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Bass Pro Launches Campaign To Help Storm Victims

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Bass Pro Shops has started a campaign to help victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.  Initial donations for Anglers for the Bahamas are almost $2 million.

Bass Pro has donated $500,000 worth of goods and $500,000 in cash donations to Convoy of Hope.  Other companies—both local and national—have also donated cash and items to help storm victims.

Bass Pro founder, Johnny Morris, says this gives anglers and others a way to help those displaced by the storm.

The company is appealing to its database of more than 200 million outdoor enthusiasts, vendors and industry partners to make donations through anglersforthebahamas.org, its stores, e-mail database and on social media.

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s customers can round-up their purchases to support relief efforts in impacted areas at all Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s locations across North America.

Michele Skalicky has worked at KSMU since the station occupied the old white house at National and Grand. She enjoys working on both the announcing side and in news and has been the recipient of statewide and national awards for news reporting. She likes to tell stories that make a difference. Michele enjoys outdoor activities, including hiking, camping and leisurely kayaking.