Riley
Conservation Club
www.rileycc.com
November 2008
Members,
Enclosed in this newsletter is a renewal application for
your 2009 membership. Included with the
renewal application is a short survey.
We would appreciate it if you would complete the survey along with your
renewal application. The information in
the survey will assist the club leadership in determining the best direction
for the club in 2009.
Link to membership application: Membership Application
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Our club will be conducting two gun giveaways in the coming
months. The first giveaway will be
available to the general public. The
firearm to be given away will be something along the lines of a Savage 17 HMR
or a Ruger 10/22.
We are currently working with local gun dealers in an effort to get the
best deal we can on the best firearm we can.
Each club member will receive 12 tickets for the public
giveaway. Tickets will sell for $1.00
each or six for $5.00. Members may sell
the tickets or purchase the tickets themselves.
Member may request additional tickets to sell or to purchase.
A second gun will be given away as a part of the public
giveaway. The second gun will be the
same make and model as the first and will go to an RCC member. Each member will get one ticket for the
second gun for every 10 tickets they sell (or buy themselves) for the first gun
in the public giveaway.
The second gun giveaway will feature a high-end rifle such
as a Remington 700 or a Remington 1100.
This giveaway will be for members only.
Each member will be allotted one ticket for $30.00 to be paid along with
and in addition to the member's renewal fee.
Obviously, the total number of tickets to be drawn from will be
significantly less than for the public giveaway, thereby increasing the chance
of winning.
Both of these giveaways are designed to increase the funds
available in the club coffers in order to continue to improve our club and our
club facilities.
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As with most organizations like ours, 20% of our members are
doing 80% of the chores necessary to keep the club operating. The club needs the help of its membership in
running events at the club and in maintaining the club and the club
facilities.
In addition to the silhouette and muzzleloader matches the
club has conducted in the past, we have added Steel Challenge matches in
2008. These competitions have been well
attended, a lot of fun to shoot, and have generated additional funds for club
operations. In order to continue to
offer these competitions and events, the club will need for its membership to
step up and participate in these matches, both as competitors and match
organizers.
Our club also needs our members' assistance in maintaining
the clubhouse and property. We had a
very successful work day last spring and look forward to making more progress
this fall and in the spring of 2009.
Specifically, the clubhouse needs to be painted and the grounds are in
need of regular maintenance, particular brush clearing.