SPARTA, Ill. (WJPF) — A special vaccination opportunity is coming to The World Shooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta. 

On Tuesday, Governor JB Pritzker visited the WSRC and announced that those who take advantage of two vaccination clinics at the complex will receive 100 free targets of trap, skeet, or sporting clays. 

“If you come and get vaccinated at the World Shooting Recreational Complex vax site – which is already completely free – you’ll get 100 free targets of trap, skeet, or sporting clays, to use any time before the end of October,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “These vaccines are incredibly effective and protective for the person who gets them, but just as important, they make the whole community safer: that means your grandparents, your elderly neighbors, your friends who might have a weaker immune system.”

The site will be operated by the Illinois National Guard in coordination with the Randolph County local health department and will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 14th and Saturday, May 15th for adults 18 and over. Walk-ins are welcome. To be eligible to receive the incentive, residents must receive their vaccine at the WSRC mobile site. Access to the free targets can be redeemed upon receipt through October 2021, excluding days of major sporting events, and are valued at $26 to $35 depending on the target of choice.

In addition to the new mobile site and vaccination incentives, the Governor also announced that the Amateur Trapshooting Association Grand American World Trapshooting Championships, the largest event of its kind in the world, will return to the WSRC, boosting the local economy and providing hundreds of jobs for community residents. The Illinois Department of Natural Resource, the Department of Public Health and the WSRC are in coordination to support a safe and robust event.