April 2023 Newsletter

MONTHLY MEETING- 

The next monthly meeting will be held out doors on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 7p.m. 

   A cash prize drawing is taken at each monthly meeting. If a members name was drawn and is not present at the meeting, that member will not receive the prize. Mike O`Connor won $90 at the March meeting which he graciously split with the club. Thanks Mike. Next month the prize will be $50

***The clubhouse will be TOTALLY closed May 2,3 & 4 to strip and wax the floors. The May 2 meeting will be held outdoors

WELCOME New Members: Tara (mom) and son Kiern Mc Gaffey-Schipul; and Richard Ganz ( returning past member). Thanks for becoming members and enjoy the club.

**3-D SHOOT ; A major 3-D club public shoot will be held on Father`s Day weekend June 17 & 18,2023. Registration will be 7AM –1PM on both days. There is a Chicken and Ribs barbecue proposed for this event. Breakfast will also be served

These shoots require volunteers for a variety of activities from attending registration, barbecue/kitchen duty, 3-D course set-up and take down etc.

Additional information details and shoot cost , will be forthcoming prior to the shoot.

Contact Bob Bruno: brunobows@comcast.net; 

BOARD Of DIRECTORS(BOD)

**Long time member Jim White was voted in as a Life Member by the BOD. Jim has been performing many volunteer tasks such as Working on the Game Dinner, club clean ups, Kitchen duty at major shoots and is a former Board member. Thanks Jim for all your efforts over many years which has kept the club successful. Your enlistment as Life Member is greatly deserved.

**BOD member Ed Hanson is running for the vacant 3-D Captain position. Presently he is not being challenged for this position.

ELECTRIC RATES  A proposal was made to investigate better electric rates. Ed Hansen and Dave Wilkinson will look into this.

GENERATOR: On April 10th Bob Bruno received permission from the Woodbury Wetlands Committee regarding the location of the proposed emergency generator

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 following is the process that took place last year. If this year`s process is different, info will be forth-coming. This is provided to indicate the simplicity of the process .

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

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 electronic 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

The few members that do not have computers will receive the form and instructions via USPS

Contacts: 

Dave Wilkinson: wilke137@att.net  

Donna Rhoads: dlwrhoads@gmail.com 

***ON-GOING ITEMS:

*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, its property, and its 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; must be contacted in order to record any work hours that a member has performed, to keep a total of a member's work hours, and to assure the proper credit is applied.   

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.

**INDOOR RANGE: Private lessons are given by members.  Vocal distractions, if very disruptive can be addressed between members to reach a compromise.  There can be no expectation of complete quiet on the indoor range given that we have 137+ members.

* 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