Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas Regional News

September/October 2008

Fawna Gregory, MDF Regional Director 

Arizona – The St. Johns chapter is busy planning work projects to use their chapter rewards on. Stay tuned for more information on those projects as more information becomes available.

June 1 and 2 found me in Tucson at the Sportsman’s Warehouse to celebrate “Conservation Daze”. This event was sponsored by the Tucson chapter of RMEF. RMEF supplied lunch both days and let me tell you they did a great job of barbequing elk burgers and hot dogs’ considering the temperature was over 100 degrees. All of the conservation groups were represented. It is small events like this that show it is possible for all of the conservation groups to work together. Since we all have the same goals, we should be working together to get the job done. All wildlife benefits from our efforts and by joining together, we can do more work with more people.

California –The newly formed chapter in Quincy (Plumas County) held their first raffle for a gun at the beginning of the summer. They sold out of tickets in just a few weeks. One of the committee members donated a hand made picnic table to be raffled off and tickets were sold at the Plumas County Picnic in June. The committee has risen close to $2000.00 with these small raffles. This is just a small view of the enthusiasm that the community has toward the first MDF chapter in Plumas County. This chapter is made up of some great ladies and gentleman who want to give back to wildlife. They will hold their first annual fundraiser on February 21, 2009.

Nevada – I would like to Welcome Larry and Jessi Swanger as the new Chapter Chairs for the Winnemucca (Humboldt County) Chapter. When Larry & Jessi were approached about taking over the chapter, they were very excited and have taken the task on with great enthusiasm and energy. Larry and Jessi have been involved with Ducks Unlimited in the past and will bring a renewed freshness to the chapter. Thank you to Donna Hogg for taking over as the Finance Chair. Donnas’ experience as a bookkeeper will be a great asset to the committee. If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact Jessi at 775-421-3327or by email at 3nvhntrz@gmail.com. Larry and Jessi have also started working on a banquet in Denio on January 24, 2009. Working on one banquet is a lot of work, but doing two at the same time takes great organizational skills and dedication. Thank you and Welcome!! The banquet will be September 6th at the Winnemucca Convention Center.

There have been some date changes to two banquets. The Sierra Nevada Chapter (Carson Valley) has been changed to September 20. The Ladies Luncheon in Reno has been changed to September 27.

Texas – The Longhorn Chapter located in Allen, Tex. is still 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 purchase tickets for any of these upcoming events or would like to join a committee, please contact me at fgregory@muledeer.org or by phone at 775-741-1296.