Foundation nearly breaks record during fundraiser

Josh Rosin checks out a set of moose antlers that were raffled off during the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's 20th annual banquet Saturday evening. Hundreds of sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts packed into the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home to participate in the annual event, which serves as the foundation's main fundraiser each year. Photo by Brian S. Orban

A close-to-record amount of money was raised Saturday evening during an event aimed at promoting big game habitat preservation and restoration.

With the final funds still being counted, 20th Annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet had already raised more than $75,000.

Putting that into perspective, 72 cents out of every dollar collected by the foundation that day will go toward its conservation efforts, said , banquet chairman Jeff Day.

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