Hunt of a Lifetime

Hunt of a Lifetime is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fulfilling hunting and fishing related wishes of children under 21 with life-threatening illnesses.

History

In 1998, Hunt of a Lifetime founder Tina Pattison decided to grant the wish of her stepson, Matt, diagnosed with lymphoma, and began to raise money for a moose-hunting trip. Matt was 19 and too old to qualify for help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. However, Pattison successfully raised enough money to send him on the trip thanks to funds from various hunters and hunting-supply companies in the US and Canada.[1]

In 1999, Matt died of lymphoma. In that same year, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, responding to criticisms from animal rights groups and concerns over child safety, ceased granting hunting-related wishes. Cash donations collected at Matt's funeral were used to start the foundation.

Grant denied

In early 2010 the Foundation applied for a grant from the Porter County (Indiana) Convention Recreation and Visitor Commission board to help put on a concert to benefit the organization. The board denied the grant by a vote of 7-1, expressing concern that not enough people from outside the county would be attracted for a grant to fulfill the Commission's purpose.[2] Jean Prebis of Valparaiso said that the Foundation did not meet Better Business Bureau standards of accountability. Supporters took issue with this claim.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Make-a-Wish Foundation Refuses Request
  2. 1 2 Schultz, Jeff (25 February 2010). Chesterton Tribune [board votes down grant to fund concert for hunting organization board votes down grant to fund concert for hunting organization] Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 26 February 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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