Lancaster Archery Foundation Helps Virginia 4-H Club Bring Archery to the City

The Lancaster Archery Foundation has awarded a grant to a Virginia program that brings archery to inner-city kids.

The Appomattox 4-H Archery Club received $540 from the foundation to purchase equipment that will allow more kids to participate in their program.

Since 2012, the club has partnered with Appomattox Elementary School to offer six-week, after-school archery programs. A stand-alone club for elementary and middle school kids was started in 2021.

Among the skills taught are range safety, eye dominance, shooting form, sportsmanship, teamwork, self-discipline and competition ethics.

With its grant, Appomattox plans to purchase equipment such as armguards, shooting gloves, arrow repair kits and more.

“In Appomattox, 44 percent of youth qualify for free and reduced meals, so with the equipment provided, that ensures each child can participate, regardless of their parent's/guardian's income,” club officials wrote on their grant application.

Rob Kaufhold, president of Lancaster Archery Foundation’s board of directors, applauded Appomattox 4-H for specifically reaching out to inner-city kids.

“Archery is something that should be made available to everyone, but often times, inner-city kids just don’t get the opportunity to even try it,” he said.

“If archery is to continue to grow, we have to give everyone the opportunity to experience it.”

Based in Lancaster, Pa., the Lancaster Archery Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expand, develop and promote 3D and target archery to help people improve their confidence, discipline and leadership skills through participation in competitive archery.

For more information on how you can donate to help organizations like Appomattox 4-H Archery Club, visit lancasterarcheryfoundation.org.