FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharon Hayden (614) 888-4868 ext. 226
July 22, 2008
Introducing the New U.S. Sportsmen’s Alert Network!
Getting Sportsmen Information Fast
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) is kicking off the new U.S. Sportsmen’s Alert Network. This new program informs and unites sportsmen through e-mail news releases and the weekly On Target e-newsletter. The new U.S. Sportsmen’s Alert Network is communicating with nearly 400,000 members so far.
“The network allows for the USSA and its partners to get critical information to sportsmen in a timely manner,” said USSA Senior Vice President Rick Story. “We can immediately mobilize sportsmen for action whenever their rights are threatened in the states, before Congress, right down to the local level.”
There is a lot more to protecting the future of the outdoors than simply voting for good candidates at election time, Story said.
“The process by which laws are made is a participatory endeavor,” he said. “ Even a bad legislator will vote right if given the political reasons to do so. The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alert Network is the most important tool yet to make sure hunters, anglers, trappers and wildlife management get a fair shake in the forums that make public policy.”
There are a number of ways that hunters, anglers, trappers and wildlife professionals can become involved with the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alert Network.
Individual sportsmen can submit their email address and interest to the USSA through an online form, or can email info@ussportsmen.org. By including their particular outdoor interest the USSA can make sure to send information that most pertains to them.
Small clubs and organizations can also be involved by providing the USSA their email list, which will be included in the overall database.
Large organizations can be involved by either providing their email list to USSA or by assigning a key person to receive the alerts and then forward them on to the list. Email lists will be used for no other purpose than to inform and involve members in the particular campaign for which the email is intended. Large organizations may have the right to approve any email sent to its membership. The key person in the large organization will also be able to view a draft of the alert before it is sent out in order to decide if they wish to be included in that alert.
Participants will receive first hand information and organizations will have their logo included on the alert letterhead.
For more information regarding the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alert Network, call 614-888-4868, or email Sharon Hayden, assistant director of communications data at shayden@ussportsmen.org.
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organizations that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org.
