Ducks Unlimited Recognizes Outstanding Collegiate Chapters

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -(Ammoland.com)- Each spring, Ducks Unlimited announces its Sweet 16 list of top-producing volunteer university chapters throughout the nation.

This elite group is considered the best of the best when it comes to fundraising and overall chapter strength.

To qualify for this year’s Sweet 16, chapters must have raised more than $28,000 during the 2016 calendar year. Collegiate chapters throughout the country raised more than $2 million in 2016, more than $1 million of which was from the Sweet 16 chapters.

“DU’s university program continues to be a vital part of our organization’s mission. It is a valued revenue generator for our conservation efforts, as well as an important source of organizational awareness and leadership,” said David Schuessler, DU’s national director of grassroots fundraising. “I congratulate not only the Sweet 16 chapter volunteers, but all college students who have chosen to support DU through university chapters.”

This year’s Sweet 16 college chapters are:

• Tiger Chapter of LSU
• Aggieland Chapter
• Colorado State University
• University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• North Carolina State University
• University of Mississippi
• University of Georgia
• University of Minnesota Duluth
• Lamar University
• Milwaukee School of Engineering
• Pirate Chapter of East Carolina University
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• McNeese …Read the Rest

  Source:: AmmoLand