TN Friends of the NRA State Conference

[Guest Len]

TN Friends of the NRA State Conference

Saturday, August 4, 2007 8am-3pm, Holiday Inn Select, Elm Hill Pike, Nashville. (Near Briley Parkway & Nashville Airport)

$1900 in door prizes, including a Glock 17 (Before anyone asks, no, I had nothing to do with the choice of prizes!) and firearms training.

Great food, networking, prizes, fun, panel discussions and workshops!

All are invited, you do NOT have to be an NRA member or a Friends of NRA committee member to attend.

Tickets are $30.00 and include lunch.

For more information, email billjhuff@tds.net or call him at 865-274-3476. Reservations due no later than 7/30.

[Guest Len]

Here's some more details on this event:

YOU'RE INVITED TO THE TENNESSEE FRIENDS OF NRA

STATE CONFERENCE

•Great Food •Prizes •Fun

•Networking Opportunities •New Ideas •Panel Discussions/Workshop Event:Tennessee FNRA State Conference Date:Saturday, August 4th, 2007 Time:8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Place:Holiday Inn Select 220 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37214

GRAND DOOR PRIZE!!!!!!!!!!

(Retail Value $1,900.00)

$1,000 in Training Classes + $200 in Gear

Sponsored By:

Tactical Response

PO Box 385

Camden, TN 38320

(731) 676-2041

http://www.TacticalResponse.com Glock 9mm Handgun (model 17)

Sponsored by:

Guns & Leather, Inc

2216 Highway 41 South

Greenbrier, TN 37073

(615) 643-4865

http://www.gunsandleather.com

****Must be present to win****

Special Guest Speaker & Workshop Provided By

Sandy Elkin, NRA Foundation - National Grant Manager

NRA Headquarters, Fairfax, VA Additional Special Guests

Gary Griffin, Boys Scouts of America - Cherokee Area Council • Katy Davis & Joe Henderson, Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program, Knox County Sheriff Office, Knoxville • Clint Parker, 4-H Shooting Sports Program, Gallatin • Daniel Stone, 2007 YES Grant Recipient, Taft • Ray Harvey, President - TN Shooting Sports Assoc., Inc (NRA State Assoc) • Barb Stewart, Rifle Coach, 4-H Senior Air Rifle Team, Williamson County • Chad Whittenburg, Scholastic Clay Target Program, Nashville Preliminary Conference Agenda

8:00-8:30 a.m. - Registration

8:30 - 12:00 p.m. - Speaker Presentations

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Luncheon and Awards Presentation

1:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Speaker Presentations

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Panel Discussions/Workshops

2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks and Door Prizes Hotel Rooms are available at the Holiday Inn Select for Friday, August 3rd, 2007 for a discounted

rate of $89.00. Please contact hotel direct for reservations at 800-633-4427. Please mention NRA

to receive discount. Deadline for reservations for this special rate is July 13th, 2007. Please Print - Return form with payment and mail to: Bill Huff, State Fund Chairman, 4261 Vercelli Lane,

Knoxville, TN 37938. For additional information, contact Bill at (865) 922-4348(home)/ (865) 274-3476

(Cell) or email at billjhuff@tds.net. Must receive reservation and payment no later than July 30th, 2007. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Name:_________________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________ City:____________________________ State:_______ Zip:_______________________ Phone: (____) ___________________ Reserve ___ Ticket(s) @ $30.00 per Ticket in Advance with payment. Registration includes lunch. Form of Payment: ( ) Check made Payable to: Tennessee FNRA State Fund Committee

( ) Visa ( ) MasterCard ( ) Discover ( ) American Express Credit Card # ______________________ Exp. Date: ___/___ Card ID # ___________ Signature: _________________________________ Total Enclosed: ___________________

PAYMENT MUST BE ENCLOSED TO INSURE RESERVATIONS

[Guest David Waldrip]

All:

Please note that the registration deadline for this one is this coming Monday. If you're still thinking this over, go ahead and make the decision and get your check in the mail to Bill Huff.

See you there.

[fury2neon]

Congratulations on winning the Grand Prize Len. And it was nice to meet you.

[Guest Len]

Thanks Wes! Same here!

For those interested, a brief summary of the proceedings:

The first annual TN Friends of NRA State Conference was held today in Nashville. Approximately 50 NRA members, supporters, Friends of NRA committee volunteers and NRA Foundation grant recipients gathered at the Holiday Inn Select to learn, network and brainstorm.

The event was broken into 3 major sections. First up was a series of presentations by various individuals and organizations affiliated with NRA Foundation activities or who were recipients of NRA Foundation grants. This included personnel from NRA HQ in Virginia. Informative and inspirational, this portion of the day culminated with a presentation by the Knox County Sheriff's Dept. of the "Eddie Eagle" kids gun safety program. We got to meet Eddie. Trivia: Eddie Eagle costumes are hot and expensive!

Next was lunch with an awards presentation. Various Friends of NRA committees were commended for their efforts in the 2006 banquet season.

The last portion of the program contained a choice of breakout sessions, one on grant writing and one on brainstorming regarding growing the Friends of NRA banquets statewide. Several areas of Tennessee were targeted for potential new dinners next year, including Tullahoma, Tri-Cities, and the Athens area.

Finally, the program closed with door prize drawings. Most people won stuff. I won a nice candle holder and managed to snag the grand prize -a pistol and some free training. I'm a happy camper.

The plan is to hold this event each year and grow it each year. A promising start.

[Marswolf]

Len, I'm sure you will enjoy the free training....

[Guest David Waldrip]

Len,

It was good to meet you, and that's one heck of a write-up. Congrats on the win.

[dunndw]

Great job Len. Was the training AND the Glock the grand prize?

Now you have a Glock to trade in on that 1911 :-)

[Guest Len]

That is the plan, my friend!!

Now you have a Glock to trade in on that 1911 :-)

Yes, the grand prize was everything -gun, gear & class at TR. Am happy camper.