Hello Granite Bay SCI Members!
Happy New Year!
This is the first quarter issue of the Granite Bay Scat Tracks for 2014, our quarterly newsletter to our members. We hope you are staying connected through our web page: http://www.granitebaysci.com/ and our Facebook Page. http://www.facebook.com/#!/GraniteBaySCI We will continue to post events, projects, and new information on both of these sites for your review. By checking these Internet sites, you get fast and up to date information on what’s happening with our Chapter.
If we do not have your email or it has changed, just send us an update to cal2032@sbcglobal.net.
SAVE THE DATE!! Granite Bay Fundraiser Western BBQ is on its way in planning and organization.
Where: Blue Goose Event Center, Loomis Ca
When: May 10, 2014
Cost: $50/person, $400 Table of 8
RSVP: Tickets can be purchased anytime.
Special Donation: Granite Bay SCI was awarded from The Dept. of Fish and Wildlife an "Open Season Deer Tag" for auction at our fundraiser. This is a great honor and if you know of anyone who wants to hunt in California for blacktail or mule deer in any zone including the X Zones, this is the chance to get a real trophy. No points needed just buy it at our auction and you have a chance of a lifetime. Spread the word about this opportunity.
We will have a paypal button on our web site soon so tickets can be ordered on- line or just send us a check to: PO Box 2759, Granite Bay, Ca 95746 to reserve your tables and tickets. If you go and like our facebook and web page, there will be some raffle specials for the fundraiser to reward you for “liking us” Bring a new member and get raffle specials also, stay tuned.
As members of Granite Bay Chapter, we always need any donations for our live and silent auctions as well as contact with outfitters and lodges to get donations for our fundraiser. If you know of an outfitter who would donate a hunt, fishing trip, youth hunt, or merchandise, have them contact us at 530-305-7566 or email to cal2032@sbcglobal.net. If you have an item to donate to the fundraiser, please call us and we will arrange to pick it up. The more 100% donations we receive the more money to support our projects.
Future Events and Activities
· Wild Game Feed: Still on our burner to develop with Awards Dinner, stay tuned.
· Awards Dinner was postponed due to lack on entries. We will try and reschedule this the second Quarter of 2014. Get your trophys measured so you can enter the contest. Call Jeff Goodwin or Cal Ryan to get them measured.
· Trap Shoot/BBQ: As you are aware, we were rained out with wind and cold so we are going to reschedule for warmer weather.
· Next Board Meetings are: January 21st at Mountain Mikes Pizza in Granite Bay on Douglas and Auburn-Folsom Rd. Meeting starts at 6:00.
· Safari Club International 42 Annual Convention
February 5-8, Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Make your reservations now to get the best prices for admission and hotels.
If you are going and are planning on the Wednesday Chapter dinner, let us know and we can get a table for the Chapter if we have ten attendees. Cost is $125 with Big & Rich the entertainment.
Projects
· Hunter Education: Jeff Goodwin teaches once per month. Check web page for dates, location, and times
· Sensory Safari: ISE Sensor Safari, Jan 9-12, 2014 just completed and what a great turnout. Special thanks to Claude Malcom and Larry Hunt for helping set up on Wednesday, Jeff and Mary Ann Goodwin and Dan Baker for working the booth. There were a lot of attendees and you can see pictures of our booth on our web site soon.
· DFG Projects: Board still looking at key projects to support
· AWLS: We have one teacher who wants to go to AWLS next summer. Always looking for more interest so if you know of a teacher or educator who would like to attend this weeklong event, let us know.
· Blue Bags: We have two blue bags to send with any member who is going out of the country to hunt or fish. Most airlines do not charge for these bags as luggage. SCI is now filling these bags with education and medial supplies for anyone who wants to take one on their trip. Just call us and we can arrange it for you.
· CAT Show: The California Association of Taxidermy show competitions will be in March this year. We will attend and support them again by buying and presenting taxidermy competition plaques for the DFG.
· Women on Target: June 22 at Coons Creek. Jeff Goodwin spoke about GBSCI and was a coach for over 100 shooters. GB donated costs of shells and guns, thanks to Dan Baker, Cal Ryan, Tony Ingoglia and Al Edwards for their gun loaners along with Jeff’s gun loaners. Pictures will be on our web page soon. We will support this project again in June 2014.
· Granite Bay Chapter has supported a Wounded Warrior Program for a fishing trip out of San Francisco. Once we get the results, we will post on our web page. Great opportunity for the Chapter to help this cause.
· Humanitarian Efforts: Still looking for a food bank that needs and will accept game meat to feed the hungry. If you have a contact, please call us to work on this project.
· Fawn Rescue Program. We are in contact with this organization in Granite Bay to support this project in anyway possible. More to come on this effort. Check them out:kindredspiritsfawnrescue.org
As you can see, we are trying to be very active with our project support. This is a big part of our mission. If you come across any potential project we could support, again contact us to discuss. We are open to any project that supports our mission.
Membership
· The lifeblood of any Chapter is membership. We need new blood and new members to join Granite Bay Chapter. A membership form is on our web page: http://www.granitebaysci.com/
· SCI International is making some major additions to the SCI membership advantages. One is if a member signs up for three years at a cost of $150 (savings of $45) the Chapter gets 5pts to getting a free life membership in SCI. (100 pt required) This could be a fundraiser option also.
o For a new Life Member or upgrade to an SCI life membership, the Chapter will earn 10 pts towards this free life membership.
o Get 200 pts and the Chapter gets a Browning x-bolt 300 WSM for our fundraiser. So you can see how important it is to get new members and upgrade to 3 yr membership or Life membership
o As SCI announces other changes to the membership, we will post on our web page as an update.
o The key here is we need every member to ask ONE person to join SCI ($65) and join Granite Bay ($25). By doing this we can double our membership quickly and everyone who sponsors a new member will get a Cabela's $25 gift certificate, a no brainier folks.
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A membership form is on our web page: http://www.granitebaysci.com/ or call us at 530-305-7566 and we will email you one, simple. Here are the costs:
SCI member: $65 Three Year Member: $150
Granite Bay: $25 Senior Member: $1250
Life Member: $1500
SCI is also launching a new advertising campaign to help change the image that SCI is only about rich people hunting in Africa and abroad. You have probably seen the ads already in your Safari Times and Safari Magazine. Granite Bay will be using these ad campaigns, their videos and copy art on our web page and facebook page to help build this image. Neat change!
Again, you have all heard of the great effort our members Paul and Renee Snider are trying to do with their Natural History museum. We will keep you posted on our web and facebook of any public meetings that may need attendance from SCI members. We think this is a great project and need to support them anyway we can.
Finally, gun legislation is rampant. Be active, be positive, spread the word, and contact your congressmen and government leaders to vote the right way. Be pro-active; do not think someone else will do the work.
Visit our web page and facebook page and follow us on current happenings. http://www.granitebaysci.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/#!/GraniteBaySCI
The next few months will be spent in the planning and organization of our Annual fundraiser on May 10. We need all members to buy tickets and bring friends to this fun event. Only our members can build this chapter back to the 150+ membership we once enjoyed. Mark the date, buy your tables and Granite Bay will once again be strong.
Check out web page weekly to see any new announcements on the fundraiser and to view the live and silent auction items as we progress to the show.
Finally, we need you to be on the Board. Granite Bay thrives by members working and supporting our Chapter. When was the last time you helped out?
Thanks, The Board
530-305-7566
P.O. Box 2759(New)
Granite Bay, Ca 95746
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