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Illinois Ducks Unlimited I DU Ill Editor: Bill Sarafin LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!

And speaking of planning, don t forget about meeting our high value event merchandise item reserves.

ga) has a $1,800 reserve. The reserves apply regardless of the technique used (raffles typically generate more income.

Finally, a committee member or auctioneer should clearly indicate to the audience in advance of the auction or raffle that there is a reserve. Check out the flyer on the Banner Marsh Youth Duck Hunt.

1 Illinois Ducks Unlimited I DU Ill Editor: Bill Sarafin LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! August 2014 In This Issue Illinois DU License Plate 2 Volunteers 2 A Word From Our Chairman Well, we re into the dog days of summer and you all know what that means..yes, it s banquet planning season! The Illinois Event section of our website and newsletter fills up quickly this time of year with our banquets, dinners, shoots, and more. As you plan your events, please always remember Priority #1 recruitment of volunteers, Priority #2 membership growth, and Priority #3 event efficiency. And speaking of planning, don t forget about meeting our high value event merchandise item reserves. The Gun of the Year (Browning A5, semi-auto, 12 ga) has a $1,400 reserve; the Handgun of the Year (Kimber 1911, 45 ACP) has a $1,000 reserve; and the Top 100/President s Elite (Fausti Select O/U, 12 ga) has a $1,800 reserve. The reserves apply regardless of the technique used (raffles typically generate more income.) Please remember that having the cost underwritten in advance does not negate the need to meet the reserve. Finally, a committee member or auctioneer should clearly indicate to the audience in advance of the auction or raffle that there is a reserve. Check out the flyer on the Banner Marsh Youth Duck Hunt. Local chapter volunteers are co-hosting the event. It s a great opportunity for kids who may be interested but might not otherwise get a chance to go duck hunting. The Illinois DNR will be issuing 26 permits each day for a chance to hunt at Banner Marsh during the youth hunting season. On-line applications will be accepted during the entire month of September. So spread the word and let s help give kids the opportunity for a duck hunting experience. Finally, read all about our 2015 Calendar Raffle! It s bigger and better than ever and still only $50 each. This raffle sells itself! So contact your RD to order your chapter s calendars soon, before they are all gone. As always, it s an exciting time to be a part of DU and I look forward to working together to make Illinois Ducks Unlimited the absolute best we can be! Till next time..bill Major Donor Campaign 4 DU Board of Directors 5 Event Efficiency 6 Upcoming Events/ 7 State Facts Banner Marsh Youth Duck Hunt Calendar Raffle 9 National Awards 11 Help Wanted 14 State Shooting Chair 15 IL State Contacts % 17 National Officers Chapter Awards 19

Illinois DU License Plate Volunteers: Things to remember *Dollar for Dollar Make Every Dollar Count! *Recruit your replacement *Coach, mentor, support. *Build committee strength and promote growth.

com NEW VOLUNTEERS Make sure your volunteers are engaged in your committee. Think of a POST event raffle. Schedule meet and greets with your committee. Encourage participation for ALL volunteers!

2 Illinois DU License Plate Volunteers: Things to remember *Dollar for Dollar Make Every Dollar Count! *Recruit your replacement *Coach, mentor, support. *Build committee strength and promote growth. When it s time to renew think DU! The DU Illinois license plate is NOW AVAILABLE! DU receives $25 for wetland conservation from each DU license plate issued. GET YOURS AT NEW VOLUNTEERS Make sure your volunteers are engaged in your committee. Think of a POST event raffle. Schedule meet and greets with your committee. Encourage participation for ALL volunteers! They too will become great contributors to your events. Each committee member plays a role no matter how small or large in providing for the future of waterfowling, wetlands and pure water. Be proud of your efforts! *Ticket sales in advance are your committee s primary focus. *You cannot hope for walk-in business. *SELL, SELL, SELL Recruit Recruiting is a year round job. You never know when you will meet your next committee member. Be a Sponsor Save an acre - $250 annual donation or just $20.84 a month. Check out the Sponsor Link on

