Mustang Fuel Company out of Oklahoma City has a special way they give back to the Basin community and one that makes a significant impact for locals in need. Like they’ve done in years past, the company donated coveted tags this fall to the Trees for Charity Foundation that were auctioned off early this month to benefit the Turning Point Shelter in Vernal. Mustang Fuel Company has the exclusive hunting rights to 26,000 acres in the Book Cliffs so the two deer tags and one antelope tag they donated this year auctioned off for some serious cash. Bids began at $3,000 dollars each for the deer tags and $1,500 dollars for the antelope tag, explains Trees for Charity Foundation Chairman Guy Collett. Bids ended at $6,000 dollars each for the deer tags and $1,500 dollars for the antelope tag. The funds totalled $13,500 dollars and were presented to Turning Point Shelter Administrator Susie Anderson
on Thursday afternoon
. “Donations like this are just amazing,” shares Anderson. “We are always in need of anything you use in a household. When people come to the shelter they usually have nothing and these funds are so appreciated to help these people in their time of need.” Collett says the fundraising opportunity is a win-win situation for all involved with the hunters coming away with trophy bucks and the shelter getting big bucks. Mustang Fuel promises to continue donating big game tags in the future and is happy that the community can benefit from their gesture.
