IWLA FAMILY ADVENTURES IN NATURE (FAN) CLUB
Start Your Own FAN Club: Engaging Families at IWLA Chapters
Engaging families and helping them enjoy the … Read more
NRPA River Talk Program October 20, 2015
Mark your calendars – October 20th, 7:00 pm is the NRPA River Talk Program at the CE&H Ruritan Community Hall.
NRPA (Nansemond River preservation Alliance) was launched in 2010 with the mission to restore and protect Suffolk’s waterways for current and future generations. Below is an editorial that was published recently in the … Read more
2015 Chapter Banquet Dinner Photo Gallery
At the September, 2015 Chapter Banquet Dinner Meeting, our Members and their Guests enjoyed a catered meal, and afterwards, our Members introduced themselves and their guests, including several prospective Members interested in joining our Chapter, new Member Scottt Gurley was sworn in, and we enjoyed a presentation on the Clean … Read more
VA DEQ Clean Power Plan Listening Session
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is conducting a Listening Session regarding the Clean Power Plan on October 6th, 2015 from 5pm until 8pm at the Tidewater Community College campus, 120 Campus Drive, Portsmouth, VA. A reminder, our S-N IWLA Chapter Members are encouraged to attend this Listening Session, … Read more
Fall 2015 SCCC Recycling & Tire Amnesty Day
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e many of our Members were out at the park for the Fall Cleanup, two were at the Lowe’s parking lot on Main Street supporting the Bi-Annual Recycling & … Read more
Chapter Membership Awards Presented in 2015
Among the other festivities of the evening, at our annual Banquet and Awards presentation event, held September 16, 2015, three of our Members were recognized for their contributions to the Chapter through the presentation of awards. Shown below are Jim Trommatter, Bill Schlaffer, and Ricky George being presented their respective awards by … Read more
Fall 2015 Park Cleanup
We had a very good turnout at our Chapter Park on Saturday, September 12th, 2015 for our Fall (semi-annual) Park maintenance cleanup day. Sixteen (16) scouts from BSA Troop #1, led by Allen Kiger, assisted 25 of our Chapter Members with clearing weeds from our dam and drainage pond culvert and … Read more
Virginia Outdoors Plan Regional Meeting September 2015
S-N IWLA Board Member Mike Lane attended a Virginia Outdoors Plan Regional meeting held in September, which involved discussions at the state level to identify outdoor recreational areas. Mike Kelley from City of Suffolk also attended. This group also looks at outdoor recreation policies. The VDOT site beside Obici will become … Read more
New Chapter Park Sign
A Boy Scout from troop 16 completed his Eagle Scout project on Saturday August 15, 2015. He provided us with a beautiful sign at the entrance to our park.
2015 Scholarship Raffle Fundraiser
The winners of our Scholarship Fundraiser Raffle drawing that was held at the September Banquet dinner meeting were:
- Gladys Green – 1st prize Remington Model 870 20 GA shotgun w/ IWLA logo
- Jonathan Echols – 2nd prize Mossberg Model 500 410 GA shotgun w/ IWLA logo
- Synde Terry – 3rd … Read more