Oconee County Historical Society Fall Turkey Shoot Fund Raiser


From: Ben Jackson 
Date: August 21, 2010 12:20:42 PM EDT
To: Subject: Oconee County Historical Society Fall Turkey Shoot Fund Raiser

Members  -

Last Monday night at our August monthly meeting we decided to have our first Turkey Shoot fund raiser on Saturday November 13, 2010.   UGA football is at Auburn that weekend.  The shoot will be held at the Richard Pendergrass farm on Colham Ferry Road from 9 am to 3 pm.   There is no hard evidence, but we expect up to 300 attendees.

So what's a Turkey Shoot?  Basically, people pay to compete by shooting at targets with their weaponry (shotguns, bows, muzzle loaders, 22s) and the winners get frozen turkeys.  These events are popular all over the country, especially in the fall before hunting season.

We have looked into insurance, permitting, parking and other requirements so now we are focusing on other topics like sponsors and/or exhibitors, displays, volunteers, and etc.  We plan to have a food vendor, gun raffle, live turkey zoo for kids, shooting demonstrations, and other fun activities for the non-shooters.

Those of us who were able to make the Monday meeting are beginning to contact deer meat processors, taxidermists, hunting suppliers, and others who might be interested in exhibiting at the Turkey Shoot.  Richard's wife, Ruth, will lead the charge in advertising the event and getting word into the local newspapers.  We have also discussed producing T-shirts with the Oconee County Historical Society logo plus exhibitor and sponsor logos on them.  Plus, we will put notices on the web through Facebook and other sites.

If you think this might be fun and you want to help, please come to our special planning meeting at 2 pm on Sunday, August 29 at the Oconee County Library.  See you there.

Ben Jackson

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