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For Immediate Release
For
more information, contact Jonathan Harling or Amy Forrest, (803) 637-3106.
May
10, 2006
NRA
Honors Michigan Native
LANSING, Mich. — Sue
Tabor, former Michigan lawmaker and current National Wild Turkey Federation
Women in the Outdoors regional coordinator, was recently awarded the Marion P.
Hammer Woman of Distinction award by the National Rifle Association. The award
will be presented to Tabor at an NRA ladies luncheon and auction in Milwaukee,
Wis., Friday, May 19.
“Marion
Hammer is an idol to me,” said Tabor. “I’m so excited about this, it’s a
great honor and I’m very grateful to have been considered.”
Hammer, who served as the first female president of the NRA, also
created the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program. She’s guided grassroots efforts in
educating youth about firearm safety, ownership and responsibility, while also
lobbying for the passage of the Florida's Right-to-Carry legislation. To honor
her pioneering spirit, the NRA recognizes women who stand out among their peers
on behalf of the organization’s interests with the Marion P. Hammer Woman of
Distinction Award.
“Marion Hammer is a dear friend of mine, and Sue Tabor’s
history over the last ten years or so certainly stacks up to the standard that
Marion has set for sportsmen and gun owners,” said Gun Week magazine editor,
Dave Workman, who nominated Tabor for the award. “I’ve interviewed Sue from
time to time for Gun Week, and she’s always a good sport when I talk to her,
but more than that, I think she has represented the interests of firearm owners,
sportsmen and hunters very well. She’s a crackerjack of a turkey hunter too,
from what I can tell.”
The award recognizes women who
have demonstrated
outstanding performance and/or dedication in competitive shooting,
hunting ethics and conservation or recreational shooting activities. Educational
contributions to advancing the purposes and goals of the NRA, including
appearances for the purpose of public education, and dedication to protecting
the Second Amendment through legislative contribution are among achievements
considered when selecting award recipients.
As a Women in
the Outdoors regional coordinator, Tabor works to provide outdoor opportunities
and conservation education to women in Michigan and northern Indiana through the
NWTF’s outreach program designed just for women.
For
more information about Sue Tabor and the Women in the Outdoors program, contact
the NWTF at (800) THE-NWTF or visit the NWTF Web site at www.womenintheoutdoors.org.
For more information about the Marion P. Hammer Woman of Distinction award,
visit http://www.nrahq.org/women/awards.asp
About the NWTF:
In 1973, when the National Wild Turkey Federation was founded, there were an
estimated 1.3 million wild turkeys and 1.5 million turkey hunters. Thanks to the
work of wildlife agencies and the NWTF’s many volunteers and partners, today
there are nearly seven million wild turkeys and nearly three million turkey
hunters. Since 1985, the NWTF and its cooperators have spent more than $224
million upholding hunting traditions and conserving more than 9.6 million acres
of wildlife habitat.
The NWTF is a nonprofit
organization with more than 500,000 members in 50 states and 16 foreign
countries. It supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and
corporate lands as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional North American
sport.
For more information on the
National Wild Turkey Federation, call (803) 637-3106, check out our web site at
www.nwtf.org or e-mail questions to nwtf@nwtf.net.
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