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Gackle-Streeter Archery receives $1,000 donation

Gackle Streeter Archery Club 2020
The Gackle Streeter Archery club received a $1,000 donation from Whitetails Unlimited - Creston, Iowa, Area Chapter, which is being used to purchase T-shirts and for registration fees to enter tournaments. Submitted photo

Gackle-Streeter Archery has been awarded a $1000 donation from Whitetails Unlimited - Creston, Iowa, Area Chapter. Whitetails Unlimited, a 501©3 non-profit conservation organization, helps raise money in support of education, conservation and the preservation of the hunting tradition.

“This year our chapter donated nearly $12,000 to organizations for community betterment projects. We prefer to designate funds where young people are benefited, such as parks and youth organizations,” said Bob Walter, chapter representative. “Archery is great because it is an individualized sport, helping teach youth self-discipline through hard work and perseverance.”

Since 1996, the Whitetails Unlimited - Creston, Iowa, Area Chapter has donated $149,357 to community projects. Funds awarded to Gackle-Streeter Archery were used to purchase new T-shirts for all team members. Monies will also be used to pay for archers’ registration fees in upcoming tournaments held from January through March. Gackle-Streeter Archery members will conclude the year participating in the state archery tournament in mid-March in Minot.

“The number of archery programs in North Dakota has grown exponentially in the past few years,” said Deb Hatlewick, G-S School Archery coach. Schools coordinate with the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP). Archers may join as early as fourth grade and continue competing through 12tth grade. This year 25 youth from Gackle-Streeter Public School have joined the archery team.

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In 2017, Gackle-Streeter Archery hosted its first NASP tournament. Nearly 300 archers filled up shooting times annually the past three events. The 2020 Gackle-Streeter Archery tournament is scheduled Feb. 14-15. The two-day event draws in competitors from as far as 200 miles away. Coaches, parents and community volunteers come together to help coordinate the event from start to finish.

A perfect archery match is scored 300 points. Scoring is accomplished by compiling points gathered from shooting 30 total arrows. Archers aim for the bull’s eye at two distances, 10 and 15 meters. At each distance, archers shoot three rounds – five arrows per round. Archers are trained proper etiquette and sportsmanship during practices to ensure safety among archers and spectators.

To follow Gackle-Streeter Archery, visit www.nasptournaments.org , choose “Schools” on the menu bar, and search Gackle Streeter Public School. Once to the school page a menu button allows viewers to search tournament schedules and archers’ scores.

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