Monday, September 8, 2014

University of Vermont holds new shooter's clinic


                                         Ingrid of the UVM Pistol Team teaches a clinic attendee



Sunday, 9/7,  the UVM Shooting Sports Club held a new shooters clinic opened to students at the university that have not previously shot a gun.

The Vermont Junior Shooting Sports Association provide the firearms and the ammunition was provided by grant from the Friends of The NRA.
The event also received a NRA Day grant, Friends of NRA funded and administered by the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs.
 
 
The UVM Shooting teams provided the instructors and NRA Certified Range Safety Officers. 
Over 30 students attended this clinic and shot everything from .22 caliber pistols, 12 gauge shotguns and AR rifles. 
 Photos are in attachments to this E-mail.


Also, the Vermont Junior Shooting Sports Association (www.vjssa.org) is having a 22 rimfire pistol steel fundraiser match Sept 27th to raise money
for supporting them and other junior teams. Glock has donated a certificate for a free Glock (drawing winner's choice from a list of Glocks) as door prize drawing for those entered in the match.  See the VJSSA website for more info on the match. www.vjssa.org

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Vermont's Friends of NRA Banquet for 2014 (Barre & Lydon Center)


Vermont's six Friends of NRA events are fun events that raise money for the shooting sports. 
The FNRA banquets are entertaining, with good company, good food and great prizes.  
 
 
The last two for 2014 are in Barre on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Lyndon Center on Friday, Sept. 26.
The fliers for both FNRA banquets are an attachment to this E-mail.
 
 
In 2013 the profits from these FNRA events made it possible to award grant funding of
$52,215 for Vermont shooting activities.  For NRA Day and NRA Women On Target
events all over the state and grant funding for purchases for safety and proficiency training.
 
 
All of the work in conducting the Vermont FNRA events is done by a group of volunteers.
They are Vermonters who believe in working hard to raise the funds to promote safe shooting.
Please help the FNRA folks support safe shooting in our state.  http://www.friendsofnra.org/