ANNISTON, ALABAMA - It was a busy year for the CMP’s State Directors (SD) across the country and many directors representing the majority of the U.S. attended their first ever two-day workshop here in October.
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During a lunch break, state directors got an opportunity to learn about each other states’ programs and procedures.
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The workshop entitled “Getting Back to the Grass Roots” was held at the CMP Marksmanship Center - South on Friday and Saturday, 1 & 2 October.
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Ray Harvey, center, state director from Tennessee, applauded the expansion of the workshop from one to two days, giving directors more time to discuss important issues.
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It’s the SDs’ mission to provide leadership, resource and program information, coordination, networking, motivation and publicity for shooting organizations within their states.
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Lue Contreras, coordinator of the 2010 workshop, asks CMP chief operating officer Orest Michaels to draw the lucky winner of an M1Garand rifle as this year’s door prize.
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CMP Program Coordinator Lue Contreras organized the program at which several CMP representatives provided state directors an opportunity to hear about CMP initiatives in the areas of sales, programs and competitions.
Judith Legerski, CMP Board of Directors Vice President, kicked off the workshop with opening remarks, welcoming a dedicated group of state directors who each year set the pace for the majority of shooters in the country.
“It was an excellent conference,” Ms. Legerski commented afterward. “It gave us plenty of time to share, listen and talk. I think we learned a lot and the state directors learned a lot as well.”
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Terry Pitts, Florida’s state director, won the M1 Garand door prize at the October workshop.
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CMP Chief Operating Officer Orest Michaels reported on surplus rifle sales and then took the state directors on a tour of the CMP’s Anniston facilities where surplus M1 rifles, select .22 caliber target rifles, ammunition and accessories are made ready for sale. The directors were also given an opportunity to shop at the CMP South store upon conclusion of the tour.
In the afternoon session on Friday, Contreras opened with a discussion about expense reporting and Brooke Mann, from the Calhoun County, Alabama, office of the American Cancer Society, explained the fine points of fundraising. Mann heads up the highly successful annual Relay for Life in Calhoun County.
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CMP Program Coordinator Vicki Donoho addresses the assembly of state directors at the 2010 workshop in Anniston.
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The afternoon session was rounded out by Shannon Hand, CMP North Competitions Department Manager, who spoke about club affiliation; Vicki Donoho, Program Coordinator, who covered the Junior Olympics program, and James Hall, CMP Competitions Support, commented on summer camps conducted at the marksmanship center.
On Saturday Vicki Donoho, Program Coordinator, led off the session with a discussion about three-position air rifle Excellence-In-Competition points and she was joined by Shannon Hand to talk about competitions.
CMP North General Manager Christie Sewell followed with a recap of the National Matches at Camp Perry. James Hall later described the electronic scoring systems CMP uses at its twin marksmanship centers in Anniston and Camp Perry.
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Director of Civilian Marksmanship Emeritus explains the new National Match Air Rifle match course of fire to directors at the conclusion of the workshop on 2 October.
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In the afternoon on Day 2, Steve Goff, U.S. Army (Ret.) and CMP Marksmanship Coordinator, covered shooting opportunities after high school. Gary Anderson, Director of Civilian Marksmanship Emeritus, concluded the speaker rotation, explaining the National Match Air Rifle (NMAR) competition which uses the new Anschütz AR15 clone .177 caliber air rifle.
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State directors had an opportunity to fire the National Match Air Rifle course at the CMP South Marksmanship Center as the 2010 workshop drew to a close.
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The 2010 State Director workshop ended with a safety briefing and an actual firing of an exhibition NMAR match by state directors at the CMP Marksmanship Center – South’s range. To contact your CMP State Director, visit
http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/SJD.htm. If you are interested in applying to become a CMP State Director, please contact Lue Contreras at (419) 635-2141, ext. 1107 or email
lcontreras@odcmp.com.
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