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UNION COUNTY
DUCKS UNLIMITED
  
Welcome to the Union County, NC chapter of Ducks Unlimited. For 2009, we are changing the web site to reflect more closely the needs and plans of our local chapter. We encourage you to visit often, to use this site for information on meetings, exhibits, and other banquets in our neighborhood, for information on conservation, hunting, firearms, dogs, licensing, and related information. Be sure to check “Area Events ” for other banquets and outdoor activities
Volunteer Meeting Saturday, July 11, 2009
Union County Ducks Unlimited is pleased to announce that Randy Blackley and Keith Gustin have arranged with Charlotte Rifle and Pistol Club to have a social meeting and shooting event for our volunteers.
This is open to our current volunteers and new volunteers. We should be able to accommodate all our volunteers based on past participation, however please respond to info@ucdu.org if you plan to attend. Should the response exceed expectations, the participation will be limited.
If you are not an active volunteer, and would like to attend this meeting and assist our chapter with our projects, email info@ucdu.org with your contact information and we will respond with further information. Those on the volunteer list will receive an email invitation and other details.
This is a social event and a shooting event for those who wish to participate in skeet and/or trap. Cost is $6/round (includes clay pigeons and the volunteer pays), and you need a shotgun and shells. There is no cost to those who do not shoot. Bring a chair for your own use.
Randy and Keith will grill hotdogs and hamburgers, with the usual sides, and serve soft drinks and tea. Union County Ducks Unlimited is appreciative of the efforts of Randy and Keith in the planning and implementation of this project, and for underwriting the total expense. No funds of Ducks Unlimited are spent for this volunteer meeting.
Union County Ducks Unlimited Annual Oyster Roast
Was Held On March 27, 2009
At Monroe Country Club
More than $19,000 was raised, and 158 people attended Thanks to the committee and all the volunteers who worked so hard on this event. The attendance doubled that of any event we have had in the past 5 years.
We will post more information and photos from the oyster roast soon, so check back again.
Union County Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet
Friday, October 23, 2009
Doors Open at 6:00 PM
Location: Union County Agricultural Center
3230 Presson Rd
Monroe, NC 28112
3230 Presson Rd, Monroe, NC 28112 - Google Maps
Contact: Don Smith 704-619-1000 or info@ucdu.org
If you are a current member, please email info@ucdu.org with your email address (name, mailing address, phone number) so we can properly keep you informed of the activities of Union County Ducks Unlimited.
Note that we have deleted nearly 500 people from our mailing list due to a lack of response or attendance at any of our events in the past 2 and a half years. We made a special mailing to you prior to the 2009 Oyster Roast, and if you did not attend the Oyster Roast, you will no longer receive mail notice of our activities. To remain on our mailing list, email us as requested above.
With the proper support, we expect to reach the following objectives:
We will have an Oyster Roast in March
We will have a Volunteer only meeting in July
We will pass the Chairmanship to new leadership
We will continue to recruit new volunteers, to encourage those who already participate to continue, and seek to increase the attendance to our events. No matter how much time you can expend, all assistance is appreciated. Let us know if you can help.
We will have a Fall 2009 Annual Banquet in October, and begin planning meetings in early September.
We will expand on our Sealed Bid Auctions in local businesses. Support DU/SBA/_January 2009 BA Newsletter.pdf
NOTE: Tyler Gaddy has set up one of the Sealed Bid Auction Easels/Pictures to generate income for Ducks Unlimited. Thanks to Tyler for volunteering. We still need more volunteers to help with the SBA. Let us know if you can place one of these prints.
We plan to have a Hunting Event for our Sponsors
We seek participation and attendance of those who formerly attended other nearby Ducks Unlimited Events that have recently terminated. If you are in this group, please email us to be placed on our mailing list. info@ucdu.org
The Union County Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet was held on October 17, 2008 at Monroe County Club. Income from the Banquet exceeded $23,000 and is a 15% increase over 2007. Thank you to all who participated and donated to this event and making it such a success in these difficult financial times. Now, more than ever, your support is needed to continue our tradition of waterfowl and wetlands conservation. Our efforts help provide habitat for more than 900 species that use wetlands and the associated environment.
Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. Ducks Unlimited is the world's largest private, non-profit, waterfowl and wetland conservation organization. By any measure, Ducks Unlimited is one of the largest conservation/environmental groups in the world, with more than 1 million supporters in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Since its inception in 1937, DU has conserved more than 12,283,000 acres of waterfowl habitat throughout North America. DU supporters have raised over $2,700,000,000 for conservation since 1937. No other conservation or environmental group can match DU's accomplishments on behalf of waterfowl, wetlands, and related habitats.
DON SMITH, CHAIRMAN
JOHN PALKO, TREASURER
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
John Edwards, Kevin Hicks, Pat Caldwell
VOLUNTEERS
Derek Anderson, Lindsay Carroll, Chris Dickerson, Chris Eanes, John Eberling, Tyler Gaddy, Nelson Hall, John Hornberger, Jim Johnson, Patrick Nance, Bill Baumgartner, Randy Blackley, Travis Creech, Brittany Evans, Chris Foster, Chris Owens, Nicole Foster, Keith Gustin, Dwayne Richardson, and Matthew Richardson, Terry Price, Amanda Price, Jim McDonal, Becky McDonal, Mike Wilson, Jim Smith, John Snyder
Volunteers Needed for 2009, Contact UCDU Now at volunteer@ucdu.org
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