in St.
Lawrence County. That equated to approximately $391,923 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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