W.L. Gore & Associates Signs as Sponsor of 2015 Outdoor Foundation’s Outsiders Ball

By Justin Stakes

Gore renews its support of the outdoor industry’s flagship fundraising event that has provided funding to over 200 youth-focused outdoor projects

Washington, DC -(Ammoland.com)- The Outdoor Foundation announced today that W.L. Gore & Associates and the GORE-TEX Brand of products will get the 2015 sponsorship ball rolling; coming on board at the Platinum Level of the Outdoor Foundation’s Outsiders Ball for a third year in a row.

Thanks to broad industry support over the past two years, the event has funded 200 local community projects connecting more than 30,000 youth with outdoor recreation activities.

“In addition to our work together with Friends of Camp Colton and the Chesapeake Wilderness Institute at North Bay to provide educational experiences for the middle-school youth in the Flagstaff and Cecil County communities, we are excited to see the work of the Outdoor Foundation reach the University student population with the expansion of the College Challenge program” says Tom Boyle, Gore Fabrics Marketing.

The Outsiders Ball is the only industry-wide charitable event that invests in future outdoor consumers. The goal of Outsiders Ball is to raise funding and awareness of the growing divide between young …read more

Source:: AmmoLand