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Johnny Morris donates $1.5 million

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 9:47 pm
by WB Staff
USFWS Fisheries reports that Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops made a generous donation of more than $1,500,000 to the National Fish Habitat Partnership Program at the U.S. Open Bass Fishing Championship in Missouri this month at Table Rock Lake.

This is a picture of Ryan Roberts, National Fish Habitat Partnership Program Manager for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Sarah Parker Pauley, Director of the Missouri Dept. of Conservation and Kelly Hepler, Chairman of Beyond the Pond, a platform designed to promote greater citizen and private sector conservation engagement, in the picture below. http://ow.ly/v0HC50GUQxZ
Photos AFWA

Re: Johnny Morris donates $1.5 million

Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:55 am
by Smokie
right on but dang thats a werid check, and 40 cents lol... wonder why he didnt cut em a nice round even number there must be something to that random total...

Re: Johnny Morris donates $1.5 million

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 6:24 am
by george
I believe that total is the net proceeds of the Bass Pro Shops US amateur open! That is the amount raised for the cause and since Johnny Morris is the founder of BPS he cut the check!

George

Re: Johnny Morris donates $1.5 million

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:26 am
by gabuelhaj
He declined the round up option at the sales terminal when checking out......

Good luck!