The Official Publication of the Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association
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The Official Publication of the Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association
The Official Publication of the Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association Fall 2014 Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association P.O. Box 6612 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Letter from Jesse L Schneirla, VA4WDA President VA4WDA Members, I hope your summer has gone well and now the kids are gearing back up for school. We at VA4WDA have been out and about attending many of your events and picnics. Our membership numbers are up and things are looking positive. We have started a new program with Southern Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Fiat of Norfolk that is going to raise our membership numbers even higher and get our name out to the new Jeep owners in the Tidewater area. Southern has agreed to purchase a year’s membership to VA4WDA with any purchase of a new Jeep Wrangler. So if you’re looking to get a new Jeep, go to Southern by the Norfolk Airport! They have also signed up to be a Business Member! Welcome to the family Southern! At the events and at my own club meetings I have been receiving questions about what VA4WDA is doing with money and donations received. This was all covered at the Annual meeting but here is a quick re-cap. The association puts forth a budget to the membership at the Annual Meeting for approval. Once this budget is approved this is the financial guideline that the BOD needs to follow. At the end of the year we need to report whether we were under or over budget and why. Since I have been on the BOD (8 years) we have always been under budget. repair or maintain Public Trails. The application is submitted to the BOD for approval prior to completing the project. If your club has a project in mind please feel free to contact the BOD of VA4WDA to assist with the application process. Legal Fund: This is set aside to assist with legal fees to help keep public lands open to our sport. Lately we have donated to the Outer Banks Preservation Association to assist in the fight to keep the beaches open in the North Carolina Outer Banks. You may ask why we would contribute to an issue in another state. Well we have two of the association’s clubs that hold large fishing tournaments down there annually. All funds go to Outer Banks organizations. So it stays down there to help. So we want to support them in their efforts. We also have many of our members that go down there throughout the year to enjoy driving on the beaches and fishing from them. We have also in the past donated funds out of this to United to assist with their fight in other areas. Land Use Fund: This is used to fund VA4WDA sponsored clean-ups. We have held several in the George Washington National Forest and this year we are going to be supporting the Beech Klean, an event hosted by KMA on the 4th of October in Duck, NC. So I hope this has answered some of these questions that our members have asked. Don’t think that we are collecting funds and just sitting on them for a rainy day. We do appreciate the donations and always plan to use the wisely to support our sport! Remember you and your club can approach the BOD of VA4WDA at any time to request or apply for these grants and VA4WDA sponsorship for an event that will put a good light on the association. See you at this year’s VA4WDA Annual Trail Ride, Jesse Letter from Phil Wolf VA4WDA Land Use When we show a surplus we transfer that money and any donations from individuals and/or clubs that hold fund raisers for VA4WDA to three funds (Trail Grant, Legal, and Land Use). These funds are set aside for certain projects and/or issues that the BOD of VA4WDA think we should be contributed to. Trail Grant Re-imbursement Fund: This has to be applied for by a recognized member club of VA4WDA. The application can request funds up to $500 per project to Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association P.O. Box 6612 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 From the Land Use desk Fall trail rides are popular with many members and so I am arranging a trail cleanup in the GWNF outside of Harrisonburg, Virginia. The date is Saturday October 25th, and early arrivals will be camping in the North River Campground 20 miles West of Staunton off US-250. The target area will be upper Union Springs Road leading down from Flagpole and rather than a dumpsite this will be a simple road/trail cleanup. Those not camping but instead meeting us Saturday morning can meet at the U.S. Forest Service boundary on Union Springs at 10:00am Saturday. Our 2014 Earth Day cleanup in April was a big success and created a lot of goodwill with the Forest Service. I think of this as a Fall "thanksgiving" cleanup after a good season of wheeling. See you there. ******************************************************* Big thanks to VA4WDA Member Club Off-Camber Crawlers and to their President Bryan Folts for making extensive trail repairs on 2nd Mountain and Dictum Ridge over the Labor Day weekend. Details available on Facebook." Phil Capital City to Host Its 29th Annual Surf Fishing Tournament Over the weekend of October 18 – 19th, the Capital City Four Wheel Drive club will host its 29th Annual Surf Fishing Tournament. The Tournament has been conducted over the third weekend in October since the beginning. It has become an eagerly awaited and well-attended event, which takes place on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. For 24 hours anglers will have the opportunity to drive in the sand, fish in the ocean or the sound, and hope to land the ‘big one’. And, the ‘big one’ can pay off in 7 different categories of fish – both first and second place prize money for all 7. Tournament prize money totals $1,575. In addition, there are many door prizes given away on both Saturday - to kick off the Tournament and on Sunday - when fish are weighed, registered and prizes are awarded. Last year 437 Anglers participated, along with a number of children (under 12) who fish the ‘Children’s Tournament”. In the interest of promoting fishing in the