Arizona, Eastern California, Nevada and Texas Regional News
July/August 2008
Fawna Gregory, MDF Regional Director
Arizona – The East Valley Chapter in Mesa will be hosting their fifth annual dinner and fundraising auction on August 2 at the Wyndemere Hotel. For tickets contact Art Craker at 480-396-3258 or Fawna Gregory at 775-741-1296. If you would like to become involved with the chapter or donate product, please contact Art or Fawna.
Eastern California – Welcome aboard to the newly formed Plumas County Chapter located in Quincy, Calif. This chapter will incorporate all of the smaller towns located around Quincy, such as Portola, Graeagle and Beckworth just to name a few. The first annual dinner and fundraising auction will be in February of 2009. George Garcia of the USFS will have a list of projects this chapter will be working on this summer. Contact Frank Smith at 530-283-2233 if you would like to become part of this chapter or would like to help on the projects.
Nevada – The Bristlecone Chapter located in Ely had a great turn out this year with about 280 people in attendance. Auctioneer Denny Manzoni decided to take the money he would have been paid for doing the auction and put it towards a scholarship. The committee auctioned off a Western Authentic .45 Colt pistol in a leather holster to help raise more money to be put towards the scholarship. The pistol was auctioned off three times, and a total of $4,725 was raised for the scholarship. The recipient was Nicholle Sawyer, and the money will be used to help her pay for tuition and other necessary school expenses for college. Nicholle was chosen because of the essay she wrote and her involvement in the community. Congratulations Nicholle.
The Great Basin Chapter in Elko is selling raffle tickets for a Jumping Jack trailer. Tickets are $100 each, and only 100 tickets will be sold. All of the proceeds will go to the MDF Endowment Fund. Drawing date is still to be determined. For tickets contact Farley Hicks at 775-934-3917. Once again this banquet was sold out with a net income of more than $55,000.
The Northern Nevada Chapter in Reno did a local gun raffle selling tickets for a Ruger .243, and the drawing was done at the Reno banquet on May 16. This raffle had an added bonus to it. If you were present at the drawing and won, then you also received a Mossberg over/under shotgun. The winner of the gun was in the audience and was very surprised when he won not one but two guns. Brian Jensen, a great supporter of MDF, was the lucky winner. Congratulations Brian.
The Smoky Valley Chapter located in Round Mountain is currently seeking volunteers to become part of the committee. If you would like to help, contact Jessica at 775-377-1111.
The Winnemucca Chapter will once again be hosting its annual dinner on September 6 at the Winnemucca Convention Center. For tickets or to help with this event, contact Jessie Swanger at 775-421-3327.
Texas – The Longhorn Chapter located in Allen, Tex. is also seeking volunteers to join the chapter. If you are interested in becoming part of the only MDF chapter in Texas, contact Neil Clatterbuck at 540-421-9777.
If you would like to play a part in helping mule deer by joining a committee, starting a chapter, or working on local projects in the above states, please contact Fawna Gregory at 775-741-1296 or by e-mail at fgregory@muledeer.org.