Hunt of a Lifetime
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Erie, PA 16510
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| Formation | 1999 |
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| Founder | Tina Pattison |
| Founded at | Harborcreek, Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | 2227 Eastern Ave Erie, PA 16510 |
President | Tina Pattison[1] |
| Website | huntofalifetime |
| Making Dreams Come True... Moved From Harborcreek, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fulfilling hunting and fishing related wishes of children 21 and under with life-threatening illnesses.[2][3]
In 1998, Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation Inc. Founder Tina Pattison decided to grant the wish of her stepson, Matt, diagnosed with lymphoma, and began to raise money for a moose-hunting trip. Matt was 19 and too old to qualify for help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. However, Pattison sent him on the trip after raising funds from hunters and hunting-supply companies in the US and Canada.[4][5][6]
In 1999, Matt died of lymphoma. In that same year, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, responding to criticisms from animal rights groups and concerns over child safety, ceased granting hunting-related wishes. Cash donations collected at Matt's funeral were used to start the foundation.[7]