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- North Florida Archers meeting minutes
Meeting
was called to order by Michael Chesser. The Pledge of Allegiance was
given and a moment of silence was observed for our men and women
serving at home and abroad.
- Don
Williams read the minutes from the 4/1 club meeting. Accepted as
read by membership.
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- Lesa
Clifford provided the treasures report.
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Traditional
Rendezvous
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Big
success with an income increase over 2016.
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Income
helped cover Insurance Expenses slated this year.
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All
Insurance Coverage has been reviewed and approved by City of
Jacksonville and are scheduled for payment.
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15
memberships renewed in April
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- Charlie
Nelson gave some updates:
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A
Thank You Letter from the Deputy Chief of Staff will be provided
with a copy to the City of Jacksonville regarding the success of
and our Club participation in the Wounded Warrior/Safe Harbor
Exhibition Shoot.
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There
was talk of foam targets on the walk around ranges and how many
arrows should be shot in order to preserve the life of the target
while still providing members with good targets for practice.
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This
preliminary discussion resulted in a request that members limit
themselves to shooting no more than 2 arrows per target in an
effort to prolong target life.
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This
will be included in an initiative from the Chair and President
that will be headed by Secretary to create a “Rules of the
Range” document for membership that will provide specific
guidelines for archer behavior targeted to both new and existing
membership. This is an ongoing project.
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Charlie
expressed his thanks on behalf of the club to Tim Perkins and the
Home Depot of Middleburg who has provided fencing to help us shore
up the club boundary. The first part of this project is targeted
for May 27 with a special work day to set posts.
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Charlie
noted there are opportunities for volunteer work with Clay County
School Summer Camps – if interested, contact Charlie. Details
are posted on the home page bulletin board of the website.
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- Michael
Chesser updated the club on several ongoing topics;
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Thanks
for the Support! Michael offered words to thanks to ALL members
who spent a lot of their time and effort working on setup for the
Rendezvous.
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There
is talk about our Shoots at other Shoots – providing good word
of mouth.
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Monthly
Shoots and Working Man Shoots continue to be well attended and
provide additional income to the club.
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Workday
scheduled for May 27 to begin Boundary Fence project.
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Rule
of the Range project to address cross bows, target liability for
bales and 3d targets
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MC
proposed purchase of new Chronograph at reduced cost since the old
Chronograph was broken. Motion approved.
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It’s
important for the club to invest in targets to maintain good
quality targets for tournaments and for walking ranges.
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This
is at information gathering stage.
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Ideas/Requests
to Michael Chessor – some targets under consideration include:
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Bear
on Stump
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Lynx
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Ongoing
action items include:
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Handicapped
Parking Sign.
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Pedestrian
Swing Gate next to the tractor gate for the back ranges
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Rules
of the Range initiative
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Boundary
Fence
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- There
being no further business, a motion was made and seconded to
adjourn.
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- Respectfully,
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- Don
Williams
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