Ronald McDonald House Sporting Clays Tournament
Kids & Clays Foundation History

In 1999, Glenn and Kathy Lubeznik, McDonald’s owner/operators in Northwest Indiana,
chaired the first annual Sporting Clays Tournament Event that benefited the
Chicago Ronald McDonald House near the University of Chicago Children’s Hospital.
With the support of Winchester Ammunition, McDonald’s Owner/Operators and Suppliers,
the event hosted 137 participants and generated over $16,000; the initial goal was $3,000.
In the year 2000, companies and organizations such as Browning, Charles Daley, Pace American Trailers,
Coca Cola, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the National Sporting Clays
Association (NSCA) followed Winchester’s lead and agreed to support the event as sponsors.
More than 220 participants shot in the tournament that was held in September of 2000
and the Ronald McDonald House was the beneficiary of over $58,000.

The success and interest in the Chicago area tournament inspired Mr. Lubeznik
to share his knowledge of this fundraiser with other Ronald McDonald Houses
across the country. In 2002, Sporting Clays Tournaments were held in Orlando,
FL, Detroit, MI, Columbus, GA, and once again in St. Louis, MO. Proceeds from
the events benefited the Ronald McDonald Houses in each respective market.

In 2002, the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) named the Ronald
McDonald house National Sporting Clays Foundation their “Official Charity”.
The National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA) did the same in 2003,
followed by the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) in 2004.

As our growth continued, so did our expansion into shotgun sports.
With our expansion, came the changing of our foundation’s name. In January 2005,
the foundation name changed to the Kids and Clays Foundation Benefiting
Ronald McDonald House Charities.

To date, Kids & Clays Foundation working with Ronald McDonald Houses around
the country have generated a combined total of over $6,000,000 through
shooting sports, and have touched the lives of thousands of families served
by these houses nationwide.