Bitterroot Youth Marksmanship Club
Update from Post 91 Affiliated Bitterroot Youth Marksmanship Club
- Darby Rodeo Association approved range insulation & heating and generously split the cost.
- Project is scheduled for March completion.
- 3 assistant rifle coach volunteers completing JMIC Rifle Coach Training
- All adults are undergoing LE background checks.
- Received bid for Club Equipment & Liability Insurance, will be fully insured soon.
- Our 501c3 committee will meet TU 24 JAN at 6:30 pm at the Darby Rodeo.
- We currently have unfilled committee positions in both Fundraising and Finance.
- If you have interest in these positions or would like to be a general volunteer you are welcome to attend.
- We have an interest list of 30+ youth. Club max capacity will be 24.
- As any new youth club, we do anticipate a high level of initial attrition/turnover.
- If you know of any youth that may be interested please contact us.
- We will keep participating youth on the team through high school but the optimum age to begin training and achieve competitive success is ages 10-14.
- We will be operating a hotdog/hamburger booth at all Darby Rodeos again this summer.
- This booth will be our primary source of revenue for club operations.
- We have a pair of grant requests pending with the Friends of the NRA for additional rifles and shooting equipment as well as classroom tables/chairs and whiteboards.
- We anticipate having an Opening Shot Ceremony in Late Spring
- Date TBD. Regular youth practice will begin after that. I will notify the Post as our schedule fleshes out.