3 Show Us Your.Plates! Take a picture of an Illinois Ducks Unlimited license plate and it to me at wjsarafin@gmail.com Did you know.? August 2 Most female ducks are molting and experiencing a flightless period. August 3 Last gadwall eggs are hatching. August 9 Most shoveler young are able to fly. August 12 Most gadwall, redhead & canvasback young have fledged. August 17 Last redhead & lesser scaup nests hatch from late-nesting hens. August 23 Most lesser scaup & ruddy duck young are ready to take 1 st flights. September 1 Labor Day September 4 Ruddy duck eggs laid by late-nesting hens are hatching. III

4 Major Donor Campaign New Life Sponsors Major Donor Upgrades Feather Society Members Goal --> 15 As of July 31 --> 10 Goal --> 18 As of July 31 --> 4 Goal --> 3 As of July 31--> 2 Contact James Roberts (678/ ), Galen Johnson (217/ ), or any of the Ambassadors if you have a question or would like more information about our Major Donor Campaign. Northwest Region Kyle Anderson Tom Tomlinson Central Region Bob Burton Bob Caplinger Northeastern Region Jonathan Leiman Scott Martin Southern Region Gene Scheidwind TBD Galen Johnson State Campaign Chairman

5 Pawnee resident elected to Ducks Unlimited s national board of directors SPRINGFIELD, Ill. June 23, 2014 Galen Johnson was elected to Ducks Unlimited Inc. s national board of directors during the organization s annual convention in St. Louis. "The leadership of our board of directors ensures we are fulfilling our mission to conserve, restore and manage wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl," said DU CEO Dale Hall. "Our board members are not paid for their work. They volunteer their time and resources because they feel so strongly about conservation. I welcome each new member and look forward to working with them in the years to come." Johnson has been a volunteer for more than 31 years and has served in many other capacities for Ducks Unlimited. He is currently the state s major gift chairman. He was the state chairman of Illinois for two years and state s treasurer for two years prior to that. Johnson owns Johnson Real Estate, which specializes in Springfield, Chatham and Rochester properties. His hobbies are hunting and beekeeping. "Conservation is a true passion of mine. I believe whole heartedly that if we need to make responsible choices to leave a natural resource legacy for future generations. Ducks Unlimited is one organization that is making a real difference on the landscape. I m proud to step up my involvement and I look forward to this expanded role." For a complete list of DU s volunteer board of directors, please visit Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world s largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit Connect with us on our Facebook page at facebook.com/ducksunlimited, follow our tweets at twitter.com/ducksunlimited and watch DU videos at youtube.com/ducksunlimitedinc. V

6 Event Efficiency So, how is our event efficiency? Statewide with 181 events we performed at an efficiency of 48.2%. Not bad, huh? Well, the difference in net income (what we spend on wetland conservation) between 48.2% and 50% is $75,504. Let s break this down further: 75 out of 181 events performed at 50% or better efficiency. 38 out of 181 events performed at % efficiency with an average efficiency of 45.2%. The difference in net income between 45.2% and 50% is $44, out of 181 events performed at % efficiency with an average efficiency of 27.1%. The difference in net income between 27.1% and 50% is $302,135. That s 1,208 additional acres of wetlands (each year) we could conserve. Improving event efficiency is HUGE! We can do better! How was your event efficiency? V VI

