New Jersey State Chapter
of the
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION
Annual Awards Banquet

TENTH ANNUAL
STATE AWARDS BANQUET


FORSGATE COUNTRY CLUB

375 Forsgate Drive, Jamesburg, NJ 08831
732-521-0700


Sunday
January 31, 2010

3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
The Banquet
The New Jersey State Chapter initiates the banquet season with an Awards Banquet to honor the volunteers who put in so much time and effort in working for the wild turkey. This special banquet is designed to give volunteers the opportunity to go home with some great art work and collectible items without having to 'buy' them in a live or silent auction.

Each chapter is honored for its achievements over the past year in a variety of categories. These include most memberships: Regular, WITO,Jakes, Wheelin' Sportsmen, and Sponsor, Highest Net-Net, Highest Gross, Highest Attendance, Most Improved and a number of others.

Several awards are issued to the chapters to honor their achievements for the past year. Two special awards are issued in honor of special volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding service to the NWTF in New Jersey.

William E. Smith Award
The William E. Smith Award for Outstanding Volunteer of the Year is awarded in memory of Bill Smith, an outstanding NWTF volunteer, chapter vice president and banquet chairman. The candidates for this award are outstanding, active NWTF volunteers, nominated by their local chapters and voted on by the state board.

The New Jersey State Chapter, Board of Directors was proud to recognize this fine volunteer for the work she does for the NWTF and for the benefit of our favorite gamebird - the wild turkey.


At our 2009 banquet, the New Jersey State Chapter proudly awarded
RAY ERIKSEN
2008 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR


Ray Eriksen has been a member of the New Jersey State Chapter for many years, and even though he suffers from the after effects of a hunting accident, Ray is still very active in Local NWTF events and is the Chairman for the Thunder Mountain Habitat Project.

Twice a year, volunteers descend on several fields in the Delaware Gap, NRA, to do battle with Autumn Olive, a non-native invasive species of woody plant that grows like weeds to fill every available space in a field. Left alone, this plant would totally fill in a field in just a few years. As a member of the crew and now chairman, Ray has been involved in this process for 25 years.

The New Jersey State Chapter, Board of Directors was proud to recognize this fine volunteer for the work he does for the NWTF and for the benefit of our favorite gamebird - the wild turkey.

Robert Eriksen Award for Conservation
The Robert Eriksen Award for Conservation is given in honor of the work Bob Eriksen has done for the wild turkey here in New Jersey. Luckily for us (and for Bob) he is still with us working for the wild turkey. However, he is no longer a volunteer but an employee of the NWTF. The award is given to an outstanding volunteer that has worked in the field with biologists and Fish & Game personnel to conserve the wild turkey here in New Jersey.

There has been no one nominated for the Robert Eriksen Award in 2006.

These awards are detailed in the underlined links.
Format
The format of the State Banquet is a 'Chinese Auction'. With each $100 banquet ticket issued comes a set of raffle tickets which are used to participate in the Chinese Auction. Additional tickets will be available at the event for $100 per set. Participants place tickets in buckets placed in front of each auction item. After dinner, the winning tickets are drawn, and the players get to win some great stuff.

The complete NWTF Core package makes up the prizes in the Chinese Auction. It's a great opportunity to go gome with a special piece of art work with minimal investment.
Ticket Information
Adult Dinners
$35.00
Jakes Meals
$25.00
$100 Ticket Package*
100 Auction Tickets
$200 Ticket Package*
400 Tickets & NWTF Knife
*Raffle Package do not include meals
For More information or to order tickets please contact:
Scott Hill
262 Burnt Meadow Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
973-839-7939
turkeyhouse@aol.com
Thomas Plante
7 Marston Road
Flanders, NJ 07836
973-584-2799
tgplante@tntplanet.com

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