TED NUGENT APPOINTED AMBASSADOR FOR BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS AND PASS IT ON MENTOR PROGRAM

Las Vegas, NV (February 12, 2006) – Big Brothers Big Sisters, in partnership with the Pass It On Texas Outdoor Mentors Program, is proud to appoint American sporting legend Ted Nugent as Ambassador and Director of Youth Hunting.

In his role as Ambassador, Mr. Nugent will help promote the highly successful programs, which match children with qualified adult mentors. Within Pass It On, mentors and kids alike share a particular interest in our outdoor heritage, with an emphasis on the understanding, protection and restoration of our natural ecosystems.

“Speaking from personal experience, the mesmerizing, stimulating natural relationship with God’s mystical creatures, and nature overall, will always guide a young person on the True North compass setting,” stated Nugent. “The tooth, fang and claw dynamic provides the ultimate attention-getter, challenge and quest for personal excellence that a youngster could ever dream of. The discipline I’ve learned in the hunting and shooting sports lifestyle will provide the utmost quality of life for any child, as it does for me.”

Pass It On, Big Brothers Big Sisters’ outdoor mentoring program, was launched in 2000, when Steve Williams, then secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and now President of the Wildlife Management Institute, partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas to promote outdoor mentoring.

Children involved in the program who engage in shooting and hunting activities receive hands-on training in safety as required by BBBS and state wildlife agency regulations. The majority of those introduced to traditional outdoor sports by a mentor continue to participate in those sports. Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters is the preeminent youth mentoring program in the United States Enriching, encouraging and empowering youngsters to reach their highest potential through safe, positive mentoring relationships is the agency’s mission. BBBS fulfills this mission through a professional staff that works with both volunteers and children to ensure a dynamic, fulfilling, memorable and fun experience.


Direct Media Inquiries To: Bill Flynt Director of Pass It On Texas Big Brothers Big Sisters 817-277-1148 X 208 bflynt@bbbsnt.org