7 Upcoming Events Migratory Waterfowle Dinner Saturday, Aug 02, 2014 Chicago Downtown Dinner Thursday, Aug 07, 2014 Manito Hog Roast Saturday, Aug 09, 2014 Northern Tazewell Co Dinner Party Saturday, Aug 16, 2014 Granite City Dinner Saturday, Aug 23, 2014 Edwardsville Dinner Saturday, Aug 23, 2014 Chatham Shoot Sunday, Aug 24, 2014 Northwest Suburban Dinner Thursday, Sep 04, 2014 North Shore Chicago Shoot Saturday, Sep 13, 2014 Upcoming Events Illinois Ducks Unlimited State Convention Peoria, IL February 6-7, 2015 Orland Park Dinner Friday, Sep 19, 2014 Salt Creek Inaugural Banquet Dinner Thursday, Sep 25, 2014 Fox River Valley Dinner Tuesday, Sep 30, 2014 North Shore Chicago Season Kick Off Thursday, Oct 16, 2014 State Facts Based on numbers Available as of 01/01/14 Total Membership 28,436 Greenwings 2,132 Legacy Greenwings 642 Sponsor Members 1,964 Major Sponsors Grassroots Total $2,474,999 Total Acres Conserved 45,545 Blackhawk DU Dinner Saturday, Sep 13, 2014 Lake Forest Dinner Thursday, Sep 18, 2014 We Can Do Better! Only 98 out of 165 qualified events met the requirements for a 10 / 30 Gun. Did your Chapter earn a 10 / 30 Gun? VII

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A few things to remember Illinois Ducks Unlimited 2015 Calendar Raffle Please let your RD know how many calendars you believe your chapter can sell.

9 A few things to remember Illinois Ducks Unlimited 2015 Calendar Raffle Please let your RD know how many calendars you believe your chapter can sell. Your RD will try to get all calendars to you as soon as possible. There is no chapter requirement for selling calendars. PLEASE do not sell calendars at your event. These calendars are designed to help raise funds outside of the banquets. If you have a fall banquet, please wait until after your event to start selling calendars. We have run into issues with banquet attendance when chapters sell the calendars prior to their banquet. If you commit to selling a certain amount of calendars and you don t think you are going to sell them all, please let your RD know as soon as possible, so that we can get these calendars to other volunteers who can sell them.

A few more things to remember Illinois Ducks Unlimited 2015 Calendar Raffle Once all of your calendars are sold, send your RD a check (along with all the calendar stubs) for the

If your chapter sells enough calendars to achieve at least $2,500 net income, your RD will set up a separate event in the system and this would qualify your chapter for a free

10 A few more things to remember Illinois Ducks Unlimited 2015 Calendar Raffle Once all of your calendars are sold, send your RD a check (along with all the calendar stubs) for the entire amount. If your chapter sells enough calendars to achieve at least $2,500 net income, your RD will set up a separate event in the system and this would qualify your chapter for a free 10/30 gun. Or, the money can just be posted to your Dinner banquet as additional funds. That choice is yours. Deadline for calendar sales is December 1 st. Please have all calendars sold with checks and calendar stubs to your RD by this date. This allows us enough time to process all calendar stubs for the first drawing in January IX

11 77 th Ducks Unlimited National Convention St. Louis, MO National Awards 2013 Top 10 Events 1. Houston Dinner 2. Lafayette Sponsor Dinner 3. Nashville Corporate Shoot 4. Oran Richard Tribute Dinner 5. Midland Dinner 6. Lake Forest Area Dinner 7. John Barton Sr. Tribute Dinner 8. Shreveport Sponsor Dinner 9. Seattle Dinner 10. Aggieland Dinner 2013 Top 10 Major Donor States 1. Texas S. de Centro/R. Gokey 2. Louisiana David Garrity 3. Montana Nora Taylor 4. Delaware Louis Caputo 5. Georgia Neely Raper 6. Illinois Galen Johnson 7. Idaho Robert Baird 8. Tennessee Larry Richardson 9. Utah Joseph Trujillo 10. Colorado Doc Hardin Total Event Income 1. Texas $6,841, Louisiana $3,627, Minnesota $3,074, Illinois $2,474, Wisconsin $2,382, California $1,915, North Carolina $1,754, Michigan $1,680, New York $1,506, Georgia $1,467,350 Total Sponsors 1. Minnesota 2, Illinois 1, Texas 1, North Carolina 1, Louisiana 1, Michigan 1, Wisconsin 1, Missouri 1, South Carolina 1, Iowa 971 Total Members 1. Texas 48, Minnesota 41, Wisconsin 29, Arkansas.27, Illinois 25, California.25, Michigan 23, North Carolina 22, Louisiana 19, Missouri 17,636 Total Greenwings 1. Minnesota 4, Missouri 3, Texas 2, Illinois 2, North Carolina 2, Wisconsin 2, Iowa 2, Michigan 2, Louisiana.1, Arkansas.1,634

