NEWS NRA Banquet Live Oak, Florida

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The Suwannee Valley Friends of NRA plans to hold its 3rd Annual Banquet on April 23rd at the First Baptist Church in Live Oak,FL on St Rd 90 at 6 pm. Tickets may be purchased by calling any of the following committee members:

Patty Wood-Williams (386) 961-5399 or pattyannwood@realty.com

Teresa Dunnigan (386) 935-0983

Kathy Wolford (386) 935-2992

Trip Lancaster- (352) 463-8379 or hlancaster@nrahq.org

Friends of NRA is a key grassroots event that supports thousands of community service related to firearm education, hunter safety, wildlife conservation, range improvements, youth marksmanship and law enforcement, among others. Working with NRA field representatives, the members and volunteers organize banquets in their communities, complete with auctions, special drawings, and fellowship. Much of the merchandise at the banquets is donated or provided at reduced cost by hundreds of participating vendors.

The upcoming banquet in the area will feature a BBQ dinner from Dixie Grill and dessert. There are pre-event raffles for a Kimber Ultra Crimson Carry II .45ACP and a Marlin XL.270. There will also be live and silent auctions featuring our 2009 Guns of the Year Ruger Vaquero Matched Set.

The Friends of NRA is the face of the NRA, run at the grassroots level by people from all walks of life. At a Friends of NRA banquet, you'll meet fire chiefs, engineers, shopkeepers, police officers and teachers-- all mainstream citizens working together to support an important cause in preserving our rights and heritage.

Half of the profits raised by each Friends of NRA banquet will be spent in the state in which it was held. The other half supports qualifying national-level programs like the Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program, Women On Target® and other educational and safety services. State Fund Committees made up of volunteers review grant applications from local organizations and make recommendations to The NRA Foundation on how the money might best be used in their areas.

For more information about upcoming events or to purchase tickets online please visit:Events - State Fund Committee, NRA