SAVE THE DATE!!!
Please join us for the…
13th Annual NYS 4-H Shooting Sports
Banquet & Auction
April 21, 2012
The 2012 New York State 4-H Shooting Sports Banquet & Auction will be held on Saturday, April 21, in the spacious historic Towers Hall building of the Fort William Henry Hotel & Conference Center in Lake George, New York. Our 2011 event garnered record attendance and brought us our greatest fundraising success to date. With your continued help and support, we hope to realize even larger achievements for 2012!
Doors will open at 4:00 PM for the Silent Auction, Ticket Drop, Games and the Live Auction Preview. Complimentary hors d’oeurves will be available along with a cash bar. A grand buffet dinner featuring beef, chicken and seafood selections will begin at 6:00 PM followed directly by the Live Auction. For 2012, event ticket prices remain at $36 per person with reservations required by April 12, 2012.
Special package pricing is also once again available. This reduced rate special package includes the Dinner Banquet plus Saturday Overnight Accommodations and a Sunday Breakfast Buffet at the Fort William Henry Hotel.
We have a large selection of high quality items in this year’s Ticket Drop with something for everyone and will again be offering a pre-sale Ticket Drop Special. Buy $100 worth of tickets for Ticket Drop items and receive $100 worth of tickets FREE. Take advantage of the special to double your chances of winning or share your tickets with friends and family. This special offer is only available pre-event until April 19, 2012. Your pre-purchased Drop Tickets will be waiting for you at the door.
This year’s Silent and Live Auctions will feature many outstanding new offerings as well as exceptional favorites for the entire family. Returning this year will be: Chainsaw Carvings by Brian Ruth, Master of the Chainsaw, our 2012 Featured Artist of the Year; African Hunt and Photo Safaris; and hand painted Turkey Feather Art by Deborah Brosen of Feather Art Studio, our 2011 Featured Artist of the Year. Please visit us online frequently here at www.NYS4HShootingSports.org for updates to event item listings, photos and further information. Reservation Forms are available online (see below).
It’s an exciting evening that you won’t want to miss! Please join us for this most worthwhile event. Invite your friends to a fundraiser that directly benefits the 4-H Shooting Sports and helps ensure the continuance of this vital program for the benefit of future generations.
Click here to download the 2012 NYS4HSS Banquet & Auction Invitation & Reservation Form.
Visit our official 2012 NYS4HSS Banquet & Auction page for current news and updates.
Thank you for your support!
Bill Schwerd
NYS4-HSS Coordinator
NYS 4-H Shooting Sports Heads to 2012 SHOT Show!
Check our official Blog for daily updates from our
NYS4HSS SHOT Show contingents!
New York State 4-H Shooting Sports staff and two very excited 4-H SS Teen Representatives are preparing for our annual visit to Las Vegas, Nevada and the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show.
Education Specialist Kenyon Simpson and NYS 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator Bill Schwerd will head out to the SHOT Show on Sunday in preparation for Media Day on Monday. Both Schwerd and Simpson are members of the NYS Outdoor Writers Association and will have the opportunity to test out new firearms, equipment, ammunition and much more. They will be able to review these items both for 4-H and the public to see which ones best fit the needs of volunteers working with youth shooting sports.
Teen Reps attending the 2012 SHOT Show will be Kelsey Reppert of Saratoga County 4-H and Lindsey Draper of Steuben County 4-H. They will be joined by their chaperones and 4-H staff members John Bowe, Assistant 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator along with Chrys Nestle of Washington County and Mary Fairley of Saratoga County.
During the week all members of the NYS 4-H Shooting Sports contingent will visit with many of the businesses at the Show and take in the displays while sharing their experiences in 4-H Shooting Sports as well as expressing their appreciation to everyone for their support. Most of the companies, if not all, generously support youth shooting sports from 4-H age to college age students.
On Thursday, our Teen Reps and their chaperones will take time to visit some of the sites in the area. Visit this blog later in the week to follow their trip.
Each day, we will try to share some of our experiences at the SHOT Show in words and pictures here on the blog. We look forward to seeing your comments.
Bill Schwerd
Africa! Photo Safari!
Follow Jack and Charlene Mazur during their 10 day African Photo Safari
on the official New York State 4-H Shooting Sports blog!
last update - November 22, 2011
Africa!
Follow Rachel Trojan's trip in Africa
on the official New York State 4-H Shooting Sports blog!
last update - August 24, 2011
