Local volunteer organization donates to cancer fund-raiser

Submitted by Mark VanBogelen

On January 19, 2019 the Bullseye Hunt Club held its annual ‘Big Buck Night’ at the Manchester Sportsman Club. The event hosts about 200 area hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. All tickets are sold before the hunting seasons start and successful hunters then have to have their trophies scored and compete for prizes. There are separate categories for Bow, Gun, Crossbow and Youth.

In the past couple of years, members of the club have been diagnosed with and are fighting different forms of the atrocious disease: Cancer. As a result, the club decided that a major portion of this year’s proceeds would be donated to help the fight against this terrible affliction.

More than 10 years ago Dexter resident Gary Klapperich, a cancer surgery survivor, decided that he was going to do something to help combat cancer. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital was building a cancer center close to home in Chelsea. So he, along with his wife Karen, fostered the idea of holding an annual fund raiser to benefit the cancer center. They have been able to donate thousands of dollars each year ever since. They will likely top their $250,000 goal. Because of the local nature of this group, The Bullseye Hunt Club membership made the decision to give “IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE” a $2,000.00 contribution during this years fund-raiser. 

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by Marsha Chartrand

Marsha Johnson Chartrand, a founder, writer, and copy editor with the Manchester Mirror, is a 50-year resident of Manchester. She has a long history of volunteer and community involvement.