In September, the Humane Society of Harris County will host its ninth annual clay shoot fundraiser. The Sporting Clays for Shelter Strays tournament is set for Sunday, Sept. 27 at Big Red Oak Plantation in Gay, Georgia. Organizers are hoping to recruit animal lovers and clay-shoot enthusiasts as participants from neighboring Troup County. The Harris County Humane Society serves Harris, Meriwether, Talbot and Troup County. The fundraiser is the program’s second-biggest fundraiser behind its annual spring fashion luncheon. “We've been doing it for nine years and have had wonderful success,” said Kathryn Daly, development director for the Humane Society of Harris County. “Big Red Oak is a great supporter of ours, and we've had some great times with it. It should be a lot of fun.” Daly said the event was started in conjunction with Harris County Rotary. It got a great response, but Rotary was not interested in going forward with it, so they took it over. “We just thought it was a great fit, and you know we're constantly looking for ways to appeal to different audiences, and certainly the sporting clay event is a different audience,” Daly said. “We recruit from all over. We hope some we there's a couple of high schools. Flint River and Harris County High School have shotgun teams. We try to get some of the kids involved, so there's an award for youth participants as well as both men and women,” Daly said. The tournament features four-person teams competing on a 100-target course.…
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