Champaign County Shooting Academy Inc. hosted a series of dedications and recognitions to acknowledge the groups and some of the individuals who contributed to the recently-opened Community Archery Park. The park is open to the public and is located south of Urbana at 2506 S. U.S. Route 68.
Founded Oct. 3, 2017, as a non-profit charity serving the Champaign County area, the academy’s stated mission is to provide facilities to promote firearm and archery safety and marksmanship training programs focusing on youth development organizations, competitive shooting opportunities, hunter education training, access for disabled shooters and women’s programs. 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status was approved Aug. 13, 2018. For more information, contact Ken McCabe at [email protected], visit ChampaignShootingAcademy.org and the Facebook page: @CCSA2018