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Membership News - March 26, 2009

March Madness - Part 3!

Our 30th Anniversary Banquet is on April 11.
Get your reservations and line up your auction donations now!
See below.

1. MPGA Meetings:

• Board of Directors - Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 9:00 AM. Location is the Howard Johnson's on Outer Hammond Road in Bangor. NEW LOCATION
• Annual Membership Meeting & Banquet - Saturday, April 11, 2009. Location is Jeff's Catering in Brewer. See your new newsletter for ticket info.

Members are welcome to attend all Board meetings.

2. Show Committee Thanks

Northern Maine Sportsman Show
Presque Isle Fish & Game, Presque Isle
March 28 & 29

Join us in Presque Isle for the Northern Maine Sportsman Show this weekend.

Thanks to our Show Committee volunteers for help at Orono and Wilton: Gordon Foster, Millie Teriault, Vinny Masracchio and JR Maybe at the Orono show; and Roger Lambert, Chris Began, Bob Parker and Jaye Parker at the Wilton show. Congratulations on a job well done representing MPGA and selling raffle tickets to support our activities.

See you in Presque Isle and in Augusta on April 3-5.

3. Events Committee Thanks

The MPGA "Events Committee" represented MPGA at three special retail events last weekend, at L.L.Bean, Kittery Trading Post and Cabela's. Thanks to our committee volunteers, and congratulations on a job well done.

Committee chairman Don Dudley organizing things and traveled to all three stores to set up our displays. Then our members stepped in to staff the display booths, meet the public and discuss the Association's activities and Maine Guides. We also sold raffle tickets to deal-hungry crowds at Kittery Trading Post and Cabela's.

Thanks to Joel Gott, Scott Higgins, Robert Demchak, John Farrell and Steve Wilcox for doing such a great job. Everyone met up on Sunday afternoon and Steve then shuttled all the displays back to Bangor so we could prepare for the show in Presque Isle next weekend. Thanks again everyone.

MPGA also sponsored a seminar at Kittery and L.L.Bean. Special thanks to member Don Kleiner for presenting the topic "Taking Your Kids Fishing" on MPGA's behalf.

4. Annual Banquet Deadline Ahead:

Celebrate MPGA's 30th Birthday (1979-2009) at this year's Annual Banquet and Meeting - it is only three weeks away on Saturday, April 11, at 5:00 PM (happy hour). Seating is limited, so don't be late with your reservation.

• Maine Guides Association Annual Meeting & Banquet
• Jeff’s Catering, in Brewer
• Saturday, April 11, 2008
• Happy Hour with Cash Bar 5:00 pm
• Opening Greetings and Annual Membership Meeting at 5:30 pm
• Buffet Dinner served at 6:00 pm
• Awards Ceremony
• Keynote Speaker - Randy Clark, Director of Programs for the National Shooting Sports Foundation
• Presentation of Marlin "Guide Guns" to Raffle Super Sellers
• Live Auction

Tickets are:

• Singles - $35.00
• Couples - $60.00
• Table (8 seats) - $240.00

Mail your reservation form and payment check (made out to “MPGA”) to:

Jeff Bellmore
1384 Atlantic Highway
Warren, ME 04864

For more information, visit our website's Banquet Section.

Note: Contributions to MPGA are not tax deductible as charitable donations.

Reservation Form

Print this email, use the form in your recent newsletter, the green flyer you just received by mail, or print the form from our website's: Banquet Section.

Name: _______________________________________________

Number in Party: _________________

Total Amount Due (enclosed check or fill in card info below): $ ______________

(enclose $35.00 per single, $60.00 per couple, $240.00 per table of 8)

Credit Card Option

Note: We now accept credit cards. If you wish to charge your banquet tickets to a Visa or Mastercard, print out this email (do not send this info to MPGA by email), fill in the charge card info, and mail it today.

Name on card: ___________________________________

Check one: ___ VISA / ___ Mastercard

Card Number: __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __

Expiration Date: __ __ / __ __ (mm/yy)

Security Code: __ __ __

5. Banquet Auction Donations Needed:

You can be a big help with MPGA's fundraising efforts by donating an Auction Item or by asking others to donate. All donated items are welcomed for the auction - whether you plan to attend or not. Contact Jeff Bellmore by email (grtrips@adelphia.net) or by phone (273-3818) if you have an item to bring or donate so he can get the auction organized ahead of time.

Auction proceeds are a vital part of our fundraising efforts. Newsletters, meetings, and our work in Augusta are all very expensive. Our annual budget depends on the additional income brought in by the banquet and auction.

Tax Deductions - Donations made to the "Maine Guides Education Fund" qualify as charitable donations and therefore may be deducted on tax returns. You can now contact many retailers, like Wal-Mart or Dick's Sporting Goods, who only give items for charity events. We have a color brochure about the Banquet that you can print and take with you. It has information about MPGA and the Maine Guides Education Fund, including tax Id numbers. Download the Annual Banquet Sponsor Brochure