YSSA Outreach

Ellett Brothers Contributes to YSSA

Chapin, S.C. - Continuing in its endeavors to cultivate and raise awareness in youth shooting sports, Ellett Brothers proudly selected the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA) to receive $25,000 raised from the silent auction held in conjunction with the 2012 Annual Ellett Brothers Dealer Showcase in Columbia, South Carolina.

Thanks to the generous vendor donations and dealer participation, Ellett Brothers has raised over $68,000 since 2009 for the YSSA.

"The contributions and support received from the Ellett Brothers family has enabled the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance to overcome many of the limiting factors to the growth of youth shooting sports programs nationwide that are attributable to equipment and supplies. It's an absolute pleasure to partner with such a prestigious company that shares our passion for recruiting and retaining new shooters and hunters" said Steve Miller, YSSA Executive Director.

United Sporting Companies (USC) is a leading nationwide distributor of hunting, outdoor, marine and tackle products. The company operates through two subsidiaries, Ellett Brothers and Jerry's Sport Center which were founded in 1933 and 1949, respectively. USC distributes to all 50 states through facilities in Chapin, SC, Newberry, SC, Pittston, PA, Harrisburg, PA, Newington, CT, Dayton, OH, Spring Hill, KS, and Reno, NV. With the largest sales force in the industry, USC serves over 30,000 independent retail customers and maintains the largest product selection in the industry with over 85,000 SKUs.

Meeting the Challenge of Retaining New Shooters

Introducing young people to the pleasures and responsibilities of shooting is our most important task in ensuring that our shooting and hunting traditions remain intact. The Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA) was organized to address two important challenges regarding the recruitment and retention of new shooters:

• Identify and support the needs of successful and safe youth programs
• Provide leadership in the development and promotion of family-friendly shooting range facilities to encourage continued participation in the shooting sports

The Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA) received a certificate of incorporation from the Commonwealth of Virginia's State Corporation Commission effective July 25, 2007. Upon relocation to North Carolina, Articles of Incorporation of the YSSA were filed with the North Carolina Department of The Secretary of State. Certification was received with an effective date of April 4, 2008.

The Internal Revenue Service informed the YSSA on May 12, 2008 that the organization had been determined to be exempt from Federal income tax effective July 25, 2007 under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that the YSSA was classified as a private foundation.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Certificate of Registration (Reg. No. 3,620,067) for the service mark "Youth Shooting Sports Alliance" on May 12, 2009.