To: Lancaster County Friends of the NRA Contributor and Sportsman
Place: Lancaster Host Resort, 2300 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA 17602
Event Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 4 to 11 pm
Subject: 19th Annual Lancaster County Friends of the NRA Fundraising Banquet Event
The 19th annual Lancaster County Friends of the NRA Fundraising Banquet Event has quickly come upon us. As every year has shown this event continues to offer good food, camaraderie, and great fun, while accomplishing the goal of raising much needed funds for the promotion of sporting and firearm education, hunter safety, range development and improvement, women's firearm safety and educational courses as well as wildlife conservation efforts. Funds raised by this event, are distributed by the Friends of the NRA Foundation, to fund local, state, and national Grant Committee's. Last year consisted of over 841 attendee's and the event raised $73,347.39 to support these efforts. Since the inception of the Lancaster County Friends of the NRA, 7,086 patrons have attended our event and we have raised over $532,274.46. Pennsylvania receives 50% of all funds raised for their Grant Committee, and these funds have provided opportunities for Pennsylvania's youth and "new" to the sport alike. Your contributions from this event have helped ensure that future generations of shooters and hunters will continue to have the opportunity to enjoy the sport of shooting, hunting or simply taking a course to feel comfortable with the handling of a firearm.
Last year attendee's enjoyed the sold out event, so get your tickets early, and plan to enjoy the unlimited buffet, available from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, doors will open at 4:00 pm. The buffet provides a variety of salads, entree's, accompaniments, and an assortment of deserts from the Chef's Pastry Shop. The buffet provides the ability to eat, play, then eat some more. Enjoy the food, the games, and beverages at your convenience during buffet hours. Tickets for the dinner are $45.00 per person, and may be ordered via mail with the enclosed application, purchased through a committee member, online, or through a sponsoring club or sporting goods store.
As every year this event starts the planning process from the close of the doors the night of the banquet; requests have been made for sponsorships, tables and tickets. So plan well in advance, Individual tickets make great stocking stuffers for the holiday; clubs and businesses enjoy the benefits of being a sponsor, tax deductions, inexpensive advertising opportunities. Contact a committee member for complete details.
This year games will include silent and live auctions, raffle games, and the bucket auction as well as the ‘Tickets for the 20 Gun Raffle’. Again this year the popular table of guns offers every person for the low price of $20.00 a chance to win a Ruger LC9 9mm, this table of guns is the dinner table envelope distributed during the event, gathered and then randomly drawn by table number. The $1,000.00 table, raffle will be back with about $1,000.00 of merchandise going home with one lucky winner. New this year, Water Fowler’s Table loaded with Shotgun and Decoys with one lucky winner. Two safe raffles will also be back offering a beautiful home gun safe with the numerous guns inside. Auctions will include art, jewelry, guns, and decorative household items, this year a Denali #15, Authentic Bear Trap, will be one of the great items available. An added feature for this year's event will be a Henry Golden Boy 22 MAG with a special serial number for the Lancaster Friends of the NRA, this will be the 2nd of a series of three Henry Golden Boys!
Advertising: 1. Name/ Company on table for Table Event.
2. Name / Company listed in program as either a Sponsor or Underwriter.
3. Name / Company announced from podium on night of Event for any Sponsor for Heritage Level and higher.
4. Place AD in our program.
Business card size ad $25.00
Half page $50.00
Full page $100.00
This year's Table Event of $1500.00 includes 10 meal tickets and a T/C I con w/ NRA Engraved on Receiver, (to be given at discretion of table event holder, and subject to legal transference regulations).
All checks are made payable to THE FRIENDS OF THE NRA, c/o Donna Gerz, P. O. Box 10053 , Lancaster, PA 17602.
The Lancaster County Friends of the NRA, committee and volunteers look forward to enjoying your company once again for this event!
Donna Gerz, Chairperson 717-392-5237 Ken Hess 717-626-6580
Paul Means Jr. Co-Chair 717-354-7789 Ron Rinier 717-786-9086
Len Swanger 717-598-1813 Bruce Bennett 717-464-3609
Randy Hart 717-786-7887 John Osborne 717-529-2863
Anthony Keffer 717-354-4311 Kim Rankin 717-341-8093
The Sportsman’s Shop 717-354-4311 Keith Tarvin 717-285-3577
Mike & Sue Race 717-355-0691