My thanks go out to Terry and the TradGang for supporting the Traditional archery community and allowing this post.
Over the past several years, a group of people have made rattan kid's bows at Cloverdale and other gatherings. This was the brainchild of Dean Torges. We skipped last year at Cloverdale for several reasons but one of them was because the effort and cost required became concentrated on too few people. I want to change that and I need your help.
***DONATION GOAL HAS BEEN MET*** First off, I need supplies and for this I need(ed) funds. Thank you to everyone for your generosity in sponsoring this program. I am astounded by the good will of everyone. I have more than met my donation goal so I don't need any more money right now. Thanks again!!!
My plan is to make about 40 bows. If I get 40 sponsors, there will likely be money left over. I'll simply roll that over to next year's or maybe other gathering's supplies. I will provide an accounting to anyone who is interested. I get requests throughout the year for bows too so I will use any excess funds for those.
Each sponsor will get recognition of their choice on a poster or sign (anyone know a signmaker?) I will put up at Cloverdale. A neat idea would be to do this in recognition/memory of the person who gave you your start in archery or hunting.
***I have canopies!*** Second, I need(ed) two 10'x10' (or one 10'x20') E-Z Up style pop-up canopies for about 6 hours on Saturday morning (June 13th). Let me know if you can help with this.
Third, I need some labor. Before the shoot: I plan to have about half of the bows done before the shoot. If you live in the Indianapolis area, I would love to have some help getting this done. We can work out schedules.
Arrows: I need 120 1/4" arrows. 3 fletch with field points. 24" long is fine. A well-selected 48" dowel works fine for 2 arrows. I can supply you with the pieces parts but I'd prefer to reimburse you for the cost. If necessary, I can order them and have them shipped to you. If you aren't going to the shoot, you'll need to ship finished arrows to me. Of course, we save money if you come to the shoot. It's worth it just for the meat fest on Saturday night so please consider that.
The Saturday morning of the shoot: From 9:00 - 12:00 I need about 10 people to help with setup, laying out the bows, making strings and tillering the bows, etc.
I need a couple younger people to decorate and add handle wraps/arrow rests. Creative teenagers are good at organizing a couple kids for this.
I need a couple people to pass out bows and then a someone or two to help the kids with shooting the bows. We will have a foam board with balloons.
No prior experience is necessary for any of these tasks. If you've ever tillered a bow, that is helpful for that task. I will have a training session (such as it is) before we start.
At 10:00 I want to do a fairly quick but thorough demo of the bowmaking process. My goal is to inspire folks to do this in their communities. I will pass out Dean's article on the process afterwards. We will then make 20 or so bows. I plan to be done in a couple hours and cleaned up by 1:00.
Please contact me at
[email protected] if you can help
Sincerely,
John Scifres
Topic: Sponsor a Kids Bow - ***Donation Goal Has Been Met*** (Read 1054 times)
