Meetings held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday, Monthly at 8:00pm Calendar of Events
April 18, 2009 - Trout Derby (Breakfast at 5:00am) Comedy Night: Another fantastic Sold Out Comedy Night. The meal consisted of Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes, with mixed veggies was absolutely delicious. Our first comedian, Joe Espi was the host, followed by stand up comedian Jimmy Walsh and ended the evening with an incredibly funny man, John Turco. www.johnturcocomedy.com Thank you to Frenchie, Rick & Edie Vincuilla and Rick Purdy for all their help in putting on the wonderful meal. The next comedy night will be in November. Condolences: Our deepest sympathy to Jonathan Schofield and his family with the loss of their father, Richard. Annual Blood Drive
Frank deserves a lot of credit for all his work on these drives; from scheduling the donation bus, getting people scheduled, calling to remind these people of their commitment, organizing food for the event, and keeping the line onto the bus full. And thanks to Gene for his donations of food. Great Job Frank & Gene, Thank you for all your efforts. And a huge Thank you to all who took time out of their day to donate. Shown are Frank (middle) and Geno (far right) with the blood bus crew. Conservation Camp Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp, August 9-21, 2009. Applications are now being accepted. Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp is a two-week experience allowing youth to develop skills and confidence that will last a lifetime. The camp is a unique outdoor experience offering a balanced program of conservation education and instruction in outdoor recreation activities. The camp's programs introduces young people to the ethical concepts and knowledge essential to a lifetime of properly enjoying our natural resources and the leisure activities that depend on their careful stewardship. Boys and girls aged 13 to 17 years old who enjoy outdoor activities and want to learn more about the environment are eligible to attend. Enthusiastic outdoorsmen and women today, they will become tomorrow's leaders in safeguarding our outdoor heritage. The club sponsors 2 children each year. Applications are at the clubhouse and names need to be decided upon before 5/1/09. If you are interested in sending your child to camp this year, please submit the application ASAP. You can obtain a form also at www.juniorconservationcamp.org Clay Delivery Thank you for the great response to our plea for help unloading the delivery of trap clays Wednesday, April 1st. We only had one days notice to scrounge help and it was a comfort to see the crew that showed to unload the supplies. Conservation Camp Notices of upcoming events being sent via emails Do you have an email address? Would you like to be notified via email about upcoming events? Please include your email address when you pay your dues this year. Or send an email to remillard_karen@emc.com and we'll add you to the database.
If you have turned 65 and have 5 years of membership you are entitled to a life membership. Please contact the club if this applies to you.
General Information: If you would like to post anything to the website, please send it to webmaster@woodvillerodandgun.com. If you have any questions, contact one of the members on the website committee Dennis Wadsworth "Webmaster", Lee Wright, Karen Remillard, or Jeff Gemski. Friendly reminder - We are always looking for help at the club events and functions. If you need to complete your 3 new member details, this is a way to do that. You see the club events published in this article. Mark them on your calendars as a reminder, check with your sponsor to see if anything is coming up or stop by the club and see what's happening. An extra pair of hands always makes the chore easier, and more fun! Remember...
Scholarship
The Woodville Rod & Gun Club of Hopkinton is offering a $500.00 scholarship to a student in the area who shows an interest in environmental education and is pursuing a degree in wildlife, habitat, fisheries or forestry management, environmental, wildlife or marine biology at an accredited college. Please check out the club's website for more information and an application form. www.woodvillerodandgun.com. Clothing
If anyone is interested in winter jackets, short sleeve denim shirts, or any other type of clothing, please contact Cherryl Barrett by stopping by, leaving a message at the club, or sending an email to: cherryl_b@hotmail.com. A small deposit will be required when ordering depending upon the price of the article of clothing.
Other notes... When you are sponsoring someone for membership, please have the application fee handed in with the application form. The membership committee will review applications at their next scheduled meeting. The Membership committee will then schedule an appointment for the interview. If you have any questions, please contact someone on the Membership committee. The committee meets on the second Thursday of the month from 7:30pm to 8:15pm. New members, if you need to complete your 3 work details, we still have some functions coming up that would help fulfill this obligation. Remember, anytime we have a function at the hall, there is a job to be done. Ongoing, we can order jackets, shirts, etc. If you are interested in looking at these items please contact the club (508-435-4148). We have orange and green hats on hand, now embroidered ($8), and the newest item is a camouflaged version ($12), two styles. Please contact Cherryl if you would like to purchase a club jacket or other article of clothing. The bartenders can help with the hats, as they are usually in stock at the club. We added member function pictures! When new pictures have been added to our website, check them out at: www.woodvillerodandgun.com and click on the "Gallery". If you would like to post anything to the website please send it to webmaster@woodvillerodandgun.com. If you have any questions, contact one of the members on the website committee Dennis Wadsworth "Webmaster", Lee Wright, Karen Remillard, or Jeff Gemski.
Hall Rentals:
A deposit and contract are required to hold a date. Deposits are refunded at the end of the function once the hall has been cleaned. Children’s party rentals can be on Wednesday's or Thursday's only. Sunday's will be restricted to Member rentals only. If there is any food out or being prepped, then Dogs are not allowed in the building. When a member is renting the hall, the member has to be there from the beginning to the end.
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Sunday, March 29th, Woodville Rod and Gun held its 4th annual blood drive. This is organized by club member Frank Wylie each year. This drive was an astounding success with 62 pints donated! Children's Hospital in Boston is the benefactor's of this drive who said this was the best ever. The blood donated can help over 200 children! These blood drives are in memory of Laura Nardini, the daughter of member Gene and his wife Carol.