Fundraising Events Benefiting the Texas Ranger Association Foundation and the Texas Rangers
We're on a fundraising mission, and we need your support.
Are you ready to be a part of the Texas Ranger family?
What is the Texas Ranger Association Foundation?
Learn more about TRAF and our fundraising mission.
What is the Texas Ranger Classic?
Learn more about the Texas Ranger Classic and how to participate.
Upcoming Shoots
Would you like to participate in a Texas Ranger Classic? Click on a Company to learn more about their shoot.
What is the Texas Ranger Association Foundation?
The Texas Ranger Association Foundation (TRAF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Texas organization that assists active duty and retired Texas Rangers, serving Rangers as they have served the people of Texas. Founded in 1982 by a group of tradition-minded individuals, TRAF stands on heritage, community, and service. TRAF offers life-changing assistance via student scholarships and emergency relief. TRAF’s mission is:
- To preserve and perpetuate the history and heritage of the Texas Rangers.
- To assist active and retired Texas Rangers, their spouses and dependents, as well as spouses and dependents of deceased Texas Rangers in need of emergency relief and assistance. TRAF also hosts an annual reunion for retired Texas Rangers.
- To establish and administer a scholarship fund to aid the children of active Texas Rangers who plan to attend or are attending accredited colleges or universities.
- To assist with the expansion, improvement and operations of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum in Waco, TX.
For additional information regarding the Texas Ranger Association Foundation, or to become a member, please contact:
Liz Myrick, Executive Director
254-752-1001 | liz.myrick@thetexasrangers.org
www.thetexasrangers.org
We work to support our Texas Rangers by providing scholarships to the children of active duty Rangers. The scholarship program was established in 1988 to defray the burden of costs associated with higher education. Presently an average of 50 students attending a college, university or accredited trade school receive a Texas Ranger Association Foundation (TRAF) scholarship each year. Each fulltime student receives $4,000 per year. Since 1988, TRAF has awarded over $1.6 million in scholarships. In the Fall of 2017, TRAF provided an all-time high of 55 scholarships totaling $220,000 - easing the burden on Texas Ranger families across the state.
THE NEED
There are over 50 children of active duty Rangers seeking support via our scholarship program – more are added each year. In a recent survey of college pricing, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college for the 2016–2017 academic year averaged $24,610. The unfortunate truth is higher education is not getting any cheaper. The good news is TRAF is working to offset the high-cost of educating our most valuable resource, our children.
OUR PLAN
In collaboration with the Board of Directors of TRAF, and the special committees set up in each Ranger Company, we will use the Texas Ranger Classic Sporting Clay Tournament to connect with the community and sponsors, raise scholarship funds, and support the mission of TRAF.
THE GOAL
Raise $500,000 a year to support our scholarship program and other programs that benefit the Texas Rangers. Successful completion of this fundraising project will:
- Allow us to support scholarship recipients with a higher level of financial assistance
- Enable the preservation and help perpetuate the history and heritage of the Texas Rangers
- Help assist active and retired Texas Rangers, their spouses and dependents, as well as spouses and dependents of deceased Texas Rangers in need of emergency relief and assistance
“The fall scholarship awards season wraps up and it’s been a milestone year. WE RECEIVED A RECORD-BREAKING 55 APPLICATIONS AND WILL AWARD OVER $100,000 THIS SEMESTER. We are honored and pleased to be able to assist the children of active Texas Rangers with their educational pursuits.”
Liz Myrick, Executive Director TRAF
THANK YOU TRAF!
Dear TRAF,
I want to thank you so very much for awarding me scholarship money over the past two years. The TRAF scholarship has allowed me to focus my goals and attend my dream school, Texas A&M University. During school I work a full time job at Tabor Road Veterinary Hospital which allows me to help pay for all of my bills associated with school. Again, this scholarship means more to me than you know and for that I am grateful.
Thanks & Gig’ Em,
Claire Lindemann
WHAT IS THE TEXAS RANGER CLASSIC?
The Texas Ranger Classic is an annual fundraising event brought to you by TRAF. The sporting clay tournaments are open to all firearms enthusiasts looking to have a fun, competitive day of sporting clay excitement. The tournaments vary in format, specialty games, and sponsorship opportunities.
- Raise scholarship funds for the Texas Ranger Association Foundation benefiting children of active Texas Rangers.
- Interact with Texas Rangers, both active duty and retired.
- Compete for fantastic prizes and bragging rights!
WHAT ARE SPORTING CLAYS?
Sporting clays is a form of clay pigeon shooting, often described as “golf with a shotgun” because a typical course includes from 10 to 15 different shooting stations laid out over natural terrain. Unlike trap and skeet, which are games of repeatable target presentations, sporting clays simulates the unpredictability of live-quarry shooting, offering a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations, distances, and target sizes. Today sporting clays is one of the fastest growing sports in America, with more than three million people of all ages participating both competitively and recreationally.
Are you ready to support the Texas Rangers & TRAF?
The Texas Ranger Classic Sporting Clay Tournaments are a part of TRAF's fundraising mission. They are the most ambitious efforts TRAF has ever undertaken, but we are ready! We have the method, the team, and the leadership required to meet our goal. All we need is the financial backing to get the job done.
We respectfully request your sponsorship
for the 2018 Texas Ranger Classic Sporting Clay Tournaments. These funds would not only help us reach our fundraising goals, it would elevate our efforts to provide financial relief to our Texas Rangers via scholarships for their children.
What is the Texas Ranger Classic?
Upcoming Events
Additional Resources
Shooters Pages
Learn about sporting clays events around the State and Nation!
Texas Sporting Clays Association (TSCA)
TSCA promotes organized Sporting Clay shooting among in Texas.
NSCA Rule Book
Learn more about the National Sporting Clays Association & Guidelines for Sporting Clays