Marvin Hartley, a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation's Board of Directors, presented a check for $10,000 to Haley Dunn, 2008 Women's Olympic Skeet Team alternate, and USA Shooting Director of Marketing Buddy Duvall.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Thanks to a $10,000 donation from the National Wild Turkey Federation, raised through a unique auction, the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team is even closer to going for the gold this summer in Beijing.

The Federation donated a complete 2008 banquet package of 39 outdoor-inspired items for individual auction at GunBroker.com. The generosity of GunBroker.com, which donated an ideal online platform for the NWTF to raise funds and managed details of the auction, made the NWTF's sizeable donation to the USA Shooting athletes possible. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the team as they prepare to take on the world in rifle, pistol and shotgun competitions this August at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

With this latest contribution, the Federation's volunteers have donated more than $180,000 to the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team, and will be cheering the team on in August.

"The NWTF recognizes that shooting, hunting and conservation go hand-in-hand," said NWTF CEO George Thornton. "Each year, shooters pay millions of dollars in excise taxes on guns and ammunition, which helps fund efforts to preserve America's shooting traditions for future generations and helps make wildlife restoration possible. The Federation is proud of its longstanding partnership with USA Shooting, and is pleased to support the team and what it represents."

USA Shooting is a non-profit corporation that was formed in 1995, and is based at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. USA Shooting trains and selects shooting teams to represent the United States at events including World Cups, World Shooting Championships, Pan American Games and Olympic Games.

Marvin Hartley, a member of the NWTF's Board of Directors, presented the $10,000 check to USA Shooting during an awards ceremony for Trap shooting at Ft. Carson July 16.

Hartley also presented USA National Shotgun Coach Lloyd Woodhouse with a bronze statue and plaque commemorating Woodhouse's long and prestigious career during a reception honoring his retirement at the El Pomar Foundation in Colorado Springs July 16.

"Coach Woodhouse has done so much to support and improve the shooting sports," Hartley said. "It is my pleasure to represent the NWTF in honoring his commitment throughout his 25 years of service with USA Shooting."

Woodhouse is a four-time Olympic shotgun coach who has led his athletes to win numerous medals at the Olympics and Pan American Games. He earned the United States Olympic Committee's Coach of the Year honor in 2003, and was named the USA Shooting Coach of the Year in 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2003.

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