News:
Its
that time of the year again.
The
2010 VFA Summer BASH announcement is official!
The Virginia Falconers’
Association
Invites you to their
Annual Picnic, Auction, and Meeting
Saturday, August 21, 2010
at
Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
In &
adjacent to the Education Annex by the Visitor Center
The VFA
2010 HawkTalk journal will be distributed to members
Awards for Best Bird, Best Falconry Furniture, and Best Falconry Display
(Please bring your raptor(s) - all are eligible - the more, the better)
(Displays can be your bell &/or hood collection, photo collage, etc.)
Social
– 10:00AM -
Socializing of members, their raptors and dogs, and interested persons.
We will have access to
the picnic grove (with shade trees) and to the Education Annex building.
Lunch Time-
1:00PM -
-–
at the Education Annex & Picnic Grove
VFA
supplied hamburgers, hot dogs, other picnic items & drinks will be provided at
min cost.
Reservations would
be appreciated. Attendees are encouraged to bring a side dish or dessert
to share with a few others.
Attendees are also asked to inform Andrew or
Eva King so that sufficient lunch food and drinks can be provided.
Please contact them at (434) 987-1386,
or by e-mail at
andrewking47@gmail.com
or
dr_evaking@hotmail.com.
Falconry Art
Displays
- During the afternoon - Awards @ 3:00PM
Bring your best artistic effort or efforts
Your
drawing, painting, carving, photograph, or homemade equipment qualifies
(Going for another success for this activity - - the sky is the limit)
Membership Meeting
-
3:30PM
Old
business / New business / Discussions
Status of EA on take of raptors and revision of Falconry Regulations
- /
Select next Field Meet and BASH Directors
Auction and Raffle
- 4:30PM
Falconry Equipment (from jesses to telemetry), Art and Books, and more
(This is our major fundraiser - so bring your money or checkbook and
participate)
There is still time for
you to contact the Kings, (434)
987-1386, and
donate an auction item or two.
Departure
-
6:00PM
to
Home or to Dinner (Dutch treat at a Restaurant)
Directions:
A - From Rt. 7 / Leesburg (a) Go south on Rt. 15. (b) Turn left
onto Evergreen Mills Road (Rt 621, first road on left after bypass ramps). (c)
Go approximately 5 miles. (d) Turn right onto ‘The Woods Road’ (just
after Believers Baptist Church). (e) Go approximately 1 mile (on the dirt road).
(f) Turn left onto the paved road (at the board fence and Park sign). (g)
Go about ¾ mile (past silos, old house with blue trim, and red storage shed) to
parking area on left and on to the Education Annex near the Visitor’s Center in
the Stone Manor House.
B – From the South
(a) Go north on Rt 15
about 4 miles beyond Rt 50. (b) Turn right on Oatlands Mill Road (Rt. 650). (c)
Go straight at the 2nd intersection (i.e., proceed onto ‘The Woods
Road’). (d) Go approximately 1 mile (on the dirt road). (e) Turn right
onto the paved road (at fence & sign). (f) Proceed per item (g) above.
Notes -
VFA members, family and guests are welcome to attend all the VFA activities
(i.e., the picnic, meeting, art competition, and auction), including any
informal gatherings at a restaurant. You might bring bug spray.
The
VFA has an online store!!! Now you can buy all sorts of merchandise
with the club logo on it including mugs, note pads, T-Shirts and much more.
Be aware when buying apparel that there are several different grades
available. For instance there is a "Value T-Shirt" a "Fitted T-Shirt"
and a "T-Shirt" all with different cotton counts. Click on the link
below and you can start buying club merchandise.
