Tennessee NRA State Conference 2008!

[Guest Len]

You are invited to the 2008

Tennessee Friends of NRA

State Conference & Shotgun Shoot!

Discussions & Workshops Food Displays Networking Friendly Competition

DOOR PRIZES!Win a gun or one of several other valuable prizes!

***must be present to win door prizes***

DISPLAYS!See exciting products from Tennessee vendors, including Class III items!

SPECIAL GUESTS! Meet NRA Central Region Director Dennis Eggers and other “special guests”

FOOD! Enjoy morning coffee and donuts and a barbeque lunch with all the fixings!

KNOWLEDGE! Learn what’s new in the NRA, in Tennessee, and in the shooting sports!

COMPETITION!First annual Tennessee Friends of NRA Shotgun Shoot!

(Optional. Entry fee of $25.00 not included with registration. TN Clay does not offer shotgun rentals, so bring your own. Ammo available for purchase.)

Preliminary Agenda

Friday, July 25, 7pm

Welcome dinner hosted by TNGunowners.com; location TBA

(Optional event for arriving in town 7/25, cost not included in registration fee)

Saturday, July 26

8:00am-8:30am Registration, complementary coffee, juice, donuts, displays open

8:30am-12:00pm presentations

12:00pm – 1:00pm lunch and awards ceremony, displays open

1:00-3:30pm presentations

3:30pm-4:00pm closing remarks, conference evaluation, door prizes

4:00pm Shotgun Shoot, displays open

Updated agenda available at

http://www.friendsofnra.org/ (click on “Tennessee”)

Lodging Information

Conference hotel is Comfort Inn, I-40 at White Bridge Rd. (5 min from TN Clay)

Discounted room rate of $79.00 available July 25th & 26th, Call (615) 356-0888, mention NRA.

Pre-Registration

To register, fill out the form below and mail w/payment to: Len Assante, 1095 Gray Bill Dr, Gallatin, TN 37066

For more information, call Len at 615.230.9199 or lassante@bellsouth.net

Conference Proceeds Benefit Tennessee Friends of NRA

Print the following form out and mail in with your registration fee.

Name: ____________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________

City: ____________________________________________ State: __________ Zip: _______________________

Email: _________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Please reserve ( ) tickets at $20.00/ticket in advance w/payment. (Registration includes lunch & door prize entry.)

2. Please reserve ( ) entries in the shotgun competition at $25.00/entry (Optional, bring your shotgun)

Form of Payment: _____ Check (Make check payable to TN FNRA State Fund Committee), or

_____Credit ( )Visa; ( )MC; ( )Discover; ( )Amex

Card #: _________________________________________; Card ID#___________; Exp. Date: __________________

Signature: _____________________________________________________ Total Enclosed: $ ________________

Payment must be enclosed to ensure registration. NRA membership not required to attend.

Pre-registrations must be received by July 19, 2008, Seating is limited, register now!

Directions to Tennessee Clay Target Complex & Comfort Inn Hotel

To Comfort Inn Hotel

From Memphis and points west of Nashville:

I-40 East to Exit 204

Right at end of ramp, hotel immediately on left behind Waffle House

(412 White Bridge Place)

From Nashville, Knoxville and points east of Nashville

I-40 West to Exit 204 B

Turn left at end of ramp, hotel on left behind Waffle House.

From Comfort Inn to Tennessee Clay Target Complex

Turn right out of Hotel onto White Bridge Rd. (155 North)

Proceed 2.75 North on 155/Briley Pkwy to Exit 25 (County Hospital Rd.)

Turn left onto County Hospital Rd, proceed over Briley to entrance to TN Clay straight ahead

Proceed up driveway to clubhouse & parking on left.

3.5 miles parking lot to parking lot, takes about 5 minutes

(Note: Hwy 155 is Briley Parkway north of I-40 and is White Bridge Rd south of I-40.)

Comfort Inn: 412 White Bridge Place, Nashville, TN, 37209 (615) 356-0888, (615) 324-2138 (fax)

Notes:

• TN Clay Target Complex does not offer shotguns for rent.
  
• Ammo is available for purchase, but you may want to bring your own and save.
  
• Bring your card! We’ll have an informal “business card exchange.”
  
• NRA membership is not required to attend this event. It is open to all.
  
• Questions? Call Len at (615) 230-9199 or lassante@bellsouth.net
  

Edited June 5, 2008 by Len
Lowered the price!

[Guest David Waldrip]

VERY impressive, Len.

You rock.

[Guest Len]

Hi All:

As part of the Friends of NRA State Conference, TGO is "hosting" a dinner Friday evening near the hotel conference attendees are staying. (Comfort Inn West Nashville, Whitebridge Rd at I-40) All TGO members, regardless of whether you will be attending the NRA conference are invited. Dutch treat.

