The National Wild Turkey Federation, in cooperation with an outdoor television star, is looking to raise money toward its efforts to preserve and foster outdoor sports.

On Nov. 19, the local chapter is holding a banquet with the attraction of Michael Waddell, host of the Bone Collector and Realtree Roadtrips television shows on Outdoor Television.

Waddell has been described as the face of the modern hunting world, but outside of his television duties, he travels the country proclaiming his love for the outdoors and his support of the NWTF.

“There aren’t a whole lot of events that could get me out of the woods during hunting season, but the NWTF’s Edgefield banquet is one of them,” said Waddell. “I tell people around the country about all the great work the federation does for wildlife and hunters, and, anytime I get the chance, I like to stop by and help out however I can.”

Tickets are $50 for adults, $80 for couples, $20 for youth ages 6 to 17, and kids 5 and under are free. Tickets include dinner, entry into all door prize drawings, a NWTF membership and a one-year subscription to Turkey Country magazine. Attendees that purchase tickets by Friday will automatically be entered into the early bird drawing for a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic .22 caliber rifle.

In Edgefield, the NWTF has remained active in the community by hosting local events, donating to local causes, awarding scholarships to local students and more.

The NWTF is a national nonprofit conservation organization that is dedicated to the conservation of the wild turkey and the preservation of hunting heritage.

Through partnerships with state, federal and provincial wildlife agencies, the NWTF and its more than 350,000 members have helped restore wild turkey populations across the country, raised and spent more than $286 million and conserved nearly 14 million acres of habitat for all types of wildlife.