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How time is flying…we will all
soon be planning on how we will be bagging that
big buck for the season!
Although I have only been President for a few
months, I have been keeping quite busy. Our
new committees have been formed and they have all
been meeting to make sure we have a very
successfully operating chapter. Our budget
committee has met and also our auction committee
with plans for our March 7-8, 2008 fundraiser and
I am excited to say we will be having new and
exciting things happening this year. Please
remember to mark this date on your calendar- you
won't want to miss it!
The hunt donations have been coming in for the
fundraiser and it appears we will have a lot of
wonderful hunts to auction. Mike Wilmot
always gives 100 % of himself to make sure of it.
Our "Ten Hunt Raffle" appeared to be such a hit
this year at the 2007 fundraiser that we are
thinking of offering two of these
raffles. One before the event and one during
the time of the event. What a great
Christmas gift this would make! When do you
ever have the opportunity to customize your
raffle ticket? With this raffle ticket if
you would happen to be the lucky winner you can
choose from one of ten different hunts. Look for
this upcoming raffle or call any of the board
members and they will be happy to sell you a
ticket.
We scheduled our first Children's Fishing Day
along with other local organizations. Of course
our first event was rained out so it was
rescheduled for September 15, 2007. With
this being a combined effort we were limited to
the way things were handled; but with good
teamwork and collaboration, we are hoping that in
the future we can open this event to the public.
Come October 24th – 27th, we will be hosting
our two new Wish Hunters! As mentioned
prior, we will be at a new facility this year at
Jack Pine Safari in Lewiston. We know these boys
can't wait to get out there and bag there buck.
On Sunday following the hunts, we will be hosting
a picnic to congratulate our hunters at Jack Pine
Safari. This will allow you the opportunity
to personally meet and congratulate the boys on
what a great job they did. It's sure to be a very
fun and exciting time for everyone who is able to
attend. Please call me and let me know if you are
planning on attending. For our future planning,
if you know of any child with a disability or
illness that has a wish to go hunting, please
feel free to contact Mike Wilmot or myself.
Before we know it, December will be here. We
have tentatively set a date of December 5, 2007
for our annual Christmas party. This party
is open to all chapter members in good
standing. This is a wonderful event and it's
a great way to meet other chapter members, as
well as reunite with friends. A special
drawing is held at this event each year for the
members, and you could be the next
individual to bring home a great Christmas gift!
Watch for your invitation that will arrive in the
mail... we hope you will join us!
Scott Gauthier and Gordon Bennett are getting
geared up for the Sportsman Against Hunger
program. The chapter has purchased another
freezer to hold all of the donations until they
are delivered. With donating 2,300 pounds of
venison last year it is hard to believe we could
ever top that… but with so many giving
hunters out there I believe we can! Please
contact these two gentlemen if you have a deer to
donate or know of anyone that is interested in
donating. If you are aware of anyone that is in
need of meat to feed their families, please let
them know that, as well.
As I am sure it is a goal of yours, too, we are
constantly striving to improve the Northeast
Michigan chapter and make ours one of the best in
the state. We are always looking for new
ideas and new faces to bring on board, so if you
are interested in becoming more active, or know
of someone who would be an asset to our
organization, please contact me. I am looking
forward to a very successful two years, and
hopefully you will be a big part of that!
- Good Hunting,
- Floyd Moore
- President
- Northeast Michigan Chapter SCI
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