Benefit4Kids

Present Events
12th Annual Outdoor Weekend June 13th - 14th 2009-Huron Pointe Sportsmen Club, Lenox Twp MI



3rd Annual Little Heroes Golf Outing - Lapeer Country Club - June 13th 2009> NOTE: “Benefit4Kids is the 2009 Recipient of this year's proceeds”

Sporting Clay Benefit Shotgun Shoot - Island Lake Shooting Range - July 11th 2009 ....

Fishing Tournament - July 25th - 26th 2009 - Fisherman's Landing, Muskegon MI ....

Michigan Longbow Association's GLLI - August 7th - 9th 2009 - Charlton Park, Hastings MI ....

Joe Vincent Memorial Shoot - August 22nd - 23rd 2009 - Land-O-Lakes Bowmen, Fenton MI ....




..Past Events..


5th Annual Benefit4Kids Winter Pig Roast Fundraiser




Benefit4Kids would like to thank everyone that had a part in making the 2009 B4K Winter Pig Roast Fundraiser a complete success! With your help we were able to raise an unprecedented $34,000 for our “Outdoor Wish Program”! This total completely exceeded our expectations and goals, considering the state of the economy at this time, and we are so grateful for the most generous support. All of this was possible because of the numerous businesses, clubs, individuals, and organizations that stepped up to make a difference in the life of a child!>BR>
We would like to thank our ..Hosting.. Sponsor Perch Point Conservation Club for once again opening up their complete facility, and welcoming us back for yet another banquet! Every year it is a pleasure working with Perch Point, and its incredible membership. Many of the Perch Point members attend the banquet, and are always willing to lend a hand with whatever is needed! Benefit4Kids would also like to thank this years ..Presenting Sponsor.., Waterfowl USA, St. Clair Flats Chapter #1 for accepting this role to help achieve the ultimate goal of putting yet another smile on the face of a much less fortunate child! Many thanks also go to our ..(5) Awareness Sponsors:.. Friends of Miller Electric, MICPL , The John Gornyecz Family, Michigan Gun Owners, as well as The Mark Walkowski Family. We had a record ..41 Table Sponsors.. this year as well!

Thanks to all of our ..sponsors.., the many businesses and individuals for their generous donations - consisting of outdoor products, hunts, fishing trips, artwork, etc. Without this generosity, we never would have been able to achieve such a remarkable total – thank you. Please visit the 2009 Program (WARNING: File is very large!) to see a list of all the businesses and individuals, who contributed so generously to make the 2009 B4K Winter Pig Roast such a successful event, go to www.b4k.org
..Dreamweaver & Big Jon Charity Fun Tournament - July 20, 2008.. Benefit4Kids would like to thank the West MI Fishing League, Dreamweaver Spoons, Big Jon, (among many other sponsors), along with everyone that showed up to fish in this years tournament to make this fundraiser a huge success! When all said and done, over $4800 was raised and donated to Benefit4Kids to sponsor Nick Wallace's "Outdoor Wish" trip to Alaska to fish for huge Salmon the Kenai River in Alaska is known for!
..Great Lakes Longbow Invitational XXIV - August 8-10, 2008.. Benefit4Kids would like to thank long time supporters, The Michigan Longbow Association, for once again allowing us to be part of this great event and for their donation. This years event brought in just over $1600.00 to allow us to continue granting the "Outdoor Wishes" of those children less fortunate than most, we work with on a daily basis.
..5th Annual Joe Vincent Memorial Archery shoot - August 23-24, 2008.. Benefit4Kids is excited to be part of this years event, hosted by a new supporting club, Land O Lakes Bowmen in northern Livingston county. This weekend archery shoot brought in over 200 shooters throughout the Hot and Humid weekend. Just over $1200.00 was raised throughout the weekend between the 17 target Rinehart exotic animal shoot consisting of Dinosaurs, Jack-a-lopes, poison frogs, giant king cobra snakes, etc that B4K set up and the special auction held in which items were provided by Rocky's in Burton Michigan.
..11th Annual Amy Pray Outdoor Weekend - June 21st & 22nd 2008.. June 21st – 22nd Benefit4Kids hosted the 11th Annual Amy Pray Outdoor Weekend which proved to be another successful event, thanks to everyone that sponsored a target, donated a raffle or auction item, showed up to participate in the weekends activities, purchased a raffle ticket or bought something in the live auction! We were able to successfully raise over $17,000 which will go a long ways to help us continue granting the “Outdoor Wishes” of the kids we work with.
Despite some early and midday rain on Saturday, we had many people show up to camp and spend the entire weekend with us, and many more just for the day to shoot one of the archery courses or try their skills in one of the 3 shotgun events! Everyone had smiles on their faces all day long…….even those that got soaked as they were caught on the archery course near the back of the property when the second storm came through! There were numerous kids enjoying all the activities all weekend as well, whether it was shooting a bow for the first time, trying their skills at the SCI Laser Shot booth, shooting a paint ball gun, or seeing who could eat a slice of watermelon the fastest at our newest contest!
Saturday nights pig roast was one of the best, and a huge Thank You is in order for the couple of members that stepped up from Huron Pointe to donate their time and equipment to prepare an excellent meal for everyone! Saturday night’s auction ended with the famous “dunk the staff” auction, and after drying off and gathering everyone around, we ended the night with our very special log dedication campfire in which many laughs, tears, honors, and memories were shared late into the night!
We were fortunate to have had seven wish kids in attendance which included: Mark “the brat” Golden, Justin Bradford, Michael Frame, Douglas Dobbs, Douglas Lovell, Lauren Chisholm and Greg Kornacki. Benefit4Kids was able to surprise one of the newest kids, Douglas Lovell, with news that he would be going bear hunting in New Brunswick Canada this October, something he has always dreamed about but never thought he could do. Douglas had no idea that his mom had submitted the paperwork to B4K, which made this even more of a surprise to him!
Benefit4Kids would like to send out a special thank you to Huron Pointe Sportsmen’s Club for once again donating their great facility, which makes holding this size of an event possible, and allows Benefit4Kids to raise the much needed funds which allow us to continue to do what we do. If it were not for clubs such as Huron Pointe and its members who came out to lend a hand whether it was in the kitchen, on the trap fields, or to clean up the grounds and/or cutting grass prior to the event, this weekend would not have been possible! If you live in S.E. MI and are looking for something fun to do with the family, check out Huron Pointe at www.huronpointe.org and I’m sure one of their many activities will interest you!
We would also like to send a special thank you to this years sponsors: The Pig Pen Ranch (www.thepigpenranch.com), Jay’s Sporting Goods (www.jayssportinggoods.com), the Sportsman’s Warehouse (www.sportsmanswarehouse.com), as well as all the individuals, companies, clubs, and organizations that sponsored a target at this year’s event! Without the tremendous support and donations from all these sponsors….this year’s event would not have been as successful as it was!
Thank you again for the continued support and generosity you have shown to B4K in 2008 which will allow us to continue bringing the smiles to the faces of the kids we work with, and warmth in their souls after living their “Outdoor Wishes” and creating memories that will last their family a lifetime!