{"id":42616,"date":"2023-02-16T12:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/?p=42616"},"modified":"2023-09-21T09:28:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:28:54","slug":"february-2023-members-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/february-2023-members-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2023 Members&#8217; Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those who showed for the February, 2023 chapter Member&#8217;s Chili Cookoff Competition dinner meeting, coordinated by Chapter Ike Joyce Dugan, enjoyed sampling a dozen delicious chili recipes submitted by members for the much-anticipated annual contest, along with sides of cornbread, tossed salad, and desserts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40977\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40977\" class=\"wp-image-40977 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dugan-Ken_1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken Dugan, 1st Place Winner of the 2023 &#8220;Golden Spoon&#8221; award<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_42620\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42620\" class=\"wp-image-42620 size-thumbnail\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lores_IMG_9495-e1676561713504-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2nd Place Winner Vic Pisani receives 2023 &#8220;Red Spoon&#8221; award from Joyce Dugan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The &#8220;golden spoon&#8221; award with the best chili went to Chapter Ike Ken Dugan for his venison chili, with Vic Pisani getting the second place &#8220;red spoon&#8221; award for his beef chili.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42622\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42622\" class=\"wp-image-42622 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lores_IMG_9510-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Trimpey, Teddy Bear Hunt Coordinator<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the meal, Chris Trimpey, Teddy Bear Hunt Coordinator, announced that volunteers are needed for the upcoming annual <a href=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/chapter-teddy-bear-hunt-scheduled-for-april-22nd-2023\/\">Teddy Bear Hunt<\/a> scheduled for April 22nd, and that he is accepting reservations from the public for youth ages 3-10.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42618\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42618\" class=\"wp-image-42618 size-thumbnail\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lores_IMG_9490-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Perdue, Scholarship Chair<\/p><\/div>\n<p>David Perdue, Scholarship Chair, announced that applications for 2023 are open for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/2023-scholarships\/\">$1,000 education scholarship<\/a> award being offered this year to students who have been accepted into or are currently attending an accredited college, university or technical school and are pursuing studies relating to conservation and the environment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3924\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3924\" class=\"wp-image-3924 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lores_Mike-Lane-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Lane, Adopt-A-Road Chair<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mike Lane, Adopt-A-Road Cleanup Chair, announced that there is a scheduled trash pickup alongside Kings Fork Road and Providence Roads scheduled for March 11th, and that a Suffolk SCCC Recycle&amp;Tire Amnesty event is scheduled for March 25th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42623\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42623\" class=\"wp-image-42623 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lores_IMG_9512-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Chambers, Save-Our-Streams Chair<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sam Chambers, our new Save-Our-Streams\/Clean Water Liaison Chair, announced that volunteers are needed for the scheduled April 1st Nansemond River Cleanup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40845\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40845\" class=\"wp-image-40845 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Wentz-Richard_1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Wentz, FundRaising Chair<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Richard Wentz, Fundraising Chair, announced that volunteers are needed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/bbq-fundraiser-scheduled-for-friday-march-31st-2023\/\">BBQ Fundraiser<\/a> scheduled for March 31st.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42619\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42619\" class=\"wp-image-42619 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lores_IMG_9492-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Fjell, Shooting Sports Coordinator<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eric Fjell, Shooting Coordinator, requested that interested members could sign-up for the RimFire Members Shooting Competition scheduled for March 18th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Also, Treasurer Tim Doxey announced that nominations are open for chapter award submissions and that these are due no later than March 14th.\u00a0 Vice President Darden Langston encouraged all members to help sell tickets for the BBQ fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>For more information\u00a0 about upcoming scheduled events in 2023, see the chapter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/february-2023-issue-of-the-blue-heron-times-newsletter\/\">February issue of the Blue Heron Times<\/a> monthly chapter newsletter.\u00a0 Also, see the online 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/calendar\/\">chapter website calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Contact information for committee chairs is posted at <a href=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/committees\/\">https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/committees\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those who showed for the February, 2023 chapter Member&#8217;s Chili Cookoff Competition dinner meeting, coordinated by Chapter Ike Joyce Dugan, enjoyed sampling a dozen delicious chili recipes submitted by members for the much-anticipated annual contest, along with sides of cornbread, tossed salad, and desserts.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;golden spoon&#8221; award with the  \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/sniwla.org\/sniwla\/february-2023-members-meeting\/\"> Read more <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; 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