Program Overview

The “Pass It On” (PIO) Outdoor Mentoring program is designed to promote the enjoyment, understanding, protection and restoration of our natural ecosystems. Our youth will learn conservation ethic from a caring adult who will mentor them in their outdoor activities.

Pass It On activities may include:

• Camping and camp preparation
• Hiking
• Plant collections and analysis
• Fishing and related instructions
• Fire starting
• Food Preparation
• Hunter Education
• Hunting and related instruction
• Orienteering
• Other outdoor activities and hobbies

Strategy:

To create an effective outdoor program, Pass It On will partner with other outdoor organizations to maximize our combined resources for the benefit of the children and families we serve.  By partnering with groups like Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Texas DIVAs, Quail Forever, National Wild Turkey Federation, Dallas Safari Club, etc. we can provide outstanding programs and assure that a new generation of children get introduced to nature in a safe manner.

All activities conducted under this program will utilize the highest level of training to insure thatsafety is the number one concern.  The program requires training in Hunter Education for everyone that participates in hunting activities and will try to place kids in other shooting programs that have outstanding safety records if their interest is in the sport shooting arena.

Activities organized through this program will be supervised so that mentors with little or no experience can share in the training available and enjoy traditional outdoor activities with the children they mentor.  Through this process we expect not only to instill a love of the outdoors in our kids but heop them lead a healther lifestyle, since childhood obisity is a growing problem in this country.

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