KKIDS Expo Encourages Kids to Play Outside

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On Saturday, July 13, Wild Dakota will be hosting the 10th Annual KKIDS (Keeping Kids In outDoor Sports) Expo. Introducing youth to outdoor activities such as archery, bowfishing, puppy training, and much more, the goal of the Expo is to keep kids interested and involved in activities that keep them out of doors.

The entirely free event will be held at the Garretson Sportsmen’s Club, which is 2 miles south of Garretson just off 486th Ave (the Valley Springs Road), from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm for all youth under 18 years of age. There will be over 30 activities available for youth to try free and over 100 door prizes, plus inflatables. Vendors, a raffle, pro sports experts, and special guest Chase Walter of C2 Trick Shooting will all be at the event. Visit wilddakota.com for more information.

From the Wild Dakota website: ‘’“Our mission is to educate and enhance the lives of diversified youth through mentorship and hands on training of various outdoor sports. “

There is an epidemic going on all around us that we do not have the cure for, but KKIDS does have the remedy it takes to make a great impact on the problem! Keeping Kids In outDoor Sports or KKIDS was originated in the Midwest as one chapter and in the last year, with the help of our volunteers, we have been able to triple that. It may not seem like much right now, but our wealth of knowledge and passion for the cure continues to grow as we expand.

Worldwide, the youth of today are being drawn away from our heritage by unprecedented levels of gaming and/or social media on digital devices. Right now in the United States, on average, children spend 7 hours and 38 minutes a day with digital media. While technology is a wonderful thing, our American traditions of outdoor sports are being lost in the wake of its mass acceptance. As true sportsman, we understand the importance of conservation and preservation of our outdoor legacy, and will continue to be the example for the world to see. Our traditions have given us the opportunity to help preserve our hunting, fishing, and all other outdoor sports for the youth of today and hopes of many generations to come by passing on these customs.

We are investing in today’s youth to give them the opportunity to learn the trade, conserve our land, and to respect Earth and living beings on it. Educating these young people now, will have a direct impact on the longevity of the outdoor sportsman and our land.”

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