Future of Parker Collection and Double Gun Collecting

[Bruce Day]

I want tax deductible donations if I am to donate personally.

I also want something with broad scope. Donating personal money for a shoot to help youth who happen to be children of members in ( city), ( state), would not make me comfortable. The NRA and PF have broad scope but they lack classic double gun emphasis.

If we could couple with the NRA or PF at a shotgun shoot to have the kids shoot classic double guns, would that serve our purpose? That is what I do informally with Boy Scouts. We shoot 20ga's and I bring along a little 20 Browning Superposed and/or a Parker DHE 20, fluid steel barrels so we don't get into those issues. The only guns that hold up for us are Rem 870's and the old classic guns get a lot of wows in comparison. The youth and their dads are interested.

[C grade]

Larry
Mike Franzen jumped out and offered his services as "main man". Dave Fjelline has offered to be the coordinator in the west, Robin and Suponski in the NE, John Marscher and myself in the SE etc. I think we have the beginning of a good team.
David

[Jim DiSpagno]

I currently have a Parker Poster in the works that, once approved, will serve as some funding for this. A large portion of the money, after the cost etc. will be donated to this cause. The poster will have a limited run of 150 and if it is received well, I will try to do one every year, or bi-annually.

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by David Dwyer

Larry
Mike Franzen jumped out and offered his services as "main man". Dave Fjelline has offered to be the coordinator in the west, Robin and Suponski in the NE, John Marscher and myself in the SE etc. I think we have the beginning of a good team.
David

David,
That's great, now that the volunteers are in place perhaps your team should develop a plan outlining what you would like to accomplish and how best to achieve that end along with some guidelines to manage the program. Then it can be presented to the Board for discussion and approval at our next meeting at the Southern on April 23rd. I have some ideas that I feel could be useful as I'm sure others do and if you or Mike would like to discuss this further please feel free to give me a call at home any evening. Larry

[C grade]

Larry
I think you are getting the cart before the horse. I would like to see the board at tonight's meeting affirm their commitment to a youth program and develop a mission statement. I would also suggest you ask a BOD member to be the contact person on the BOD for us. I would think we could then have a plan together by the Spring SXS . My wife returns tonight from a week taking care of grand kids so tonight is hers.
David

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by David Dwyer

I would like to see the board at tonight's meeting affirm their commitment to a youth program and develop a mission statement. I would also suggest you ask a BOD member to be the contact person on the BOD for us. I

David,
I would suggest that if you would like to oversee the Boards meetings that you as a Life Member run for the Board in next years election. I will personally put your name in as you really need a good dose of reality.

We are too few trying to do too much and we are not going to put off final prep for the Southern, choosing a site for this years Annual Meeting, reorganizing the jobs of a departing Board member, or any of the other items already on tonight's agenda in order to start a new project. I think it was made clear earlier in this thread that the position of Youth Coordinator needs to be filled by a person or persons outside the Board.

The more member support we get the more we as a group can accomplish but there is only so much that can be heaped onto the shoulders of a few.