Is anybody here a member of the Arlington Fairfax IWLA? If so, can you tell me what is going on with new membership?
I wanted to join last year but they got too many applications. For months the main website said "Come back in February." When Feb. rolled around, no New Members meetings were posted. I've emailed the membership director and secretary have had no response. It is now March and still no mention of new member intake.
Can anybody shed any light on this?
Arlington Fairfax IWLA
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Re: Arlington Fairfax IWLA
Seriously, if anybody has a contact or is a member of the Arlington Fairfax Izak Walton League, please PM me.
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Contact the Membership Chairman, Jim Showalter, 571-338-5467.
The next new member orientation class is at 7:30pm on 1 April; only people who are on the reservation list can attend.
The next new member orientation class is at 7:30pm on 1 April; only people who are on the reservation list can attend.
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Re: Arlington Fairfax IWLA
If you don't mind driving to stafford the Alexandria Izzak Walton leauge is a nice place to hunt, fish and shoot. You can join at any meeting. They meet the third sunday of the month at 2Pm
Re: Arlington Fairfax IWLA
Your best bet is to always start with the website. It is http://www.arlingtonfairfax-iwla.org/ and will link you to the membership secretary as well and the membership chairman. Email is a much more reliable way to link up that phone calls. The website is somewhat out of date, and the dues are now higher. Here is the current information that should be posted.
Membership Information
(as of March 2010)
Interested in Membership?
After looking at different sections on our website, you have seen that our chapter has a lot to offer.
An Olympic Archery range
A shotgun range with 4 fields (1 trap only and 3 skeet or trap)
An indoor air rifle range
A 17-point outdoor rifle and pistol range with target placements at 25, 50, 75, and 100 yards
An indoor archery range
Three outdoor field archery ranges (two 14-point walking and one sighting-in ranges that also includes a crossbow sighting station)
A catch-and-release pond for fishing and campgrounds
Picnic areas with pavilions, a playground, and a playing field
To use the facilities you need to be a member, an escorted guest of a member, or be attending an open special event, such as:
Our annual ladies-only “Women on Target” event
A monthly bull’s-eye pistol match
A seasonal monthly Service Rifle match
A monthly Bull Run Muzzleloaders shoot
High Power rifle practice
Amateur Trapshooting Association or National Skeet Shooting Association ‘registered target’ shoots
A junior in one of our Youth Activities programs
NOVA Sharpshooters for Sporter or Precision Air Rifle
The Queen Ann Archers and Junior Olympic Archery Development
Members have use of the range facilities when range safety officers are present for the firearms ranges. Members may bring a given guest up to three times a year and up to four guests at a time. Some ranges will have a guest fee. The member may bring their immediate family members as a guest an unlimited number of times and family members are not charged guest fees.
To become a member you first get a reservation and then attend a Prospective Membership Orientation Class (PMOC), typically held the first Saturday morning of March, starting at 9:00 am (be there by 8:30 am) in the Chapter field house. The second PMOC is usually the first Thursday evening (starting at 7:30 PM but get there a bit early) of April. If sufficient openings remain, additional classes would be scheduled using a similar alternating schedule. This approach was developed as an accommodation to the many prospective members in the area with weekend commitments such as military reserve duty.
The orientation class lasts about three hours. We cover the history and goals of the organization and our range rules and procedures, including our safety rules for firearms and archery tackle use.
Each PMOC is limited to one hundred students to ensure the quality of instruction. A reservation is required (supplied via email from the Membership Director) to attend a PMOC. The Arlington Fairfax Chapter is limited to 2200 active memberships, and typically reaches that cap within a few classes each season. Prospective members who have completed a training class are allowed to join the following year during the January to March timeframe if they were unable to join in their class year due to the membership cap. An opportunity to join another facility in the general area sooner might be found at http://www.iwla.org/chapters/Chapter_0809.pdf which is a listing of IWLA Chapters nation-wide. There is no reciprocity between Virginia IWLA Chapters, so joining another Chapter will not get someone privileges for the Arlington Fairfax Chapter.
