On Saturday, September 16th, I had the opportunity to take my grand-daughter to the park for an archery lesson. Alexis, who is eleven years old, had never held a bow before Saturday and was a little reluctant to go see what it was all about.
On August 15th, 11 Chapter volunteers showed up at the Kings Fork Road Community House to help to pull trash from our adopted 1 mile stretch alongside Kings Fork Road all the way to Route 460, as part of our semi-annual Adopt-A-Road cleanup committment. Our goal in 2018 is to … Read more
The Chapter held its third annual Teddy Bear Hunt on April 15th. If the smiles on the children’s faces and the enthusiasm of the parents and … Read more
Article submitted by Chris Ferguson, Chapter Shooting Coordinator.
On Saturday, March 25th, S-N IWLA members got together at the rifle range for the second 22 rimfire shoot. Shortly after 10:00, it was all talking trash and flinging brass. There were even spectators; Buddy and Cathy Lovich dropped by. Soon, they … Read more
On Saturday afternoon, March 18th, Rob Carpenter (Chapter Archery Chair), held the Chapter’s first archery class at our archery range. About 9 members showed up and shot arrows at various target distances, with guidance from Rob and from the other experienced archers in how to straddle the line, how to adjust sighting pins, … Read more
Prior to our member’s dinner meeting on March 15th, an Adopt-A-Road cleanup along Kings Fork Road was accomplished. Danny Stephenson stepped up to act as coordinator of the event in the absence of a current Adopt-A-Road coordinator. 
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Event: S-N IWLA Chapter Members Only .22 Rimfire Competition
Location: Chapter Park Firing Range
Date: Saturday March 25th, 2017 Time: 10am til finish
Who?: Members of the Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of … Read more
Our chapter’s youth program Teddy Bear Hunt will be held April 15th, 2017. This is a great event to show our support for introducing youth to the outdoors. This is also an opportunity to bring your children or grandchildren out to the park for a fun filled day.
April 1st, 2017 from 9:00am until 1:00pm is the date and time for the upcoming river cleanup project. Although some members have signed up to lend a hand, we still could use a few more. The Nansemond River Preservation Alliance(NRPA) is recruiting volunteers from their organization to assist us as … Read more
On Saturday February 11th, several IWLA members were able to install and complete upgrades to the Archery Range! Ray Powell, Aaron Allen and his son Cameron, my son Nathaniel and Daniel Lovingood all came out to help accomplish this. We started at 7 in the morning and, with a short … Read more
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