Dear Friends in Conservation,
The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Pheasants Forever will hold its Fourteenth Annual Membership Banquet on Saturday, March 23, 2024. This year, we will be holding the banquet at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Grays Woods, just outside of State College. This venue will give us more space to accommodate a larger crowd. The address is 867 Grays Woods Boulevard, Port Matilda, PA 16870.
The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Pheasants Forever is a local conservation group founded in March 2008 to restore wildlife habitat in Centre and surrounding counties. We restore uplands, wetlands, streams, and stream buffers with a focus on restoring upland bird habitat and establishing a huntable wild pheasant population. Last year,
out volunteers dedicated 75 hours directly to hands-on habitat restoration work including mowing, mulching, spraying and planting. With our conservation partners, we restored 33 acres of upland nesting cover, including 11 acres of pollinator habitat, plus 12 acres of wetland and over 6 miles of stream habitat. We also maintained an additional 5 acres of upland bird habitat. In October 2023, we hosted a Youth Pheasant Hunt where 18 youth hunters took their first chance at harvesting a pheasant.
In 2024, we will again work closely with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, restoring habitat on State Game Land #333 in Centre County and State Game Land #317 in Union County. We will continue to work with the Game Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to control invasive weeds, plant food plots, and establish native grasslands and pollinator habitat on public and private land in Central Pennsylvania. Thank you to the members and donors that make these projects possible.
Prizes and auction items at this year’s banquet will include guns, clothing, wildlife prints, outdoor gear, and collectibles. There are three ways to purchase tickets: Mail the enclosed order form back with a check to the address on the bottom, call or e-mail to reserve your tickets, or order your tickets on the website: Click Here To Get Your Banquet Tickets . All banquet tickets must be paid in advance. Payment at the door is not an option.
To reserve a full table of 8, an e-mail with all attendees must be sent by March 20, 2024 to Chip Brown at
239foxgap@gmail.com .
Pheasants Forever is the conservation voice for habitat and hunting. For more information on the event, visit our website at Central PA Pheasants Forever . Please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail.
Sincerely,
Mark Thomas
Banquet Chair
markthomas08@gmail.com
THE HABITAT ORGANIZATION
Central Pennsylvania Pheasants Forever 14th Annual Membership Banquet
5:00 PM on March 23,
2024, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Port Matilda, PA
Business or Group Sponsor Membership $590: includes four dinners, recognition in the program, two First
Tier Ticket Mug ($200 value), two entries in the exclusive sponsor raffle (minimum prize valued at $300), two
chances to win one of three Ticket Mug Giveaways and two, one-year Pheasants Forever memberships.
Sponsor Membership $295: includes two dinners, recognition in the program, one First Tier Ticket Mug
($100 value), one entry in the exclusive sponsor raffle (minimum prize valued at $300), one chance to win
one of three Ticket Mug Giveaways, and one, one-year Pheasants Forever membership.
Single Membership $80: includes one dinner ticket and a one-year Pheasants Forever membership.
Spouse Ticket $40: includes one dinner for your spouse.
Youth 12-18 years old $30: includes one dinner ticket and a one-year Ringneck membership.
Youth Under 12 years old $15: includes one dinner ticket and a one-year Ringneck membership.
Meal Ticket $40: For Life Members only.
TABLE of 8 – e-mail Chip Brown at 239foxgap@gmail.com with all names by March 20, 2024
Early Bird Ticket Mug Special $80.00: You Choose one of the First-Tier mugs at the banquet. Plus, a chance at
winning one of three First Tier mugs being given away. DOES NOT include meal ticket or membership. Must be
purchased by March 1, 2024. Purchase on our website.
- After March 1, the ticket mug prices will be:
First Tier $100.00 = Chance of 20, 18 or 16 strips of tickets
Second Tier $75.00 = Chance of 12, 11 or 10 strips of tickets
Third Tier $50.00 = Chance of 8, 7 or 6 strips of tickets
Strips of tickets also available. Get two strips for
$20.00 Each ticket strip has 5 chances to win.
!!New Sponsor Prize Choices!!
For every eight sponsors, one prize will be chosen by the winner from 35 available prizes. See our website for prize list and description. Don’t miss out! No limit on prizes.
Purchase an ad in the banquet program: Full Page $100, 1⁄2 Page for $50, and 1⁄4 Page for $25
**We will accept cash, credit card or a merchandise donation of equal value
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For more information: Central PA Pheasants Forever
To purchase tickets: Click Here To Get Your Banquet Tickets
Or mail check to: Central Pennsylvania Pheasants Forever Chapter 855
Mark Thomas, 239 Fox Gap Rd., Rebersburg, PA 16872
Phone: 814-241-8748 or e-mail: markthomas08@gmail.com
