Unaka chapter sets Heritage banquet
Food, fun, fellowship and fundraising are set as the main events at the 7th annual Hunting Heritage Super Fund banquet, hosted by the Unaka Mountain Longbeards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation March 11 at the Erwin National Guard Armory.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner starting at 7:30 p.m
The NWTFs Hunting Heritage Banquets raise funds for wild turkey conservation while combining a great meal with the opportunity to swap stories with other sportsmen and women. They also provide the opportunity to meet new friends who share a passion for the outdoors, win valuable prizes and purchase items unique to the NWTF. By placing the highest bid or winning raffle games, attendees can go home with sporting art, unique hunting firearms, knives, wildlife calls, outdoor equipment and much more.
Tickets to the Unaka Mountain Longbeards Chapters Hunting Heritage Super Fund banquet cost $45 for singles, which includes membership and meal, or $15 for meal-only. Tickets at the door are $50 including membership and meal or $20 for meal only. Couples tickets are $60 for 1 membership and 2 meals or $70 at the door.
The membership also includes a one-year subscription to Turkey Country, the NWTFs full-color publication that includes stories about conservation issues, turkey calling and hunting, the Federations education program, Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship, Wheelin Sportsmen and Women in the Outdoors outreach programs and much more.
To reserve tickets, call Richard Lewis at 735-0400 or Jerry Hopson at 743-8754
For more information about the NWTF, call (800) THE-NWTF or visit www.nwtf.org.