{"id":15414,"date":"2012-07-24T19:15:20","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T00:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=15414"},"modified":"2012-07-24T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T00:15:20","slug":"midwayusa-recognized-for-150000-donation-to-kansas-state-rifle-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/midwayusa-recognized-for-150000-donation-to-kansas-state-rifle-program\/15414\/","title":{"rendered":"MidwayUSA Recognized for $150,000 Donation to Kansas State Rifle Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15415\" title=\"MidwayUSAKansasStateRifle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/MidwayUSAKansasStateRifle-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/MidwayUSAKansasStateRifle-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/MidwayUSAKansasStateRifle.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>COLUMBIA, MO \u2013 July 24, 2012 \u2013 Earlier this month, founders of MidwayUSA, Larry and Brenda Potterfield were recognized for their contributions and overall support of the shooting sports in Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>After a $150,000 donation to the Kansas State Rifle Association (KSRA) Foundation, an organization that works towards building youth shooting programs, the Potterfields were recognized with the KSRA Foundation\u2019s highest membership award, the Legacy Circle Membership Award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes a great deal of effort to be able to create change, and the KSRA has been able to do that without any obstacles,\u201d said Larry Potterfield. \u201cBrenda and I truly appreciate the opportunity to help the KSRA change the future for the kids in Kansas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The KSRA Foundation offers five membership categories with Legacy Circle Members being the highest level. Larry and Brenda Potterfield are two of only four individuals ever to be presented with this award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe KSRA really appreciates the support of the Potterfield family,\u201d said foundation president Bob Robel. \u201cTheir donation will allow us to increase the on-going level of our activities that support shooting programs across the state of Kansas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the KSRA Foundation, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksraweb.net\/ksra_foundation\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ksraweb.net\/ksra_foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About MidwayUSA<br \/>\n<\/strong>Larry and Brenda Potterfield<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> turned their passion for shooting sports into a career in 1977 by opening a small retail firearms store that would eventually become MidwayUSA (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midwayusa.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.midwayusa.com<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">). <\/span> Now celebrating its 35<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary, MidwayUSA continues to offer <em><strong>Just About Everything<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>\u00ae<\/strong><\/em><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>for Shooting, Reloading, Gunsmithing and Hunting<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> while maintaining the company\u2019s #1 goal of Customer Satisfaction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more information on MidwayUSA, visit their website, find them on Facebook (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialMidwayUSA\">www.facebook.com\/OfficialMidwayUSA<\/a>), or follow them on Twitter (<a href=\"#%21\/midwayusa\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/midwayusa<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBIA, MO \u2013 July 24, 2012 \u2013 Earlier this month, founders of MidwayUSA, Larry and Brenda Potterfield were recognized for their contributions and overall support of the shooting sports in Kansas. 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