A 1st EVER FOR APPLESEED !! **A HISTORY BOOT CAMP**

[EEL]

Many reading this are 1st, 2nd, or 3rd decendants of "The Guy".  If not, you probably experienced his passion for history at a shoot you attended.  It wasn't "the 6 steps of firing a shot" or "how to make a safe rifle" or IMC  that triggered you to get off the couch.  It was the passion, the feeling, the emotions, the history.

Illinois is proud to roll out the first ever History Boot Camp to be held on April 2-3, 2011.  It will be held in the same location as our last IBC, the Masonic Temple in Ottawa.  There will be NO steady hold factors.  There will be NO prone, seated, standing demos.  There will be NO IMC. 

There will be in depth discussion and demonstrations on how to tell "The Story".  There will be numerous RH/SB there to guide you through how to arrange your thoughts so your story flows and has meaning.  There will be ideas on how you can formulate a good benediction.  There will be ideas on how to reach the shooters on your line for that shoot.  History is NOT cookie cutter stuff.  To be effective, it needs to be tailored for each shoot.

You've all heard that if Appleseed offered 2 day history clinics, no one would show up so we use shooting as the hook.  Well, Illinois is offering just that.  Two days of nothing but history.  It is highly recommended that you read OR re-read PRR beore attending.  This will be a TSP (Total Student Participation) event!

Bring a USB flash drive if you want SBIT info.  We will be happy to download the SBIT folder on your drive.  It is a good collection of things you will need as you change hat colors.  (History, Benedictions, forms, SB responsibilities, quotes, etc)

Cost is $20 per person.  Send a PM to Pappy to sign up.  "Camping" is available in the basement (just as with the IBC) starting Friday night.  With enough attendees, three squares on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday is included.  We will try to wrap it up by 1330 on Sunday so you can travel home (on a full stomach  ) at a decent hour. 

We look forward to making some great story tellers so the "big push" on April 16-17 reaches as many shooters as possible.  Heard this somewhere..........."It ain't about the shootin' folks"

PM Pappy and hope to see a hundred or so  of you on April 2-3.

EEL

[Blue Five]

Is this open to anybody and everybody, or instructors only?

[Garand69]

Is this open to anybody and everybody, or instructors only?

Hello Blue Five,

While this is geared towards improving the IIT/Instructors ability to set the "Hook" with History, we have no objections to regular ole Appleseeders attending, after all, it's just another chance to set the hook so to speak 

On a side note, It is the same weekend as the D&T Classic, but it does look like that volunteer list is finally filling up, so for those of you not committed yet, come on down to sunny IL for a Historical weekend on History

Hope to see you there

[Blue Five]

Hello Blue Five,

While this is geared towards improving the IIT/Instructors ability to set the "Hook" with History, we have no objections to regular ole Appleseeders attending, after all, it's just another chance to set the hook so to speak  thumbsup

Thanks Garand,

I'll let the IIT's and Instructors take the spots, I think I have to work that weekend anyways   

B5

[Pappy]

Hello Group; WE have room for ONE HUNDRED PLUS at this location. We are targeting every one with a funny colored hat... Pappy