Sportsmen are Encouraged to Attend Reception to Visit and Discuss Issues

(Columbus, Ohio) - You are invited to join the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance at the 2008 Candidates Reception on April 15.

The event provides an opportunity for the Ohio sportsmen’s community to meet with state and federal legislative candidates, rub elbows and voice their concerns.

The reception will be April 15 at the Athletic Club of Columbus from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and all are welcome to attend. The Athletic Club is located at 136 E. Broad St. in downtown Columbus.

Legislative candidates will use the informal atmosphere as an opportunity meet the opinion leaders from Ohio’s many prominent statewide sportsmen’s organizations, while listening to the opinions and fielding questions of their sportsman constituents.

The event is being sponsored and co-hosted by the Ohio Republican Party and the Ohio Democratic Party. Leaders from both parties will address those in attendance, and are encouraging their candidates to make the event a priority.

The Ohio State chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation leads a group of distinguished sportsmen organizations and sporting goods businesses also sponsoring the reception. Sponsors include Gander Mountain, Buckeye Firearms Association, Whitetails Unlimited, the Ohio State Council of Pheasants Forever, Ohio State Trappers Association and Safari Club Chapters of Ohio.

For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and the 2008 Candidates Reception, call the USSA headquarters at (614) 888-4868.