ALPS OutdoorZ Partners with MidwayUSA Foundation for Youth Shooting Sports
April 29, 2024

NEW HAVEN, Mo. – ALPS OutdoorZ, the premiere manufacturer of extreme-duty packs and specialized outdoor gear, is proud to announce a partnership with the MidwayUSA Foundation, a charity dedicated to sustaining and expanding youth sports across the nation. This partnership underscores both organizations’ commitment to fostering the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts and conservationists.

The MidwayUSA Foundation, through grants, provides vital long-term funding to youth shooting teams, ensuring they have the resources needed to thrive. These grants play a pivotal role in empowering young individuals and instilling leadership skills, confidence, and discipline through engaging in shooting sports activities.

“Our company has a passion for supporting youth shooting sports, recognizing that they represent the future of the outdoor industry,” said Adam Brune at ALPS OutdoorZ. “We are thrilled to partner with the MidwayUSA Foundation, an organization that shares our values and commitment to empowering young individuals through outdoor activities.”

ALPS OutdoorZ is proud to help fund thousands of youth shooting teams, including 181 teams in our home state of Missouri, through the MidwayUSA Foundation. This investment reflects ALPS’s commitment to supporting local communities and providing opportunities for youth to participate in outdoor activities.

“ALPS OutdoorZ is a long-trusted brand in the outdoor industry. They have also stepped up to help the Foundation offer a wide variety of quality fundraising products to benefit youth shooting sports teams. Teams rely on these fundraisers to cover critical expenses. Sponsors like ALPS are the key to their success. We’re proud to represent their brand and pass along their products to grow endowments and provide critical funds locally.” John Linquist, Relationship Manager, MidwayUSA Foundation.

About ALPS Brands:

Beginning in 1993 with the establishment of ALPS Mountaineering, ALPS Brands is a continuously growing and expanding group of companies dedicated to developing and manufacturing high-quality, performance-driven outdoor products. Currently making up the ALPS Brands family of companies are ALPS Mountaineering, ALPS OutdoorZ, Cedar Ridge, Browning Camping, and Hunting Blinds. ALPS OutdoorZ—the hunting gear moniker for ALPS Brands—made its mark several years ago by offering packs purposefully designed for remote wilderness hunting. Today, ALPS OutdoorZ products cover everything from day and expedition packs to waterfowl blinds and turkey hunting vests, furniture, gun cases, and sleeping bags. ALPS OutdoorZ items are sold and distributed in the best camping, backpacking and outdoor dealers throughout the entire US

and Canada. For more information, please visit www. alpsoutdoorz.com.

About MidwayUSA Foundation:

MidwayUSA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity working to sustain and grow youth shooting sports by providing long-term funding to youth shooting teams. Every donation made is tax-deductible and allows the Foundation to assist in expanding and enhancing the leadership skills, confidence, and discipline of today's youth through shooting sports activities. The Foundation supports all shooting disciplines.

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