Make-A-Break: The Charity That Started With One Clay

Make-A-Break started as one sporting shoot with one cause and one host club. Twelve years later it is a charity that runs events across half a dozen states and gets dozens of young shooters onto a course who would not otherwise see one.

The 2024 edition of the flagship shoot drew the biggest field the event has hosted. The fundraising side cleared its previous annual best by mid-day. The kids who were brought on as guests of the program shot every station they were allowed to, which is the only measure that matters.

This piece is the story of how Make-A-Break got from one clay to a national footprint, told by the people who built it.

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