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In 2021, Bass Pro Shops and Helping a Hero held the Helping a Hero telethon to raise money for Helping a Hero and to raise awareness for the 100 Homes Challenge issued by Johnny Morris. [74] Under the challenge, Bass Pro Shops paid for 25% of the next 100 homes built by Helping a Hero. [75] The company also paid 100% of the cost of 10 homes. [76]
The museum helps bring visitors to Bass Pro's store there, with which it shares a location. [9] [10] In September 2017, Bass Pro acquired Cabela's, another retailer of outdoor merchandise, for $4 billion. [11] Morris and his family were presented with the Audubon Medal in February 2019, in recognition of their conservation efforts. [12]
In 2023, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s started the Proud Veteran Outfitter Vest Program and provided Veteran Outfitters (those who work at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s) with vests they can wear to work that include their name, military branch and rank, and the U.S. flag. [50] The vests were presented during a ceremony that recognized each Veteran.
Chef Cheetie Kumar in her downtown Raleigh, NC, restaurant Garland, in 2018. Kumar is among the 2022 James Beard Awards semifinalists for Best Chef: Southeast. St. James Seafood.
Garland Lodge & Golf Resort (previously Garland Lodge & Resort, known informally as Garland) is a golf resort in Oscoda County, Michigan, located near the unincorporated community of Lewiston. The resort is named for businessman Harry G. Garland. Garland consists of four 18-hole golf courses. In addition to the courses, Garland has a lodge, and ...
The initial Wonders of Wildlife museum was the result of an intensive lobbying campaign by and financial support from Johnny Morris. He campaigned for a ballot initiative that funded a portion of the $52 million cost of building the original museum and the creation of a museum district to oversee the planning, design, and construction of the museum. [4]
The Bass Pro Shops Night Race is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is one of two NASCAR Cup Series races held at Bristol, the other being the Food City 500. From 1978 to 2019, the race has been held in late August, typically on the last weekend of the month, on a Saturday night.
Thurston's Lobster Pound is a seafood restaurant in Bernard, Maine, United States. Situated on Thurston Road, a cul-de-sac off Steamboat Wharf Road, [2] overlooking Bass Harbor from the west, it has been in business since 1993. Its most popular dish is lobster. [2] [3]