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DASHBOARD: Blue Trail Range Appleseed, April 21-22, 2012

Started by The Log, February 15, 2012, 11:53:47 PM

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February 15, 2012, 11:53:47 PM Last Edit: April 23, 2012, 08:39:15 AM by The Log

Status and Task List for:
Blue Trail Range Appleseed - April 21-22, 2012
Last Updated: April 23, 2012


Event Information











Status:COMPLETED
Location:Blue Trail Range - Wallingford, CT
Date:April 21-22, 2012
Shoot Boss:The Log
Instructors/IITs:Glock23, Who_Me?, Vernic82 (Sat only), freedomwon, Old Ironsights (Sunday)
Pre-Registrations: 50/50 SOLD OUT!!
Event Information Page:http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=27776.0
Pre-Registration Page:http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2981272065
Flyer Download: Event Flyer: See EIP
CT Flyer: http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=12171.0


Tasks / Action Items
These items below require action. Please respond in this thread to volunteer and complete a task or fill a role.
Items with names and dates in parens have been assigned and are in progress. Items with a strike are complete.

Logistics, Administrative and Staffing

  • Host contacted
  • Present to club's Board of Directors
  • Event scheduled with Host
  • Host Application signed and submitted
  • EIP information submitted
  • Shoot Boss needed
  • Red Hats needed welcome
  • Orange Hats needed welcome
  • Management of target backers and shoot supplies
  • Pre-shoot setup

Promotional Tasks

  • Distribute Event Flyers at Newington Gun Exchange, Hoffman's, JoJo's, Milford Gun and Safe, other gun stores
  • Distribute Event Flyers at CT public ranges (All volunteers)
  • Post event information at your gun club / Mention Appleseed at your gun club's next meeting (All volunteers)
  • Post event information at CTShooting.com
  • Post event information at Northeastshooters.com
  • Post event information at AR15.com
  • Post event information at TheFiringLine.com
  • Post event information at TheHighRoad.org
  • Other promotional tasks?
     


Promotional Efforts to Date

"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#1
February 24, 2012, 08:10:55 AM
This one is officially on the schedule and ready for signup. Now it's time to sell, sell, sell!!! I'm meeting with Dave Lyman next week to go over details and see about getting some of the teams that use BTR interested in the shoot. I've also been experimenting with Facebook ads to promote this one - please let me know if you see the ad. Grab a screenshot if you can.

I've produced a special BTR-only flyer for this shoot. It's attached to our flyer page - http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=12171.0. Feel free to distribute that anywhere you think might be a good spot. Or use the regular flyer that lists all the upcoming shoots.

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#2
February 26, 2012, 10:15:29 PM
First three takers signed on today! And at least one of them signed up despite - err, I mean because of - Vernic82's and CaptMac's smiling faces on TV last month! So we've got that going for us.

Keep on selling!!

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#3
February 28, 2012, 08:41:41 PM
Four shooters and counting!

Met with Dave Lyman today. Everything is looking good. He's going to promote this strongly at the awards dinner for high school shooting teams. About 250 kids, plus parents. Think he said that's in March. Sounds good!

Really ramping up the promo machine now - getting press releases ready, Facebook ad is churning out the clicks, posters are going up. Let's keep selling!

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#4
March 06, 2012, 09:49:41 PM
Thanks to Glock23 and Vernic82 for stepping up to staff this one. We're going to sell this one out, so we'll need all the help we can get.

Any other takers?

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#5
March 11, 2012, 11:48:47 AM
We're getting a lot of interest in this shoot now, and a lot of the potential shooters will need rifles. Instructors - please see http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=28203.0 for loaner tracking for this shoot. Thanks.

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

TOMINCT

#6
March 11, 2012, 02:38:26 PM
 I'll be dropping off the BTR special fliers at Sportman's Outpost in Wolcott in about 5 minutes plus at the Chase range in Waterbury.

Other places, when I get there,will be noted here.
crak's battle road IBC 10-09
Ramseur 2-12!
ninsho's battle road IBC 6-13

The Log

#7
March 18, 2012, 09:29:33 PM
Looks like the leprechauns found a few shooters for us - we're up to 12! Keep selling!!

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#8
March 21, 2012, 09:00:54 PM
One month out and we're up to a baker's dozen already! I expect this to start heating up now, with Chaplin sold out and all the interest I'm getting in emails. Keep up the good work.

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#9
March 23, 2012, 08:53:03 AM
We're up to 21 shooters! That's eight new shooters in just the past two days. At this rate, we'll be sold out before they're done shooting at Chaplin this weekend.  O0

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#10
March 24, 2012, 10:01:03 PM Last Edit: March 25, 2012, 08:43:18 AM by The Log
Big one-day jump - we're up to 24 shooters!!  ^:)^

My guess - these were Chaplin shooters who got home after the first day of the shoot tonight and said, "I gotta get me some more of that!" I so, good work, Chaplin crew!!  :bow:

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#11
March 30, 2012, 12:15:42 AM
Two more sold, so we're over the hump - more than halfway to sold out!

Keep up the good work - I'm going to be checking up on this from Florida next week  ~~:) ~~:)

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#12
April 05, 2012, 05:04:15 PM
What's this? I go away for a few days and we stall at 29 shooters? That ain't right. Let's go!! We need those last 21 slots sold!!

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#13
April 07, 2012, 08:41:52 AM
We finally broke the 30 mark! Only 18 more to go for our sellout, and only 2 weeks left.  ~~:) ~~:)

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#14
April 10, 2012, 08:47:16 AM
Less than a dozen slots left!

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#15
April 10, 2012, 04:48:30 PM
Seven slots left...

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#16
April 11, 2012, 06:45:37 PM
And then there were two...

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

The Log

#17
April 13, 2012, 05:34:34 PM
Friday the 13th turns out to be lucky for us --

ANOTHER SOLD-OUT CONNECTICUT SHOOT!!!

^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^

Fifty shooters for April 19th -  what could be better?

Now, let's work on logistics.

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn

Jay Haich

#18
April 16, 2012, 02:21:32 PM
Congratulations!!!

I found out that you were sold out when one of the guys at work said he could not register this weekend as Blue trails was SOLD OUT!

I guess the next Colebrook shoot has one shooter waiting to sign up.... O0
If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem.

Fred; Quoted (out of context) at an IBC on Battle Road 2011 "All it takes is a Red Hat and a Sharpie to run an Appleseed."
We ALL know this is not true and I would like to thank all the Hats, Admin and other volunteers that are involved in making an Appleseed Shoot happen.....

The Log

#19
April 16, 2012, 10:25:50 PM
Quote from: Jay Haich on April 16, 2012, 02:21:32 PM
I guess the next Colebrook shoot has one shooter waiting to sign up.... O0
Don't forget that the July Colebrook shoot is a Ladyseed...

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"The future belongs to those that show up." - hawkhavn
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