Ruffed Grouse Fundraiser at Iron River, Michigan 10-1-09

Fundraiser Set for Iron River
The North Woods Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will hold its 5th Annual Sportsmen’s Banquet on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the George Young Recreational Complex, 159 Young’s Lane, Iron River, Michigan, beginning with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m.As is the custom at this event, the evening 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 Russ Hagberg, membership and dinner tickets are $55, spouse dinner tickets $30 and youth membership and dinner tickets $20 Banquet, Conservation and Sustaining sponsorship packages are also available at $250, $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 fundraiser’s, proceeds from this event will be used to restore and protect area grouse and woodcock habitat.

For more information and/or tickets contact Hagberg at 906-774-5915, or by email at russhagberg@chartermi.net .

Established in 1961, the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) 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, management projects and membership can be found on the web at: www.ruffedgrousesociety.org.
Contact:
Russ Hagberg (906) 774-5915 or russhagberg@chartermi.net