Cabela’s donated $20,000 to the Dallas Ecological Foundation’s Outdoor Adventures physical education program, which aims to encourage outdoor recreation among young people. The contribution came from proceeds of a Jack Ingram concert celebrating the grand opening of the company’s Allen, Texas, store last month.

The donation will be used to provide four area high school districts with equipment for the National Archery in Schools Program – which includes target training in physical education classes with the goal of increasing extracurricular opportunities and participation in shooting sports – as well as Shakespeare fishing rods and Cabela’s Dutch oven cooking gear for similar outdoor learning sequences.

“Over 200 students at the Allen Independent School District’s Lowery Freshman Center have signed up for the Outdoor Adventures class offered this fall. They are extremely excited to have all of their outdoor equipment furnished by the newest Cabela’s store in Texas,” said Scot McClure of the Dallas Ecological Foundation (DEF). DEF is a nonprofit charitable foundation affiliated with the Dallas Safari Club.

Benefitting schools include: Allen High School, Allen Ninth Grade High School, Plano High School, Plano East High School, Plano West High School, McKinney High School, McKinney North High School, McKinney Boyd High School and Lovejoy High School.

The remaining funds will be applied toward equipment for any other Collin County secondary schools adopting the Outdoor Adventures education program.

“The young people taking up outdoor recreation today will be the stewards of America’s natural resources tomorrow,” said Cabela’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Michael Copeland, who announced the contribution at the April concert. “So the more we can help educate them about the outdoors, the better. We’re proud to support the Outdoor Adventures program.”

About Cabela’s Incorporated
Cabela’s Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is a leading specialty retailer, and the world’s largest direct marketer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since the Company’s founding in 1961, Cabela’s® has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World’s Foremost Outfitter®. Through Cabela’s growing number of retail stores and its well-established direct business, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. Cabela’s also issues the Cabela’s CLUB® Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program. Cabela’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CAB”.

About Dallas Ecological Foundation
The Dallas Ecological Foundation is an affiliate of the Dallas Safari Club (DSC). A nonprofit charitable foundation, its mission is to serve as a grant and funding medium for public and youth education and wildlife and habitat conservation programs worldwide. Through the foundation, DSC is addressing conservation and education issues worldwide. The popular Outdoor Adventures program has been incorporated into curriculums at public schools across Texas. Learn more at www.dallasecologicalfoundation.org.

Contact:
Scot McClure
Dallas Ecological Foundation
scot@dallasecologicalfoundation.org
972-392-3505

Kristin Lauver,
Cabela’s Incorporated
kristin.lauver@cabelas.com
308-255-1244

Steve Wagner
Blue Heron Communications
800-654-3766
steve@blueheroncomm.com

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John Stabley

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