12 77 th Ducks Unlimited National Convention St. Louis, MO National Awards Total Ladies Events Income 1. Wisconsin $104, Minnesota $69, Iowa $44, Michigan $30, Missouri $14, Idaho $13, Alaska $12, Washington $12, Tennessee $9, North Carolina $9, Illinois Total New Life Sponsors 1. Texas Louisiana Minnesota Missouri North Carolina Virginia South Carolina New York Arkansas Florida Illinois Total New Feather Society Pledges 1. Missouri Tennessee Louisiana.6 4. New York 6 5. Washington 6 6. Minnesota 5 7. Texas 5 8. Colorado 4 9. Florida Indiana Montana Illinois Percent Net/Net to Gross for All Events 1. Maine 71.12% 2. Louisiana.68.00% 3. Nebraska 64.00% 4. New York 62.90% 5. Texas 62.73% 6. Oregon 62.48% 7. Delaware 61.20% 8. North Dakota 59.03% 9. Tennessee 59.02% 10. Hawaii 58.72% 26. Illinois

13 77 th Ducks Unlimited National Convention St. Louis, MO National Awards Total Miscellaneous Events Income Event Dollars Per Capita 1. Alaska $ Wyoming $ North Dakota $ Louisiana $ Delaware $ South Dakota $ Nebraska $ Montana $ Minnesota $ Kansas $ Illinois MISSING DOLLAR Most Major Donor Upgrades 1. Texas Louisiana Minnesota New York Nebraska Washington Missouri California Illinois Tennessee Minnesota $526, Texas $262, Arkansas $226, Wisconsin $220, South Carolina $215, North Carolina $187, Delaware $178, Illinois $171, Alabama $169, New York $151,906 Most Income Major Donors Above Life Sponsors 1. Illinois $1,963, Louisiana.$1,801, Texas $1,617, California $1,407, Florida $1,260, New York $1,223, Tennessee $1,079, Minnesota $1,060, Delaware $675, Missouri $631,628

14 Just as ducks need us to help provide adequate habitat for their migration, IL DU needs chapters in the following areas. If you know anyone or have friends in these areas, please contact the state chairman or your local Regional Director. Chapter Bloomington Carlinville Danville Robinson O Fallon Olney Monmouth Galena Galesburg Waukegan Elgin Yorkville Contact Jim King jking@ducks.org Jon Sturgill jsturgill@ducks.org Brett Brown bbrown2@ducks.org Kyle Stefancin kstefancin@ducks.org We are also looking for additional volunteers for the following chapters: Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Streamwood, IL Grundy County Naperville, IL West Suburban Area Aurora XII

15 If you know anyone or have friends interested in this position, please contact the State Chairman or your local Regional Director. STATE SHOOTING CHAIRMAN TERM OF OFFICE Recommended term, two years appointed by the State Chairman. BASIC FUNCTION Develops, promotes, and coordinates shooting sports fundraising activities within the state, in accordance with Ducks Unlimited policies and guidelines. SPECIFIC DUTIES 1. Works with the state organization to develop and implement Ducks Unlimited sanctioned shooting events, such as trap, skeet, sporting clays, and Ducks Unlimited Fun Shoots, for fundraising purposes. 2. Serves as a member of the State Committee and participates in State, Committee, District and Zone meetings and State Conventions. 3. Informs State Chairman on shooting fundraising activities. 4. Develops and establishes contacts with professionals, both public and private, in the sport of shooting. RELATIONSHIPS 1. Reports to the State Chairman. 2. Coordinates with the Regional Director(s) and Field Operations Staff. 3. Maintains communications with District, Zone, and Area Chairman.

