Local Conservation Groups to Benefit from Bass Pro Shops Opening

Hanover County, Virginia—An all-star cast that reads like a who’s who in the world of sports, entertainment and the great outdoors joins together to help Bass Pro Shops celebrate a spectacular Evening for Conservation, Wednesday, October 1st at the new Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.  On hand will be NASCAR® drivers Martin Truex, Jr., Tony Stewart and Virginia’s own Denny Hamlin.  Professional anglers scheduled to appear include legendary angler and TV host Jimmy Houston, Rick Clunn, voted Greatest Angler of all Time, Bassmaster Classic Champion Woo Daves, Fly Fishing legend Lefty Kreh and Bass Pro Shops Pro Staffer Chris Daves.

Other celebrity guests include host of “Grand Slam Adventure” TV show and 15-year Major League Baseball veteran Ryan Klesko, and Miss Hanover Caressa Cameron.
Bass Pro Shops was recently named the #1 Outdoor Retailer in America by Sporting Goods Business Magazine.  The newest Bass Pro Shops store, equivalent in size to 3½ football fields and is the signature tenant for the new 186-acre Winding Brook development project located at the intersection of I-95 and Lewistown Road in Hanover County.

The store will officially open its doors for a preview celebration during the fundraising event and ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, October 1st from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.  The event is free and open to the public.

For every $1 spent during the Evening for Conservation fifty cents will be donated to the “More Fish” campaign of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to save fish and their habitats for our kids and grandkids.  Local conservation groups will sell food and drinks courtesy of Johnsonville® and Coca-Cola® with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting those organizations.

Local conservation groups on hand Wednesday evening include the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Quail Unlimited, Izaak Walton League, US Fish and Wildlife, National Park Service, Quality Deer Management, Safari Club and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.  They will have booths and displays set up to help educate and communicate to customers their ongoing efforts and local projects.