younger generations, the club encourage this by having 1st and 2nd place prizes, which along with a trophy include a few dollars, a rod & reel, and a tackle box with some starter tackle. Every year a significant portion of the proceeds from the Tournament go to benefit numerous charitable organizations and service projects on Hatteras Island. The club also supports many charities, service organizations, Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association and Four Wheel Drive organizations back home in the Richmond area by making donations and supporting several events and fundraisers. For more information, and to download an entry form, visit the club’s web site at www.capitalcityfourwheelersva.com . Or find/like them on Facebook as Capital City Four Wheelers. UFWDA 2014 Annual Meeting Report Sandy Schneirla (Delegate for VA4WDA) United Four Wheel Drive Annual General Meeting took place on June 24, 2014. We started at 8:43 pm via webinar/ conference call. President Jim Mazolla is standing down for job related issues. United’s program of offering event insurance to clubs is still on hold while an underwriter is being found. Last year’s expenses exceed income by $3,057. Delegate reports were given by CO4WDA, VA4WDA, SFWDA, and Carolina Trailblazers. Chris Bowe won Four Wheeler of the Year. Jeff Bates won Environmentalist of the Year. Discussions have been begun with Blue Ribbon Coalition about teaming up to expand the geographic footprint of followers reached. 2016 will be UFWDA’s 40th anniversary and VA4WDA has offered to host the annual meeting here in VA. Current positions available with UFWDA are: president, treasurer, and director of membership. If you are interested please contact the UFWDA BOD. The 2014 Annual Float Trip on the James was a big success. Over sixty anglers registered for the tournament. Aside from raising over $200 for the Association, the weather was perfect and fish were weighed in for all categories except Trashfish. There were a few incidents where participants went overboard against their will, but no one got hurt. Thanks to Capital City for making the float a success with their donation of many door prizes. Additional thanks to Dennis Conroy for door prizes and equipment coordination, Danny Purgason of Purgason Landscaping for door prizes, Herb Purgason (Capital City Fourwheelers) for door prizes, and Dave Wilberger of Promotional Considerations for doing the shirts at a very good price. Categories, winners and weights below: Smallmouth – Travis Corley 21.9 oz. Bluegill – Bennie Ralston 9.0 oz. Catfish – Killian Harris – 17.2 oz. Trashfish – none weighed in. P.O. Box 6612 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association P.O. Box 6612 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Sandy W. Schneirla, ABR, SFR, CSSA, RELO Realtor® Licensed in VA, 137 Mt Pleasant Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322 Sandy.schneirla@prudentialtownerealty.com Direct 757.739.8979 Office 757.549.2000 www.sandyschneirla.com Let me help you buy, sell, or rent property today with the professional attention you deserve! Like my Facebook page for daily real estate news. http://www.facebook.com/sandywschneirlarealtor ©2014 BRER Affiliates LLC. Real Estate brokerage services are offered through the independently owned and operated network of broker member franchisees of BRER Affiliates LLC. Prudential, the Prudential logo and the Rock symbol are registered service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, used under license with no other affiliation with Prudential. Equal Housing Opportunity. Prudential Towne Realty received 3 JD Power awards for highest overall satisfaction for 1st time AND repeat home buyers and for 1st time home sellers!! Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association P.O. Box 6612 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 www.bigdogsoffroad.com (410) 440-3670 johnhuntpilot@yahoo.com Jeeps, Toyotas, Broncos, buggies, etc. All camping and wheeling on private legal wooded property. 92 trails. Difficulty 1-10. Night runs too. FREE Mud Pit FREE RTI Ramp FREE Obstacle Course, NEW! Introducing Chaos Racing & Trail Rides, Capon Bridge, WV (12 miles from Gore). $65/vehicle trail rides total, no additional per person camping fee, free camping, free firewood. Racers $100 with a 50% payback, racing spectators $10/person. Spectators must park at a designated location and leave Saturday evening. See Chaos Racing on Home page left column. Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association P.O. Box 6612 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 2014 Event schedule 12-14 September, 2014 Main Jambo, Big Dog Productions, Gore (For information see www.bigdogsoffroad.com) 19-20 September, 2014 VA4WDA Annual Trailride, Oakridge Estate (For information see www.tidewaterfourwheelers.org) 27-28 September, 2014 Chaos Race and Trail Ride, Big Dog Productions, Capon Bridge (For information see www.tidewaterfourwheelers.org) 4 October, 2014 18-19 October, 2014 18-19 October, 2014 Beech Klean, Duck NC https://www.facebook.com/pages/KMA-Offroad/308270459344544 Capital City Four Wheelers, 29th Annual Surf Fishing Tournament (For information see www.capitalcityfourwheelersva.com) Fall Crawl Slam, Big Dog Productions, Gore (For information see www.bigdogsoffroad.com) 25 October, 2014 VA4WDA George Washington National Forest Clean up (For information see www.va4wda.org) 25-26 October, 2014 “King of Chaos” Championship, Big Dog Productions, 1-2 November, 2014 RCPFA (Rock Crawlers the Preservation of Future Access, Gore (For information see www.bigdogsoffroad.com) (For information see www.bigdogsoffroad.com) If you have events that you want added to the calendar or if you want to contribute articles and share with other members the things your club is doing, please send your information to editor@va4wda.org. Deadline for the next newsletter is October 1, 2014. Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association P.O. Box 6612 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association P. O. Box 6612 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 “Serving Virginia’s Fourwheelers” Virginia Four Wheel Drive Association Stamp Here P.O. Box 6612 Virginia Beach, VA 23456