As approved by Bob Barnhill our Park Reservation coordinator, please be advised that Mason Copeland of Suffolk Fire&Rescue, and member of our Chapter, has reserved our park for a training exercise involving approximately 16 folks, on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016, from 9am to 3pm, to be conducted in the area … Read more
A Members-only shooting event was held September 10, 2016. Chapter Ike David Perdue filled in to help out with Range Master duties on the day of the event on behalf of Chris Ferguson our Chapter Shooting Coordinator, who planned/formulated the rules for this event but unfortunately was not able to attend.
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Our chapter’s guest speaker at the August member’s dinner meeting was Wayne Jones. Wayne is the Litter Coordinator for the city of Suffolk.
Wayne’s talk included discussions on the direct affect of litter on the environment and wildlife as well as it’s economic impact. We don’t often think about the … Read more
Prior to the August member’s meeting, volunteers picked up their trash grabbers, safety vests and trash bags for the second biannual road clean up of the year.
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The June Chapter dinner meeting a.k.a “Parents’/Guardian’s and Children’s night” was held at the Kings Fork Community House on Wednesday, June 15th at 7pm.
Our guest speaker was Timothy Craig, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 South Zone Fire Management Officer, Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Suffolk, Virginia. Tim has worked … Read more
As part of our youth program, the Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the IWLA held its second Teddy Bear Hunt at the SNIWLA park on April 23rd, 2016. If smiles are any indication, the event was a huge success.
There was a big smile on the face of all 35 little hunters. … Read more
Our April guest speaker was one of our chapter members, Ruth Debrito. Ruth conducted a safety training session in preparation for our up coming Nansemond River clean up project. Ruth covered various water safety issues associated with the proper operation of canoes including the requirements for wearing life jackets, obtaining … Read more
This past March 16th, 23 (twenty-three) Chapter Members showed their support by arriving 2 hours early on dinner meeting night and collecting trash from the roadside ditches alongside Kings Fork Road, an event that we schedule twice each year.
Gary Brown, Chapter Board member, contacted Wayne Jones, Litter Coordinator for City of Suffolk, to … Read more
Our Chapter is hosting the second annual Teddy Bear Hunt at our Chapter park, on April 23, 2016. Make your reservation now by contacting Ricky George at 757-285-5088. See contact info show on the flyer below. This event is open to the general public. You may choose to download the … Read more
We offer a hearty THANK YOU to all Chapter Members who volunteered to help make our annual all-you-can-eat pancake supper fundraiser a success; we appreciate all that you do!
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