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Causes: Animals, Wildlife Preservation & Protection
Programs: Education projects - see schedule o.
international wildlife museum: constructed to preserve and display the physical history of wildlife of the world and to educate the public on scientific conservation and biodiversity issues which impact current and future wildlife populations. Museum attendance and participation is up this year with 49,000 attendees versus the 46,000 in the prior year. Some specific accomplishments/highlights:- conducted conservation science day camps in which 128 youth attended.
wildlife conservation program - see schedule o.
some specific accomplishments/highlights:humanitarian services program: - conduct numerous humanitarian relief and enrichment projects such as: - "sportsmen against hunger" serving millions of meals through food banks and homeless shelters - "sensory safari" enabling visually impaired children and adults to see wildlife through their sense of touch - "safari care" providing free supplies and clothing to impoverished communities worldwide - fulfilling lifelong hunting wishes through the "disabled hunter" program humanitarian services program. Additional accomplishments/highlights- scif and the salvation army partnered to feed the needy a delicious meal of wild protein, donated from sportsmen and women. - the scif pathfinder program continues to provide funding for sci chapter in support of their activities that engage disabled, terminally ill, wounded military and veterans who are hunters into the outdoors. - continue to fund the dream hunt program, where the winners receive a dream hunt for themselves and a caretaker. - with the help of the bell family blue bag program, members delivered 213 bags containing humanitarian, educational, and medical supplies.