The Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society will hold its 2009 Sportsmen's Banquet at the Knights of Columbus Lodge, 59 Parry Street, Luzeme, Pennsylvania on Friday, July 24, beginning with a reception hour at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m.
As is the custom at all RGS banquets, this event will feature a live and silent auction, games, drawings and door prizes; highlighted with the finest selection of quality firearms, artwork and collectable's.
According to George Nichols, membership and dinner tickets are $55, spouse dinner ticket $25, and youth dinner ticket and membership $25. Banquet, Conservation and Sustaining sponsorship packages are also available at $270, $500 and $1,000 respectively.
And, continuing in the spirit of the outdoors, youngsters under the age of 16 who recently took and passed a hunter education course and/or women who have participated in a recent Outdoors Women program, and can verify same, will receive a complimentary dinner ticket when accompanied by a paying adult
As with all RGS fundraisers, proceeds from this event will be used to restore and protect grouse and woodcock habitat.
For more information and/or tickets contact Nichols at 570-675-1667 or 570-406-6044.
Established in 1961, the Ruffed Grouse Society is the one international wildlife conservation organization dedicated to promoting conditions suitable for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and related wildlife to sustain our sport hunting tradition and outdoor heritage.
Information on the RGS, its mission and management projects can be found on the web at:
www.ruffedgrousesociety.org.