03-04-2008, 04:26 PM
I sent the guys at Cage Offroad an email about supporting the Raleigh Bronco Bash with some t-shirts and stickers or anything they could spare. I told them that the items would be raffled off to benefit the local SPCA. This is the response I got.
Dear Mr.Welch,
Thank you for your inquiry as to sponsorship however we will not be sponsoring this event due to the donation recipient. The SPCA is a well known group that fights to restrict our rights to use public land, to hunt and to own firearms. These are all things we hold as coveted God given rights and we fight against groups like the SPCA that try to take them from us. I believe you will find many four wheel drive owners are also hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. Having the SPCA members work to take our Second Ammendment gun ownership rights away; to also stand in front of our trails blocking them; to fight against our rights to hunt is not something we would like to donate to and I am sure our customers would agree. Groups such as the SPCA are partially why OHV Parks have a hard time existing.
It is our hope that you will reconsider who you are helping and who you are hurting in this event. We hope you will consider donating to a group that will work to keep our activities free and open rather than work to close them down. Please do not take this personal against you but against the SPCA that fights against our freedoms.
If you would like to discuss this I would be happy to do so. 1-866-587-2243.
Sincerely,
Jim Cole
C.O.O.
CAGE Offroad Products
PS You will notice I have CC'd a couple Bronco owners in the Raleigh, NC area so that they may hear directly from me why I am not supporting a local event.
Dear Mr.Welch,
Thank you for your inquiry as to sponsorship however we will not be sponsoring this event due to the donation recipient. The SPCA is a well known group that fights to restrict our rights to use public land, to hunt and to own firearms. These are all things we hold as coveted God given rights and we fight against groups like the SPCA that try to take them from us. I believe you will find many four wheel drive owners are also hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. Having the SPCA members work to take our Second Ammendment gun ownership rights away; to also stand in front of our trails blocking them; to fight against our rights to hunt is not something we would like to donate to and I am sure our customers would agree. Groups such as the SPCA are partially why OHV Parks have a hard time existing.
It is our hope that you will reconsider who you are helping and who you are hurting in this event. We hope you will consider donating to a group that will work to keep our activities free and open rather than work to close them down. Please do not take this personal against you but against the SPCA that fights against our freedoms.
If you would like to discuss this I would be happy to do so. 1-866-587-2243.
Sincerely,
Jim Cole
C.O.O.
CAGE Offroad Products
PS You will notice I have CC'd a couple Bronco owners in the Raleigh, NC area so that they may hear directly from me why I am not supporting a local event.