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KEEN BENEFACTORS |

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to The Pink Heals Movement, aan
organization that helps women
battling cancer.

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popular Hunt Series knives, so the
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enthusiasts who will most appreciate the Benchmade’ s 15200ORG
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Hunters
toward
support of BCHA and understand that goes toward Backcountry Hunters
Backcountry
goes
and Anglers. BCHA seeks to
part of their purchase is going directly and Anglers. BCHA seeks to
ensure North America’s outdoor
ensure North America’ s outdoor
back to a mission they personally care
of
heritage
hunting
heritage of hunting and fishing
and
fi
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about,” explained Matt Glass, Benchmade in a natural setting through
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spokesperson. “The same goes for the education and work on behalf of

on
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and
behalf
wild public lands and waters.
Adamas, because it is a massively popular wild public lands and waters.
option for folks in the tactical, military
and law enforcement communities.”
Benchmade also targets specifi c needs.
At the beginning of 2019, it announced that
because of the devastating Camp Fire in
2018, it was going to donate a portion of the
proceeds from the knives it sold for a few
weeks in January to the Tracy California
Highway Patrol’s Explorer Post 266.
Benchmade’s donations contributed $5,000

to that eff ort. The Camp Fire ravaged parts
of California and was one of the deadliest
forest fires in U.S. history.

“The Camp Fire support could be one of

the best finite examples of a success from

the company’s response to a specifi c need,”
Glass said.
FROM the HEART
Spyderco spokesperson Joyce Laituri said
that giving back has been at the core of
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