Carlisle Gun Club Meeting Minutes
03/28/2022

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 two Trustees. Trustee Phil Dyche was absent. There were 35 members present.

Minutes for the 28 February 2022 meeting were read and approved. Motion to accept the minutes, as read, was made by Tom Sheperd, seconded by Bob Berrettini. The motion carried.

Treasurer Report was read and approved.  The total balance of all accounts, checking, savings, CDs, and Training Fund, amounted to $114,998.27. Included in this total is the roof fund, which has $55K. Treasurer reported one-time expense of $5830.81 for range repairs and one-time range lead and brass recycling income of $8682.00…recycling more than paid for the range repair. There was more than 10,000lb of lead and brass recycled. Motion to accept the report, as read, was made by Denny Kuehn, seconded by Mike Kubarek. The motion carried.

Corresponding Secretary Report – Scot Storey. Sent 8 member broadcast emails: 5 announcing the March Work Days for the ongoing range repair, 1 reminding members of the range impact fan and authorized or prohibited calibers, 1 for range closure for cleaning, and 1 reminding members of the 28 March General Membership meeting. Thanks to members for forwarding emails to other members and including the Corresponding Secretary as an addressee. Accordingly, the CGC Membership Database is routinely updated. Please let the Corresponding Secretary know of email changes.

CGC Training Group Activities Report – Denny Kuehn. The CGC Training Fund balance was $$5,274.73. CGC NRA instructors hosted NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home: Basic and Advanced courses on 12 and 19 March 2022. There were 5 shooters registered for the courses: all men. All shooters completed course requirements. CGC NRA instructors hosted an NRA Defensive Pistol course on 26 March 2022. There were 3 shooters in the course: 1 woman and 2 men. All shooters completed the course and passed the shooting qualification course of fire for time and for score. CGC NRA instructors will host an NRA Basics of Rifle Shooting course on 16 April 2022. There are 2 shooters registered. Seven CGC NRA instructors provided 9 hours of firearms safety and proficiency training for 6 shooters during the month of March 2022. See the         28 March 2022 CGC Training Group Activities Report for additional information.

New Members – There were 8 new members voted into the Club.

4-H Youth Small-Bore Rifle Shooting Program – John Gingrich. Three junior youth shooters competed in the Junior Olympics 3-position Small Bore Rifle qualifier. Four youth shooters will compete on 16 April 2022 in the PA 4-H Shooting Sports Competition at the Shenecoy Sportsman’s Association in Huntingdon, PA. The match starts at 8:30am and spectators are welcome. Thanks to the Cowboy Action Shooters for their generous donation to the 4-H Youth Shooting Sports program.

Cowboy Action – Rick Blosser. The first outdoor match of the 2022 season of the Perry County Regulators is Saturday, 2 April at the Ickesburg Sportsmans Club. This Cowboy Action range has 8 bays and can be configured for various stages. Competitors and spectators are always welcome and refreshments and lunch fare are available for sale

Membership Committee – Rob Stewart via email. There are currently 462 active members, leaving 38 remaining available membership slots. There are 24 pending new member applicants, including the 8 who are applying at the 28 March meeting. There is a separate list of 7 applicants who have no sponsor or whose sponsor is no longer an active member. The 25 April 2022 General Membership meeting will be the last time new members will be processed until the 28 November 2022 General Membership meeting.

Technology and Security Committee – John Haiduck. The CGC Security system has not received a recent update, but all systems seem to be operating okay.

WPPL Pistol Team – Gary Gibson. The Blue Team is in 9^th place and the Gold Team is in 7^th place. The WPPL is based on teams of 10 members. The Carlisle Gun Club typically fields only 8 or 9 members per team per match…making competing at the league level difficult. Team scores and standings do not reflect CGC WPPL shooter dedication or capabilities. The last match this season is a CGC home match on Wednesday 30 March at 7pm. Spectators are welcome. The WPPL end-of-season Awards Banquet is 14 May 2022 at the American Legion Post in Linglestown, PA. The CGC WPPL teams need more shooters to be competitive within the league. If interested, contact Gary Gibson, Dick Pryor, Pete Castle, or any WPPL shooter. See the schedule on the CGC Bulleting Board for matches and for names of CGC shooters. The league starts again in September.

Trustees Report – Bob Berrettini. Bob provided a detailed written report on range repairs conducted 22 Feb – 5 March 2022. Volunteers who registered during work days were recognized and thanked. See attached report for details.                                                                                                                                                        – George Lawrence. The CGC roof still has several leaks that need to be repaired before the spring rains. We need to contact Carlisle SynTec Systems for roof inspection and repair. Action Item: Trustees.

Old Business – None.

New Business – None.

For the Good of the Club                                                                                                                                         – Bruce Apgar. Bruce is the 2023 Boy Scout National Jamboree coordinator. He needs 350 instructors/range safety officers for the shooting sports activities during the jamboree, which is scheduled for the last two weeks of July 2023 in West Virginia. Volunteers should contact Bruce Apgar.                                                                                                         – CGC member and Commander, VFW Post 477 Carlisle PA, Rick Olson. VFW Post 477 is an active post that serves veterans in our local community and beyond. Anyone who knows a veteran who needs assistance or encouragement, contact VFW Post 477. Any veteran, regardless of combat service, is invited to visit VFW Post 477 for fellowship, service and possible membership.

Motion to Adjourn was made by Mike Kubarek, seconded by Rick Bloser. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:58pm.

Respectfully submitted, Slim Connors, Recording Secretary, Carlisle Gun Club