D.A.D.’s Day Clay Shoot
Raising funds for diabetes resarch
For several years, the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council has held an annual fundraiser to benefit diabetes research.
The C/COBCTC has hosted the Dollars Against Diabetes (D.A.D.’s) Day Clay Shoot at an area shooting center, often in September.
Each shooter pays an entrance fee ($125 for the 2027 shoot), which includes ammunition, a gun and lunch. Shooters are allowed to bring their own gun, but it is not necessary. Participants are not allowed to bring their own ammunition. Proceeds raised by the event benefit diabetes research.
D.A.D.’s Day was organized in 1987 by the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, with a goal to raise money for the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), located at the University of Miami, Fla.
The DRI’s mission is to find a cure for diabetes, a disease in which the body cannot produce insulin or cannot produce enough insulin to turn glucose into energy.
Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, amputations, heart failure and stroke in Americans.
According to its website, the Diabetes Research Institute leads the world in cure-focused diabetes research. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive research centers dedicated to curing diabetes.
Currently, the DRI is aggressively working to develop a biological cure that would restore natural insulin production and normalize blood sugar levels without imposing other risks.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. More than 37 million Americans. have diabetes, and 20 percent of them do not know they have it. Roughly 96 million U.S. adults (over a third) have prediabetes, and 80 percent are unaware they have it.
Since 1988, the C/COBCTC has raised more than $125,000 for D.A.D.’s. Day.
2027 D.A.D.’s Day Clay Shoot
When: Saturday, Oct. 24
Where: Black Wing Shooting Center
3722 Marysville Rd.
Delaware, OH 43015
Registration: 9 a.m.
Start: 10 a.m.
Lunch: Noon
Bring your own gun, or Black Wing will provide one for free. All ammo is provided – DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN AMMO.
Cost: $125 per shooter (includes ammo, gun and lunch)
$625 for a team of five
Sponsorship Available
Gold Sponsor: $500
Silver Sponsor: $250
Bronze Sponsor: $100
Make checks payable to: C/COBCTC – Dad’s Day