Florida Ducks Unlimited is proud to announce the first
ever volunteer appreciation day on Saturday February 4th, 2006!! All
current DU volunteers are welcome! This event is like no other!! Please
come out and join us on this special day as we celebrate YOU and all the
hard work you do on behalf of Ducks Unlimited.
Most of you may have already received a post card invitation to the event
and you may have seen the information in the latest DU magazine. If not,
please mark your calendar for a day that is guaranteed to be a good time.
Additional and more detailed invitations are going out this week, so be
looking for this info also. You can find further information at
http://www.ducks.org/volunteer/
There will be two locations for these events in Florida , and you are free
to attend any one you want. The special part of this day is that you don't
have to do any work to plan a DU event...and the best part is that it is
FREE!! There will be almost 100 of these events going on at the same time
throughout the country.
Some of the special items on tap for this day are as follows:
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A National Video Streaming Program that starts at 2
:00 p.m. (basically a live DSL/internet broadcast from National
Headquarters) will be broadcast nationwide, so volunteers across the
country will be linked at the same time.
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All 100 locations will be linked via satellite and
will be able to watch a live presentation on a big screen projector, led
by our National President Dr. Jim Hulbert.
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At some point during the video presentation, DU
Headquarters will begin a national raffle drawing to include:
All you have to do to be eligible to win these prizes
is to be present at this event !!
All prizes will be awarded to volunteers in appreciation for all the hard
work YOU put into making DU the great organization it is.
There will be NEW special DU merchandise available that has NEVER been
seen before!!
Come out to talk to your District Chairman and Regional Director!! Meet
with other committees to trade ideas and swap stories from the marsh.
Food and beverages will be provided...and the cost to you to attend is
NOTHING!!
Doors will open, registration will begin, and food will be available
beginning at 12:30 pm . The live feed from DU Headquarters begins at 2pm,
so please plan to arrive early. The Video feed will end at 4pm after all
raffle prizes are given away and we will wrap up the day by 5:00 to give
you plenty of time to travel back home.
Additional activities:
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DU store featuring the following items: Volunteer
Portfolios, Volunteer Tumblers, Volunteer Shirts and more.
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Vote for your favorite volunteer hat for next years
chapters. We'll have Volunteer Hat Samples and Ballots on hand for you
to cast your vote!!!
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A Merchandise Survey: submit your cards to give your
opinion on new up and coming event merchandise.
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A silent auction featuring new merchandise as well as
some of our most popular current items and of course, what DU event
would be complete without a gun raffle!
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Look for this to be a very special raffle!
Please send this email on to other volunteers on your
committees or other potential new volunteers. Also, bring anyone with you
who may be a potential member of your committee in the future. Your
families are also welcome. You must be present to win!
All we ask is that you let us know you are coming so
we can have enough food for everyone.
If you would like to register for this event via the
Internet, please visit the following web address:
http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=85965
We look forward to seeing you on February 4th!!