After attending the orientation class, you may complete an application and pay the fees by cash or check.
The initiation fee is $175 (a one-time fee as long as your membership is continuous)
Plus the dues for an annual membership
Individual memberships are $170 per year
Includes use of the facilities for members of your household when accompanied by you
Family memberships
Defined as two adults (18 or older) living in the same household who will come (and vote) separately; $265 per year.
Prospective members should bring a check or cash for their initiation fee and first year’s membership dues.
Annual membership period runs from January 1 to December 31.
Dues are pro-rated semi-annually, determined by the month you join.
The chapter has made provisions to preserve the continuity of membership for those who deploy out of the area in the service of our country, such as Department of Defense and State Department personnel who must rotate overseas.
After having attended an orientation class and paying your dues and initiation fee ($345 for an individual and $440 for a family membership in 2010), we ask all our new members to provide six hours of volunteer labor around the property, usually coordinated through our groundskeeper, Rick Kohne. Temporary range badges will be issued to allow you to use chapter facilities after you have been voted in as a member. When you have completed your six hours, you are eligible to receive your permanent range badge.
Finally, you need to be voted in at a General Membership meeting, typically held at 7:30 pm on the third Tuesday of each month. Arrangements can be made to vote people into the club in absentia who are unable to attend a Membership meeting.
To contact us and get the most current information, send an email to the Membership Chairman Jim Showalter or the Membership Secretary.
Thank you for your interest in our club. We will look forward to seeing you at an upcoming prospective New Member Orientation Meeting.
James Showalter
Membership Chairman.
Arlington-Fairfax Chapter, Inc.
Membership Information
(as of March 2010)
Interested in Membership?
After looking at different sections on our website, you have seen that our chapter has a lot to offer.
An Olympic Archery range
A shotgun range with 4 fields (1 trap only and 3 skeet or trap)
An indoor air rifle range
A 17-point outdoor rifle and pistol range with target placements at 25, 50, 75, and 100 yards
An indoor archery range
Three outdoor field archery ranges (two 14-point walking and one sighting-in ranges that also includes a crossbow sighting station)
A catch-and-release pond for fishing and campgrounds
Picnic areas with pavilions, a playground, and a playing field
To use the facilities you need to be a member, an escorted guest of a member, or be attending an open special event, such as:
Our annual ladies-only “Women on Target” event
A monthly bull’s-eye pistol match
A seasonal monthly Service Rifle match
A monthly Bull Run Muzzleloaders shoot
High Power rifle practice
Amateur Trapshooting Association or National Skeet Shooting Association ‘registered target’ shoots
A junior in one of our Youth Activities programs
NOVA Sharpshooters for Sporter or Precision Air Rifle
The Queen Ann Archers and Junior Olympic Archery Development
Members have use of the range facilities when range safety officers are present for the firearms ranges. Members may bring a given guest up to three times a year and up to four guests at a time. Some ranges will have a guest fee. The member may bring their immediate family members as a guest an unlimited number of times and family members are not charged guest fees.
To become a member you first get a reservation and then attend a Prospective Membership Orientation Class (PMOC), typically held the first Saturday morning of March, starting at 9:00 am (be there by 8:30 am) in the Chapter field house. The second PMOC is usually the first Thursday evening (starting at 7:30 PM but get there a bit early) of April. If sufficient openings remain, additional classes would be scheduled using a similar alternating schedule. This approach was developed as an accommodation to the many prospective members in the area with weekend commitments such as military reserve duty.
The orientation class lasts about three hours. We cover the history and goals of the organization and our range rules and procedures, including our safety rules for firearms and archery tackle use.
Each PMOC is limited to one hundred students to ensure the quality of instruction. A reservation is required (supplied via email from the Membership Director) to attend a PMOC. The Arlington Fairfax Chapter is limited to 2200 active memberships, and typically reaches that cap within a few classes each season. Prospective members who have completed a training class are allowed to join the following year during the January to March timeframe if they were unable to join in their class year due to the membership cap. An opportunity to join another facility in the general area sooner might be found at http://www.iwla.org/chapters/Chapter_0809.pdf which is a listing of IWLA Chapters nation-wide. There is no reciprocity between Virginia IWLA Chapters, so joining another Chapter will not get someone privileges for the Arlington Fairfax Chapter.
