Here are a few updates from the Greater Louisville Chapter of the Friends of the NRA.

•  A big thank you to everyone who contributed, bought drawing tickets, or attended a banquet in 2014.  Thanks to everything that you all did in 2014, the Kentucky committees were able to give out over $194,000.00, all raised in Kentucky,  to youth shooting programs across the state, including JROTC, 4H, and the Scouts.  Remember, all proceeds from what we do go toward making sure that today’s shooters have good, safe places to enjoy our sport, and that tomorrow’s shooters have resources for safe learning and fun.
• The Louisville chapter will be having its annual banquet on August 2.  Ticket prices and packages should be available in the next month or so.  Other chapters are already holding their banquets, so please check out the webpage to find your local committee.
• If you want to donate to our banquet or want to sponsor some of the guns and other great gear that we will be giving away or auctioning off at the banquet, please let me know.  Donations can be pretty much anything you want, and sponsorships start at less than $100.  All sponsors and donations will receive thank you’s in the brochure at the banquet and mentions during the auction.
• We also have ads in the banquet brochure if anyone would like to get some exposure to potential customers.  They range from small to full page.
• As always, if you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, we’d love to have you.  Just hit me up and I’ll point you in the right direction.  Volunteering can mean selling raffle and banquet tickets, working at our tables at expo’s and machine gun shoots, and working at our annual banquet.
• We want to hear from you!  As we put together the packages and guns for our banquet, please let us know if there are any hard-to-get guns that you’d like to see in a game, raffle, or auction.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
• And finally, Mr. Douglas, have I got a deal for you!  The Louisville FNRA chapter is having a safe raffle.  For the low, low cost of $50 a ticket, you get a 1 in 300 chance of winning the following:
  • Cannon Challenger 24 Gun Safe
  • Browning Buckmark Camper in .22 Long Rifle
  • Glock 19 in 9mm
  • Kimber Custom II in .45 ACP
  • Ruger American Rimfire in .22 Long Rifle
  • Winchester SXP 12 Gauge
  • Benelli Nova Max 4 12 Gauge
  • Mossberg MVP Predator Combo in .223
  • Savage II Combo in .270 Winchester
  • Daniel Defense DDMav1 in 5.56
  • Armalite AR-10 in 7.62
  • Walther PK380
  • Ruger SP101 in .357 Magnum
• The safe raffle runs through the end of the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot on April 12.  Of course, all guns must be cleared through an FFL.  However, if you’re local to Louisville, I have it on good authority that a certain big, dumb Norwegian will be assisting in delivering the safe to the winner.
• If you’d like to become a sponsor, volunteer, or get tickets for the safe raffle, hit me up at daddybear@daddybearsden.com.
• Thanks again to everyone who helped us out in 2014!  If you’re not in Louisville, please check out your local committee and pitch in!