Henry Repeating Arms Donates 200 Rifles to YSSA

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posted on December 3, 2013
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Henry Repeating Arms Company recently donated 200 Henry Lever Action Youth .22 rifles to the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA). The YSSA will use the rifles to create a special YSSA 2014 edition to support its mission. Ellet Brothers will sell the rifle, which will be engraved by Baron Technology, Inc. with a custom serial number and "One of 200 in support of the" atop the YSSA logo. All proceeds will go directly to the YSSA.

"We recognize the importance of the YSSA as a means of efficiently providing equipment support in behalf of youth shooting sports program efforts nationwide to recruit and retain new shooters and hunters" said President of Henry Repeating Arms Co. Anthony Imperato. "We are proud to partner with the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance in continuing Henry's long history of support of youth shooting sports programs. We know that we can count on the YSSA to utilize the funds generated by the sale of this special edition of rifles in support of programs that have the greatest potential return on our industry's investment based on their potential for growth and participation."

For more information on Henry Repeating Arms, visit HenryRepeating.com.

For more information on the YSSA, visit YouthShootingSA.com.

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