Carlisle Gun Club Meeting Minutes
06/28/2021

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by the Club President.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Officers and Members Present: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and all Trustees. There were 23 members present.

Minutes for the 24 May 2021 meeting were read and approved. 

Treasurer Report was read and approved.  The total balance of all accounts, checking, savings, CDs, less Training Fund, amounted to $91,535.44. There was no CGC Training Fund report available before the meeting.

Corresponding Secretary Report – Sent an email reminder about 28 June 2021 General Membership meeting.

CGC Training Group Activities Report – The CGC Training Group did not have CGC Training Fund data to report until later. On 28 June 2021, the actual CGC Training Fund balance was $5233.36. The CGC NRA Training Counselor conducted 6 NRA instructor courses and pre-qualifications, with help from Barbara Vanner and Bob Berrettini. CGC NRA Instructors provided 14 ½ hours of firearms safety and proficiency training for 14 shooters during end of May and month of June 2021. Bob Berrettini provided 16 hours of rifle training for 12 shooters at the Project Appleseed event at Quarryville, PA on 19-20 June 2021. The Vice President reminded members that 2020 and 2021 saw unprecedented numbers of gun sales in the U.S…many by first-time gun owners. If anyone knows a new gun owner, please remind them to get training. You do not have to be a CGC member to register for NRA training courses. Firearms training is an investment in public safety. See the 28 June 2021 CGC NRA Training Group Activities Report for additional information.

New Members – There were no new members voted into the Club. Membership is capped until membership slots become available in November 2021.

4-H Youth Small-Bore Rifle Shooting Program – John Gingrich. Thanks to Rick Blosser and the Perry County Regulators Cowboy Action Shooters for donating $300 to the 4-H Youth Rifle Program to make up for the fund raiser activities normally associated with the cancelled CGC Cowboy Action Shoot traditionally held at the Carlisle Gun Club during the first Saturdays of January and February. 4-H youth shooters are still shooting at the Club until mid-June, then they will go on summer hiatus until September.

Cowboy Action – No Report.

Membership Committee – There are currently 498 active members, leaving 2 remaining available membership slot. There are 16 new member applications (2 with no sponsor.) CGC membership is capped until November 2021. Members are reminded that annual CGC dues may be paid at the August CGC General Membership meeting, after which PayPal is activated for membership renewals. Dues must be received before 30 September. If paid during October, there is an additional $10 fee. After 31 October, members who have not renewed their membership will be dropped from CGC membership so new members may join the Club starting in November.

Technology and Security Committee – No report.

WPPL Pistol Team – Dick Pryor. No activities. The new WPPL season will begin 8 September 2021 and will continue until end of March 2022.

Trustees Report – No report.

Old Business – No old business.

New Business – No new business.

For the Good of the Club – From Trustee Phil Dyche. Beginning with the November meeting, processing new members makes General Membership meetings excessively long…causing some members not to attend some meetings. Additionally, Club member NRA instructors who in-process new members are sometimes on the range when Club business and votes are part of Club business. Discussion included considering limiting the number of new members voted on during a single meeting, conducting new member orientation and safety checks some other time during the week/month, how to activate/log/distribute key fobs, how to collect Club dues, etc. The decision was made to convene CGC Range Management to consider options.

From the Officers: In Compliance with CGC By-Lars, members are reminded that nominations for Club leader positions are due at the August General Membership meeting and voting occurs during the September meeting. Installations of newly-elected leaders is effective 1 October.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:24pm

Respectfully submitted,

Slim Connors
Recording Secretary, Carlisle Gun Club