Texans Win at NRA Convention
The State of Texas produced three national award winners during the recent NRA convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The TSRA won the prestigious Outstanding State Association Award, the Corpus Christi Friends of NRA Committee won the Friends of NRA Most Outstanding Committee Award (Go Corpus!), and TSRA Board Member Sue King won the Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award.
The Outstanding State Association Award is presented to honor a state association’s effectiveness in carrying out the purposes and objectives of the NRA in the state where the association is organized. This marks the seventh time TSRA has won the award, more than any other state association.
The winning association is evaluated on the effectiveness of membership services and growth activities, quality and effectiveness of the newsletter and communication vehicles, programs for competitive shooters, hunters and other shooting sports enthusiasts, and the group’s education, training and public service programs. In addition, groups are evaluated on their legislative activity and political action programs, their public relations, image and outreach efforts, and the quality of their youth programs.
TSRA Executive Director Randy Gibson said that he was “excited” about winning the award and that TSRA staff had been working to that end since late 1998.
“We set a goal to win this award in late 1998, and our efforts throughout 1999 put us to that end,” Gibson said.
Gibson also added that the application process showed the camaraderie among TSRA members, directors and staff, and that this award belongs “to all of us” in the TSRA family.
“This award belongs to all of us involved with TSRA. Every member, director and staff member helped the organization obtain this achievement,” he said.
During 1999, the TSRA saw a membership increase of over 15%. The current TSRA membership is approaching 37,000. In addition, TSRA upgraded The Sportsman and other promotional communication pieces, including membership recruitment materials.
Programs for competitive shooters, hunter and other shooting enthusiasts were also a major focus for the year. TSRA hosts the Texas State Championship matches for most of the shooting disciplines, and the organization organized a youth hunt, held a televised South Texas deer hunt, and hosted a Youth Shooting Sports Fest in Houston.
TSRA also participated in many public service events throughout the year, including speaking at activities, hosting safety classes, Eddie Eagle classes and Refuse To Be A Victim seminars.
The Friends of NRA Most outstanding Committee Award once again goes to the Corpus Christi Friends of NRA Committee. The group had 630 attendees at the event and raised a net total of $79,776 of the FONRA program.
TSRA Board Member and Women’s Issues Chair Sue King of Houston was the winner of the Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom award. The award is given for outstanding performance in the shooting sports, dedication to the protection of the Second Amendment, volunteerism, and for contributions to advancing the purposes and goals of the NRA.
Reprinted from the May/June 2000 TSRA Sportsman
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The gauntlet has been thrown down Gentlemen!
Skyhawk
[This message has been edited by Skyhawk (edited June 19, 2000).]
The State of Texas produced three national award winners during the recent NRA convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The TSRA won the prestigious Outstanding State Association Award, the Corpus Christi Friends of NRA Committee won the Friends of NRA Most Outstanding Committee Award (Go Corpus!), and TSRA Board Member Sue King won the Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award.
The Outstanding State Association Award is presented to honor a state association’s effectiveness in carrying out the purposes and objectives of the NRA in the state where the association is organized. This marks the seventh time TSRA has won the award, more than any other state association.
The winning association is evaluated on the effectiveness of membership services and growth activities, quality and effectiveness of the newsletter and communication vehicles, programs for competitive shooters, hunters and other shooting sports enthusiasts, and the group’s education, training and public service programs. In addition, groups are evaluated on their legislative activity and political action programs, their public relations, image and outreach efforts, and the quality of their youth programs.
TSRA Executive Director Randy Gibson said that he was “excited” about winning the award and that TSRA staff had been working to that end since late 1998.
“We set a goal to win this award in late 1998, and our efforts throughout 1999 put us to that end,” Gibson said.
Gibson also added that the application process showed the camaraderie among TSRA members, directors and staff, and that this award belongs “to all of us” in the TSRA family.
“This award belongs to all of us involved with TSRA. Every member, director and staff member helped the organization obtain this achievement,” he said.
During 1999, the TSRA saw a membership increase of over 15%. The current TSRA membership is approaching 37,000. In addition, TSRA upgraded The Sportsman and other promotional communication pieces, including membership recruitment materials.
Programs for competitive shooters, hunter and other shooting enthusiasts were also a major focus for the year. TSRA hosts the Texas State Championship matches for most of the shooting disciplines, and the organization organized a youth hunt, held a televised South Texas deer hunt, and hosted a Youth Shooting Sports Fest in Houston.
TSRA also participated in many public service events throughout the year, including speaking at activities, hosting safety classes, Eddie Eagle classes and Refuse To Be A Victim seminars.
The Friends of NRA Most outstanding Committee Award once again goes to the Corpus Christi Friends of NRA Committee. The group had 630 attendees at the event and raised a net total of $79,776 of the FONRA program.
TSRA Board Member and Women’s Issues Chair Sue King of Houston was the winner of the Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom award. The award is given for outstanding performance in the shooting sports, dedication to the protection of the Second Amendment, volunteerism, and for contributions to advancing the purposes and goals of the NRA.
Reprinted from the May/June 2000 TSRA Sportsman
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The gauntlet has been thrown down Gentlemen!
Skyhawk
[This message has been edited by Skyhawk (edited June 19, 2000).]