WIN WITH FSA!

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All FSA Members are advised that, beginning this month (April, 2025), all members who attend a monthly Membership Meeting will have a chance to win $100, which will be awarded each month.  All you need to do is a) attend the Membership Meeting; b) show your current FSA ID badge to receive a ticket; and c) be present when the winner is called.  One ticket per member per meeting.

Tickets will be available beginning immediately upon the adjournment of the Board Meeting, and will remain available until the Membership Meeting is called to order, when entries will close.  The winner will be picked and announced toward the end of the meeting.  Must be present at that time to win.

Come on in – check out what’s happening in your club, and get a chance to go home a little richer!

2025 Hot Shots Youth Program

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FSA has an exciting 2025 Youth Shooting Sports Program. From April to October youth have the opportunity
to participate in either FSA’s archery, 4-position Smallbore Rifle program or shotgun (Skeet or Trap)
program.  FSA’s Youth Shooting Sports Program is open to all youth ages 8 to 18 (male or female) and does not
require club membership, so invite your friends. We’ll meet at FSA the second Saturday each month from 9:00
to 12:00 for instruction and practice.  For youth desiring to become more serious, Hot Shots is an entry point for
the FSA Air Rifle Team and SCTP Lead Slingers Shotgun teams.  Hot Shots is an opportunity for youth who
want to shoot for pleasure or work toward shooting competitively. In the Hot Shots Program they will progress
through the NRA Winchester Marksmanship Program earning awards as they go.


Disciplines:
Archery-
Our archery program available for youth up to 18 years old. The youth should have the physical strength to pull
back a 25 pound bow and the mental and emotional maturity to participate in a coached sport. FSA will provide
bows, arrows, and eye protection.


4-Position Smallbore Rifle-
Youth 8 to 18 years of age will receive instruction on shooting from 4 positions (prone, sitting, kneeling, and
standing) a .22 caliber target rifle utilizing a sling. They will start shooting off sand bags in the prone position.
As competency increases, the marksmen move to higher (more difficult) positions.  We’ll follow the NRA 4-
position small bore program guidelines.  FSA will provide rifles, ammo, targets, ear protection, and eye
protection.  The youth will need to bring to each practice: a pad, yoga mat or piece of carpet to lie on.


Shotgun-
 The shotgun program is open to youth up to 18 years of age.  The youth should be approximately 100 lbs. and
have the physical strength to handle a shotgun and the mental and emotional maturity to participate in a team
sport. Youth will be introduced to Trap or Skeet disciplines and will receive instruction to develop shotgun
shooting skills. FSA will provide shotguns, ammo, ear and eye protection, and targets. 


Registration:
For 2025 we plan to have registration on April 12th. At this time we’re not limiting the number of youth
participants.  We will conduct NRA First Steps Rifle and Shotgun Certification training on April 12 th .  First
Steps will be mandatory for all youth joining Hot Shots for the first time and recommended for parents.


Cost:
The cost to participate is $30 per shooting youth for the summer (cash or check).  The fee offsets a small portion
of FSA’s cost of targets, ear and eye protection, ammunition, NRA First Steps packet, and awards.


Next Steps:
We will have a meeting on April 12th at 8:30 A.M. in the FSA Education Building to review programs,
equipment needs, answer questions, and register youth which will be followed by First Steps Safety Training.
If in the meantime if you’d like additional information please feel free to email Brian Ferneding
– brianferneding@gmail.com
 
April 12 th   First Steps Training and Sign Ups
May 10 th Hot Shots Practice
June 14 th     Hot Shots Practice
July 12 th      Hot Shots Practice          
Aug 9 th        Hot Shots Practice
Sep 13 th       Hot Shots Practice
Oct 11 th        Hot Shots Practice and Pizza Party with Awards

ONLINE DUES PAYMENT

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Recently, several members have had difficulty making dues payments online because they have failed to enter (or entered inaccurately) their address or zip code in the payment process. Please be advised that, as a security measure against fraudulent use of credit cards, it is necessary that your address, as entered by you, match what your credit card company thinks is your address. If your street number or name, or your five digit zip code is different from what your card company thinks it is, your transaction will be denied.

Please enter your data carefully and fully when paying online. Doing so makes things easier all the way around for everyone!

Mark Klusmeier, Membership Chair

Update your Data

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Ladies and Gentlemen: We are now less than a month out from the beginning of our 2025 Membership Renewal Cycle. Now is the time to be sure that we have your current directory data. If you have recently moved, changed your phone number, cell number, or email address, and have not yet reported that change to us, please do so now.

Also, if your NRA Membership has expired, now is the time to get that renewed so that it does not cause a problem at renewal time.

Updates may be advised through the member portion of the website, or by mail at PO Box 31409, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231-0409.

Thanks for helping to make this year’s renewal cycle a smooth and efficient one!

Mark Klusmeier (Membership Chair)