After attending the orientation class, you may complete an application and pay the fees by cash or check.
The initiation fee is $175 (a one-time fee as long as your membership is continuous)
Plus the dues for an annual membership
Individual memberships are $170 per year
Includes use of the facilities for members of your household when accompanied by you
Family memberships
Defined as two adults (18 or older) living in the same household who will come (and vote) separately; $265 per year.
Prospective members should bring a check or cash for their initiation fee and first year’s membership dues.
Annual membership period runs from January 1 to December 31.
Dues are pro-rated semi-annually, determined by the month you join.
The chapter has made provisions to preserve the continuity of membership for those who deploy out of the area in the service of our country, such as Department of Defense and State Department personnel who must rotate overseas.
After having attended an orientation class and paying your dues and initiation fee ($345 for an individual and $440 for a family membership in 2010), we ask all our new members to provide six hours of volunteer labor around the property, usually coordinated through our groundskeeper, Rick Kohne. Temporary range badges will be issued to allow you to use chapter facilities after you have been voted in as a member. When you have completed your six hours, you are eligible to receive your permanent range badge.
Finally, you need to be voted in at a General Membership meeting, typically held at 7:30 pm on the third Tuesday of each month. Arrangements can be made to vote people into the club in absentia who are unable to attend a Membership meeting.
To contact us and get the most current information, send an email to the Membership Chairman Jim Showalter or the Membership Secretary.
Thank you for your interest in our club. We will look forward to seeing you at an upcoming prospective New Member Orientation Meeting.
James Showalter
Membership Chairman.
Arlington-Fairfax Chapter, Inc.
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Re: Arlington Fairfax IWLA
JIMinVA,
I'm not sure if you are offering general advice or specifically correcting me, but for the record I did start with the website. And that seems to be odd advice given that it contains incorrect information, as you point out. I have sent email from multiple accounts on multiple occasions dating back to Feb. 1, but I have yet to receive a single reply or acknowledgement of any kind. And I have called the chapter house. I did manage to finally reach Jim Showalter with the number given above. He asked that I send email, which I did and for which I've not received an acknowledgement.
I am not trying to be critical, as I do realize the IWLA staff are volunteers. But I think I took the appropriate steps necessary to contact the membership team, and after having received no answer took a reasonable course of action by publicly asking for help in making contact.
I'm not sure if you are offering general advice or specifically correcting me, but for the record I did start with the website. And that seems to be odd advice given that it contains incorrect information, as you point out. I have sent email from multiple accounts on multiple occasions dating back to Feb. 1, but I have yet to receive a single reply or acknowledgement of any kind. And I have called the chapter house. I did manage to finally reach Jim Showalter with the number given above. He asked that I send email, which I did and for which I've not received an acknowledgement.
I am not trying to be critical, as I do realize the IWLA staff are volunteers. But I think I took the appropriate steps necessary to contact the membership team, and after having received no answer took a reasonable course of action by publicly asking for help in making contact.
Re: Arlington Fairfax IWLA
Well, since I am the Jim Showalter in question (yes, the Membership Director for IWLA Arlington Fairfax Chapter), I just checked my email account for this function and don't see anything that cross references. Try sending it directly to IWLA_Fairfax@yahoo.com and if I still don't get it, your guess is as good as mine.
BTW the April membership class is already full, but I am still taking reservations for the 1 May class. We limit each class to one hundred people to ensure the quality of instruction. The 1 May class is likely our last for the year, since we expect to hit our membership cap by then.
Jim
BTW the April membership class is already full, but I am still taking reservations for the 1 May class. We limit each class to one hundred people to ensure the quality of instruction. The 1 May class is likely our last for the year, since we expect to hit our membership cap by then.
Jim