May 2025 Newsletter

MAY 2025 ALGONQUIN ARCHERS NEWSLETTER  

MONTHLY MEETING- The next monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 @ 7 p.m.    A cash prize drawing is taken at each monthly meeting. Bill Romacheck missed out on his name selection for the raffle as he was not in attendance. Next month the prize will be $80

Welcome New Members:Ronald Jennings;Glen Morelli;John Soto;Edward Bernard 

3-D SHOOTS : 

ALGONQUIN 3-D TOURNAMENT++ will be held on MAY 31 &June l at the club.  Registration will be 7AM –9AM-NOON on both days. Two volunteers are required for these days and times- contact Bob Bruno.(see above) 

Volunteers are also required on June 1 at 4PM for target take down

Cost is $20Adult;  Youth12 and under is FREE

The kitchen will serve breakfast and lunch for this event.

A Chicken & Rib barbecue meal will also be offered.

Barbecue cost: Shoot + barbecue $30; Adult barbecue alone $15 adult; $10youth

++ The ASA shoot on April 26/27was very successful with 197shooters attending from all over New England. This shoot took many hours to set-up for ASA requirements. Congratlutions to those members involved with the many hours over many days involved with this activity. Also a hearty Thank You to those member volunteers who supported registration, kitchen duty, and Parking 

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

June is the start of our fiscal year. Membership renewals are due at this time, preferably by the last week in May 

*The first round of renewal forms will be sent via snail mail; If there are no replies to snail mail within a month the forms will be sent electronically.

Hopefully your dues will be received on time as this is the financial life blood of Algonquin`s fiscal need.

 Please look for and send in your renewals.

Secretary Donna Rhoads will be sending out membership renewals. via email. The responses will return to her in a program that allows for easy filing. Membership payments will be made by check via mail to Donna Rhoads or cash/check to Dave or Donna at meetings. 

..Mail TO.—Donna Rhoads

52 Kingswood Drive

Naugatuck, CT 06770

Donna & Dave will coordinate the renewals and payments. Members who wish to pay at a monthly meeting, rather than through the mail, may do so, however mailing in your renewal is preferred. This information is on the re-newel form that you will receive.

NOTE: If you do not receive the electronic form in your e-mail within the coming weeks please check your SPAM folder

Contacts: 

Dave Wilkinson: wilke137@att.net 475-689-1059

Donna Rhoads: dlwrhoads@gmail.com203-233-4550

**JOAD: Mike O’Connor is officially a USA Archery instructor and is working as a JOAD coach. CONGRATULATIONS MIKE

NFAA Field Tournament;

A statewide FIELD Archery League started May 10-July14.

One 14 round will be held weekly at ALGONQUIN. Shoots will also be at Pootatuck and Hobo Farms.

Awards will be given for top cumulative score in Freestyle; Bowhunter; Olympic;Barebow;Youth

Archers must compete in seven of the ten weeks. Seven highest scores will be used.

There is a detailed flyer in the club house bulletin board near the Men’s room.

Peter St. Pierre will be Algonquins contact for this event;

pestpierre@gmail.com; 203491-7580

**Algonquin Apparel is posted on Algonquin archers.com. The apparel will now be handled by B&G sports. Contact is KIM @ B&G 203-757-2571 Members need to go to the club web site to view available items and ordering info.. Orders can be placed at any time; you do not need to wait for a group as in the past.

***Check out Algonquin Archers on FaceBook for real time articles regarding on going archery tournament winners and other items added by members.

On GOING ITEMS

*BE ALERT----SAFETY FIRST

As an archery club, we are very fortunate to have an Indoor Range and 2 outdoor courses on our property: 3-D & Field, . All members need to remember that multiple archers, can be on any of the courses, at any given time.

** SAFETY ALWAYS COMES FIRST

Also, for your awareness, you may see hunters on the property. Do not be alarmed, as these are club members that have permission to bow hunt deer and turkey.

Have fun, Stay Alert, and be aware of other shooters at all times.  *

Used Equipment                

Members seeking to sell their unneeded equipment should post their information on the BULLETIN BOARD near the club house entry door. Once the equipment is sold the poster should remove the announcement from the board.

The Newsletter is not used for this type of posting. Thank You

WORK HOURS

There is always a great need for volunteers to handle the large variety of work activities that are necessary to keep the club, it's property, and it's activities in operation.

The club has a program where members can receive a $10/hr credit, for a maximum of 5 hrs, $50, This will apply towards their next dues payment in the following Fiscal year, which is in the month of June.   

Donna Rhoads, dlwrhoads@gmail.com;203-233-4550must be contacted in order to, record any work hours that a member has performed, to keep a total of a members work hours, and to assure the proper credit is applied.    

* FaCEBOOK ---- Algonquin Archers has a FACEBOOK page. Search “Algonquin Archers”

**WEB PAGE: The monthly newsletter and additional club information can be found  at  www.algonquinarchers.com