The World 3-D Championships in Terni, Italy, concluded over the weekend and the Lancaster Archery Foundation helped get Team USA to the event.

The 24 archers who competed in Terni all were required to pay their way to the competition. To help offset that cost, the Lancaster Archery Foundation provided each team member with $1,000.

That’s just one example of how the foundation works to support and promote competition archery. And during the month of September, the Lancaster Archery Foundation is seeking donations from archery supporters in response to a challenge from Easton Foundations.

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Easton Archery, the Easton Foundations has pledged to match every donation to Lancaster Archery Foundation during the month of September, up to a maximum of $100,000.

Besides helping archers travel to international competitions, the Lancaster Archery Foundation gives grants to a number of causes, including JOAD, S3DA, and 4-H programs, as well as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, clubs and summer camps looking to acquire new equipment to be able to introduce more kids to archery. The foundation also provides educational opportunities for archery athletes through college scholarships.

Donations can be made to the Lancaster foundation in a few ways. Customers shopping on the Lancaster Archery Supply website – www.lancasterarchery.com - can make contributions through the “round-up program feature,” which allows customers to increase their purchase total to a round number. The difference between the purchase total and the amount billed to the customer goes to the foundation. Customers can also add a fixed dollar amount to their order upon checkout on the Lancaster Archery Supply website.

Customers shopping at the Lancaster Archery ProShop, or with a Customer Service Techxpert on the phone, can add a donation to their total upon checkout. Donations also can be made as contributions given directly to the foundation through its website, www.lancasterarcheryfoundation.org.

In a feature video produced by Lancaster Archery Supply in conjunction with the Easton Foundations, Easton president Greg Easton talks about Easton’s 100 years in archery and introduces the challenge grant initiative. That video can be seen here.