Project Appleseed effort sets rifle marksmanship clinic at Cloverdale

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

CLOVERDALE -- Project Appleseed will hold a rifle marksmanship event Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25-26 at the Cloverdale Conservation Club range.

The two-day event teaches fundamental rifle marksmanship skills together offering stories about the important role that marksmanship played during the Revolutionary War.

The event will include instruction on gun safety, proper marksmanship technique and live fire practice.

In addition to expert marksmanship instruction, students will hear historical storytellers passionately share the "Three Strikes of the Match," the series of three pivotal events that ignited the Revolutionary War.

Activities are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Cost to participate is $60 for men and $20 for women and students (under 21). Active-duty military and law enforcement officers may participate for free.

Additional information is available by visiting www.appleseedinfo.org.

An initiative of the Revolutionary War Veterans Association, Project Appleseed focuses on teaching traditional rifle marksmanship skills while reconnecting Americans of all ages and backgrounds to the people and events of the founding of our country.

Participants learn about the difficult choices, heroic actions and the sacrifices that the Founders made on their behalf in order to secure our nation's independence and freedom. Project Appleseed has taught more than 70,000 people in all 50 states since 2006.

The Revolutionary War Veterans Association is committed to renewing civic virtue and responsibility through the teaching of colonial history and the American tradition of rifle marksmanship in a safe, family-friendly, apolitical environment. The RWVA is supported by more than 700 volunteers nationwide.

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