February 9, 2024
Two of the most popular youth archery organizations, the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) and Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA®), partnered together for a second year to host a virtual fundraiser to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The two programs partnered together during the month of January and encouraged all schools, clubs, and teams to participate. Donations were made by archers, parents, family and friends in the name of the school or team on the tournament website.
This virtual event raised an astounding $16,980.62 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This is yet another example of archery saving lives one arrow at a time!
NASP® President Dr. Tommy Floyd said, “We continue to enjoy our collaboration with S3DA and again we worked together and provided a ‘win’ for the kids of St. Jude. We look forward to future opportunities to work together, and we certainly hope other youth shooting sport organizations will join us in future efforts to help the kids of St. Jude. We know that participants in the shooting sports love to help others.”
S3DA® Executive Director, Holly Helton said, “It’s always an honor to work alongside industry partners such as NASP® for the recognition and support of great organizations like St. Jude. S3DA is proud to collaborate with them and we challenge all other organizations to join us in our efforts. When we work together, nothing is impossible!”
NASP® archers shot one traditional Bullseye round for score. They shot 15 arrows at 10 meters and 15 arrows at 15 meters. A total of 30 arrows and possible score of 300.
S3DA® archers shot a single 30-arrow indoor round as per the normal S3DA® published rules.
NASP® archers can continue to participate in the St Jude E-Championship through April. Donations can be made in the name of the school or team by going to the tournament website. More information available here: https://nasptournaments.org/eChampionship/
The National Archery in the Schools Program promotes international-style target archery as part of in-school curriculum, to improve educational performance and participation in the shooting sports among students in grades 4-12. To learn more about NASP® visit: https://www.naspschools.org
The mission of the Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA®) Program is to foster, educate, and guide youth in the areas of indoor target, 3D, and outdoor target archery as well as safe, ethical bowhunting practices. The goal of the S3DA® program is to provide archery, conservation, and bowhunting opportunities for young people in after-school settings as well as with archery-affiliated clubs and businesses in the community. We provide an effective after-school archery program, focusing on Indoor 5-spot, 3D, and Outdoor Target archery and the certification and tools to deliver the instruction to youth. To learn more about S3DA® visit: www.s3da.net