____________________ of _______________, _____, was recently presented with a scholarship for $ __________ by the ____________________chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation in _______________, _____.

This scholarship is set up to benefit youth with an interest in a conservation-related field of study and is part of the NWTF’s Five-Star program. Applicants for the scholarship are judged on their scholastic achievements, leadership abilities, community involvement and decision to study a wildlife-related field.

The winners of the local chapter award are then eligible for consideration of the state award and finally, are eligible for the national NWTF scholarship of $10,000.

"This scholarship program addresses an area of study that has historically been lacking in available money in the past and will help develop stewards to manage our natural resources in the future," said the NWTF’s CEO Rob Keck.

For more information, contact ____________________ at _______________, or call 1-800-THE-NWTF or visit our website at http://www.nwtf.org.

About the NWTF: In 1973 when the National Wild Turkey federation was founded, there were an estimated 1.3 million wild turkeys and 1.5 million turkey hunters. Thanks to the work of state and wildlife agencies and the NWTF's many volunteers and partners, today there are an estimated 5.4 million wild turkeys and approximately 2.6 million turkey hunters. Since 1985, more than $120 million NWTF and cooperator dollars have been spent on over 15,000 projects benefiting wild turkeys throughout North America.

The NWTF is a 300,000-member strong grassroots, nonprofit organization with members in 50 states, Canada and 11 foreign countries. It supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and corporate lands as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional North American sport.

For more information on the National Wild Turkey Federation, call (803) 637-3106, check out our website at http://www.nwtf.org or e-mail questions to nwtf@nwtf.net.