FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 25, 2005

Contact Susan Jividen 740-435-3335 for more information.

CAMBRIDGE – The Deerassic Park Education Center, which is supported by the non-profit National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation, announces an open archery demonstration, free to the public. This demonstration will be held at Dunning Motor Sales on Southgate Parkway in Cambridge, on Thursday, August 4, at 5:30pm.

In conjunction with The Deerassic Classic, Joella Bates will do an archery demonstration and motivation talk for area youth and their parents.  Joella is a full time hunting professional and five-time world archery champion with a Masters Degree in Wildlife Biology.  Most recently she was inducted into the Outdoor Channel's Circle of Honor for her personal achievements, contributions toward the perpetuation of our outdoor heritage, and her passion for sharing archery and hunting with others.  She has conducted seminars all over the United States, sharing some of her shooting and hunting secrets.

Joella began bowhunting in 1989 and has since taken over 100 animals and over 45 species (subspecies) with a bow.  She has shot archery professionally since 1994 and is the first woman to take an Asian Water Buffalo, and an African Cape Buffalo with only a bow.

Joella has a love for both kids and archery and presents enthusiastic programs dedicated to introducing kids to the sport.  Encouraging youth to dream and  set goals is a personal commitment.  She then shows them ways to promote their own self-esteem through archery, as she did, ultimately allowing them to accomplish what they want out of life. 

All proceeds benefit the non-profit National Whitetail Deer Education Center and the Deerassic Park Education Center's education programs and infrastructure development, including the construction of the Ohio Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum. See www.deerassic.com for more information about the NWDEF and its mission.

For more information about this once in a lifetime opportunity, sponsored in conjunction with the Deerassic Classic Giveaway please contact Susan Jividen at 740-435-3335.