2011
NRA Competitive Shooting Volunteer Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2011
What d’ya know?!
Inside:
by Beth Epley, Manager, NRA Tournament Resources
2012 National Matches Volunteer Application Pgs 7 & 8 Remembering Charlie
How much do you know about the many different types of volunteer opportunities offered with the NRA? Did you get started in volunteering with a friend or family member? How many different types of NRA volPage 9 unteer jobs are there and how difficult are they? Well, I will tell you my friend! There are a lot!
On Back: Shows & Events
our Volunteer Coordinators are full time NRA staff members, who are usually juggling a multitude of projects and responsibilities at any given time. Each Volunteer Coordinator handles their volunteer registration differently. For Camp Perry Volunteers, we require an annual application be filled out, for other events like local gun shows, a simple verbal agreement may be all that is necessary. So how do you know what your coordinator wants? Contact them, they will tell you what is needed to get started. Knowing who to contact has been confusing in the past, but over the past few years we have updated
Line Officers and Block Officers are an important part of the National Matches, they keep the line safe.
However you got started volunteering with the NRA, or if you are simply thinking about getting started, it is good to know the basics. Let me first start by saying that every volunteer opportunity is different, from how to sign up right down to the coordinator running it. That’s right, each venue and/ or volunteer driven event is run by a specific “Volunteer Coordinator”. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for organizing, training and you guessed it, “coordinating” the volunteer effort. What you may not know,
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Top: Annette and Clara presenting the HP Golden Screw Award Bottom: Taking a break at Bianchi cup
That’s a Wrap!
Beth Epley, Manager, NRA Tournament Resources This year brought our usual plethera of changes and challenges. Many of you may have noticed we did not have any 2012 pocket calendars. Lack of donations have forced us to temporarily do away with some of the “extras” handed out over the past few years. Not to worry, when the economic situation improves you will see them again! And we know that you too are feeling the rising cost of gas and day-to-day living, which is why we offer a special thanks to you, our dedicated NRA volunteers. Now more than ever we must dig in and stay the course. A very special thank you for keeping the 2nd Ammendment and the shooting sports alive during this time. Best wishes from the entire NRA staff for the upcoming holiday season. •
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