Restaurant and time details to be posted soon, but its a Mexican place right next door to the hotel.

[Guest jwp]

The shotgun shoot, what game is it? Sporting? Skeet? Five stand? I looked but couldn't find any info. And are the registered targets?

[Guest David Waldrip]

Bueno on the dinner choice!!!

Folks, this looks to be a really good event and a whole lot of the credit goes to one of TGO's own. Said another way, Len's stepping up to the plate has made a HUGE difference so far compared to last year.

Let me be direct: if you're on the fence, get off the fence and come on over to the side of mailing your check or calling Len with your credit card and come see and hear the info that's offered.

Edited July 17, 2008 by David Waldrip

[Guest Len]

Trap.

The shotgun shoot, what game is it? Sporting? Skeet? Five stand? I looked but couldn't find any info. And are the registered targets?

[BimmerFreak]

FYI, Hero-Gear / HeroGuns will be donating several items to be given as door prizes.

This is not a complete list, but we plan of donating:

1. Smith and Wesson J-Frame revolver (choice of 442, 642, 637)

2. 5.11 Range Bag

3. 5.11 Pistol Bags (2 each)

4. Glock Pistol Bags (4 each)

5. misc. Hero-Gear swag (hats, tshirts)

6. 1 pair of Converse desert tan boots (correct size will be mailed to winner)

So as you can see, there should be some nice prizes for those that attend.

Hope to see you guys there!

[Guest Len]

Hero Gear has been a BIG supporter of Friends of NRA events in Tennessee. Joe and the whole crew there deserve our most sincere thanks. Hero Gear staff will be at the event, so please attend and drop by and say hello.

FYI, Hero-Gear / HeroGuns will be donating several items to be given as door prizes.

This is not a complete list, but we plan of donating:

1. Smith and Wesson J-Frame revolver (choice of 442, 642, 637)

2. 5.11 Range Bag

3. 5.11 Pistol Bags (2 each)

4. Glock Pistol Bags (4 each)

5. misc. Hero-Gear swag (hats, tshirts)

6. 1 pair of Converse desert tan boots (correct size will be mailed to winner)

So as you can see, there should be some nice prizes for those that attend.

Hope to see you guys there!

[Guest Len]

Cinco de Mayo

358 White Bridge Pike

Nashville, TN 37209

(615) 353-8585

Friday hours: 11a-11pm

All major credit cards accepted.

Turn left out the hotel parking lot. Restaurant on left 1.5 blocks down from hotel. Ask for "TGO."

[Guest Len]

I've just been calculating the value of our door prizes/shoot prizes. We look to be giving away between 2 and 3 THOUSAND dollars worth of merchandise and training.

Highlights:

1 Glock pistol

1 S&W J-Frame (choice of 3 different models)

1 Training/gear package

1 Rifle scope

1 Gear package

10+ misc. items.

The folks at Hero Gear, Guns & Leather, Tactical Response and Brighton Arms and others have been very generous! Thanks to all who have donated items.

[Guest Len]

Thanks to all who attended/participated. We had a good crowd at the TGO Dinner Friday evening, and several TGO members present at the event on Saturday. Joe and the crew at Hero Gear had a great display of many cool rifles & pistols that was the center of much attention. (Thanks for coming guys, although your plans for a dynamic entry of the skeet house probably bends the rules of the game a bit! )

Attendees learned three major ideas today:

1) How to grow Friends of NRA programs in TN so we can help the shooting sports even more.

2) What we can do at the grassroots level to support 2A/related political issues.

3) What NRA Foundation grant money does to support the shooting sports in TN.

We also had some great bbq for lunch and gave away plenty of door prizes, including a S&W 642 from Hero Gear and a Glock 17 from Guns & Leather. Congrats to all the winners!

[molonlabetn]

The surest way to down the skeet is to ensure they never get airborne...

[Guest David Waldrip]

Len:

You did a super job on this event. Folks are still talking about it......

[BimmerFreak]

Thanks for putting on a first class event Len!

We look forward to supporting again next year.

(but I want to be seated next to Yeager next time )

[Guest tcampbell]

Len,

I really enjoyed the event. It was nice to meet other TGO members also. I look forward to more events :-)

[Guest Len]

(but I want to be seated next to Yeager next time )

Lol...

I will do my best to make that happen!

Thanks for the kind words everyone. This was my first time as an event planner, so I was a bit nervous!

[molonlabetn]

Ya' did good. It was very informative, identified well with NRA members interests, provoked good throught and hopefully future intitiative, paid due homage to everyone's favorite tactical trainer, and involved some awesome barbeque!

[Warbird]

Sounds like a good time was had by all. I'm sorry I was unable to make it. A scheduling conflict had me in Kansas City.