by As some may know, I am on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Safari Club – Carolina Foundation. It is the DSC chapter covering North Carolina and the Upstate and Piedmont of South Carolina. We are a 501(c)3 charity dedicated to conservation, education, and advocacy. We got started in late 2023 and have been working, bit by bit, to get up and going. It is not easy starting a new organization from essentially scratch though we have had lots of help.
We are finally at the point where we will have our first fundraising banquet. It will be March 1, 2025 at Childress Vineyards in Lexington, North Carolina. Founded by NASCAR legend, former NRA 1st VP, and current Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Richard Childress, the winery features 30 different wines made from grapes grown on 70 acres of vineyards. The vineyard is part of the Yadkin Valley American Viticultural Area. The winery features a very nice event center for corporate and private events which is where the gala will be held.
The event will feature both live and silent auctions. These auctions will be accessible for online bidding by those unable to attend in person. A link to that will go in February. I know we will have many firearms, donated hunts, and other fine items up for bid or raffle. Indeed, I just secured a donation of a 10-day cow Cape buffalo hunt in the North-West Province of South Africa from Bos en Dal Safaris.
If you are interested in attending, ticket sales have begun and will continue until February 15th. Either go to our website or use the QR code in the image above. Likewise, if you are interested in donating an item for the auction or raffle – and it need not be firearm or hunting related – please contact us at dsccarolinas@gmail.com.
