Ladies Day 2015 Another Smashing Success!
Okay, seriously one of my most favorite experiences! Such an amazing event and so appreciative of all the things I learned. CanÔÇÖt wait till next year!ÔÇØ
Its official: Ladies Day 2015 was another smashing success! Held annually, Ladies Day is a fun introduction to the shooting sports for women only. Over the last few years the event has become so popular that registration was capped at 350 and has sold out every time since this year in just 36 hours!
Ladies Day 2015 took place on March 28, a cool, sunny Saturday perfect for a full day of outdoor shooting. After the required safety briefing, ladies enjoyed one-on-one instruction at their choice of fourteen different shooting stations, ranging from archery and black powder to shotgun and high power rifle. In addition to sampling a variety of firearms, ladies were treated to a taste of many different outdoor shooting sports, from precision rifle to fast-paced steel challenge. At the end of the day, the five most popular stations were Archery, Tactical 3 Gun, Steel Challenge sponsored by Glock, Smallbore Silhouette, and Smallbore Rifle & Air Pistol, with a surprise offering of Olympic class air pistols provided by Pardini USA.
HereÔÇÖs what just a few of our participants shared about their experience:
ÔÇ£I had such a great time trying new firearms and hanging out with some awesome ladies! Thank you, everyone!ÔÇØ
ÔÇ£Every one of the people helping us shoot were so nice, knowledgeable, and patient! Thank you for a great day!ÔÇØ
ÔÇ£All of us had an awesome girlsÔÇÖ day again! Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the day so fun!ÔÇØ
The all-day event was staffed by 130 volunteers: parking attendants, registration assistants, runners, drivers, instructors and more. HereÔÇÖs what our volunteers had to say about the day:
ÔÇ£Thank you to the ladies who did the organizing and the tough work. Wonderful job; very smooth!ÔÇØ
My daughter, employee and her daughter and my daughter-in-law all had a wonderful time You could tell from the instructors through the volunteers that the goal was for everyone attending to have fun and learn.
ÔÇ£It was my first time volunteering and I gotta tell you, it was fun and a rewarding experience for me. Thanks for having me as a volunteer!ÔÇØ
At the end of the day several lucky ladies took home raffle prizes including:
- Choice of Glock Pistol, donated by Glock, Inc. and won by Carmen Y.
- Kel-Tec Sub2000, donated by Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc. and won by Jaira B.
- Taser C2 Personal CEW, donated by TimÔÇÖs Guns and Range and won by Jennifer M.
- Appleseed Marksmanship Course Certificate, donated by Project Appleseed and won by Stephanie D.
Many thanks to our event sponsors:
Smith & Wesson
Florida Sport Shooting Association
Glock, Inc.
Kel-Tec CNC Inductries, Inc.
East Orange Shooting Sports
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
Bushido Tactical
TimÔÇÖs Guns and Range
The Armories
Pardini USA
Finally, a word from our Coordinators, Yvonne Caruso and Alison Jobes:
We want to thank each and every volunteer that came out yesterday to work Ladies Day 2015. This day cannot happen without you, and because of you it was a tremendous success. We were stopped more times than we can count yesterday to be told of great experiences, and have been receiving texts and posts about what a great job you all did. We appreciate each and every one of you and cannot say it enough. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!
More photos are available on our Ladies Day page. If you attended Ladies Day, please share your photos on our CFRPC Ladies Day Facebook page!