16 Illinois Ducks Unlimited Ildu.org Illinois State Chairman Bill Sarafin State Campaign Chairman Galen Johnson State Treasurer Bob Burton State Secretary Bill Sarafin State Youth and Education Chairman Pat Killian State Webmaster Jonathan Fields State Convention Chairman Frank Lemcke State Convention Co-Chairman Bill Hartter State enewsletter Editor Bill Sarafin Ducks Unlimited National Officers Senior Vice President Rex Schulz Regional Vice President Galen Johnson At-Large Member Diane Oberhelman Ducks Unlimited Staff Senior Regional Director-NW Illinois Brett Brown Senior Regional Director- Central Illinois Jim King Regional Director-NE Illinois Kyle Stefancin Regional Director-Southern Illinois Jon Sturgill Regional Biologist-Illinois Eric Schenck Regional Biologist-Indiana (Leading Projects in Southern Illinois) Mike Sertle Director of Fundraising & Volunteer Relations Troy LaRue Director of Development James Roberts XII

17 59.3% That s how many of our events qualified for and received the 10/30 incentive gun in Illinois last year. Really? That s the question I had when I crunched the numbers. Really? Let s review what s required to qualify for a FREE 10/30 gun. 10/30 Incentive Program EVENT REPORTING (10/30) THE MEMBERSHIPS AND THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF AN EVENT* ARE TO BE RECEIVED AT DUCKS UNLIMITED NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE EVENT. THE FINANCIAL REPORT AND THE REMAINDER OF THE PROCEEDS ARE TO BE RECEIVED AT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS NO MORE THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS FOLLOWING THE EVENT. WHEN THESE TIMELINES ARE ACHIEVED A FIREARM WILL BE AWARDED TO THE CHAPTER TO BE UTILIZED AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER EVENT. *Event (miscellaneous events) must qualify with a minimum of $2,500 and for a banquet the minimum is $5,000. So, here are the numbers for last year. Illinois Ducks Unlimited held 191 events. These included dinner events, shoots, gun bash drawdown raffles, shoots, sponsor events, WHPs, and miscellaneous events. Reduce that number by those events that fall below the event minimum dollar qualifications and we had 165 events that qualify for the FREE 10/30 gun. Of those 165 events, only 98 (59.3%) met the timeframe requirements for the FREE 10/30 gun. We can do better! Think of it this way..we left 67 FREE 10/30 guns locked up at National that we could have used at our events to raise money for the ducks. Depending on how we use our FREE 10/30 gun at our event, we could at least more than double our money on our FREE 10/30 gun. Heck, a $250 raffle means we lost over $16,000 by not taking advantage of this FREE 10/30 gun Incentive Program. AND, since it cost us nothing, every dollar we raise from our FREE 10/30 gun improves our event efficiency that much more! So let s all work to improve our participation in the 10/30 Incentive Program and earn that FREE 10/30 gun for our next event! Remember.it s FREE!

18 2014 Chapter Award and Incentive Gun Winners

22 Pistol Chapter Flighted Awards Gold - Remington 1187 Semi-auto 12ga Shotgun Silver - Mossberg 835

19 10 / 30 Gun - Savage Model HMR Rifle Growth Incentive Gun - Tristar Raptor 12ga Shotgun Call 'Em In Gun - Chiappa Pistol Chapter Flighted Awards Gold - Remington 1187 Semi-auto 12ga Shotgun Silver - Mossberg 835 Camo Waterfowl and Turkey Combo 12 ga Shotgun Bronze - Savage Model HMR Rifle State Convention Incentive Gun - Mossberg 835 Camo Waterfowl and Turkey Combo 12 ga Shotgun

Illinois Ducks Unlimited Right Here, Right Now

Illinois Ducks Unlimited Right Here, Right Now Ill Editor: Bill Sarafin LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! June 2015 In This Issue Firearm Frenzy 2 A Word From Our Chairman It was great to see many of our volunteers,