Dr. Bruce Evans has devoted his life to making a difference—both as an Emergency Medicine doc and in the
lives of children facing unimaginable challenges. While attending medical school at the University of
Colorado in the early '90s, Bruce and a group of his fellow students co-founded Camp Wapiyapi. Wapiyapi is a
non-profit summer camp for children with pediatric cancer and their siblings. Since its founding, Camp
Wapiyapi has provided a place of hope, healing, and fun for countless families, entirely free of charge. The
camp now hosts over 100 kids every summer! Bruce and his colleagues have provided the medical staffing for
over 30 years; the counselors, oncology nurses, and doctors are all volunteers. Bruce is inspired and
grateful to the brave kids and generous volunteers who come to Camp Wapiyapi every summer.
Bruce has become an avid sporting clays shooter since he picked up a shotgun for the first time in 2017.
Even though he still considers himself a novice, he enjoys the challenge and community spirit of sporting
clays, and he gets out to local courses whenever he can.
In 2024, Bruce combined these two passions by creating the Belt Buckle Challenge Series, a new 501(c)(3)
charity benefiting Camp Wapiyapi. The 2025 Inaugural Series raised 22K for Camp Wapiyapi! The 2026 Series
will bring together the Colorado sporting clays community for three NSCA registered shoots, culminating with
a Championship Shoot-off for custom belt buckles and top honors at Colorado Clays on September 12th. "The
all-volunteer Advisory Board has been fantastic, and so have each of the Colorado club owners", said Bruce,
who credits his fellow sporting clays shooters with making the Series possible.
The inaugural season featured events at three premier Colorado venues: Silver Creek, Colorado Clays, and
Kiowa Creek. The 2026 events are at Longmeadow on June 20th, Kiowa Creek on August 2nd and Colorado Clays on
September 12th. Every dollar raised supports Camp Wapiyapi, which is completely free to the families of kids
fighting cancer.
Bruce is also the founder of Helmet Heads, a nonprofit that provides fun education and free bike/skate
helmets to Title One public school 2nd graders across the Front Range. In his spare time, Bruce volunteers
as a dog walker at the Denver Animal Shelter—a role he truly loves.
Through the Belt Buckle Challenge, Bruce hopes to create a tradition of fun and fundraising that will help
Camp Wapiyapi serve more children every summer.
