Illinois Ducks Unlimited
“Right Here, Right Now” Editor: Bill Sarafin LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! January 2016
In This Issue
State Plan for 2015-16 2
Performance CYTD 4 A Word From Our Chairman Rescue Our Wetlands 5 Planning for our Spring banquet season is well under way. nd Our first Firearm Frenzy of the year is on January 22 in Quincy, 2016 State Convention 6 IL. Check out our Events page for information on this and other Frenzy’s we’ve got planned for 2016! TAKE ACTION! 15 Speaking of Spring events, our Illinois State Convention is right around the corner. Registration is open and information is 2015 Top Chapters 16 available in this Newsletter edition, our Illinois Ducks Unlimited Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/Illinois-Ducks- 2015 Chapter and Unlimited-1412050402383132/ ), our Volunteer Convention page Incentive Gun Winners 17 (http://2016.ildu.org/ ), and our Illinois DU Events page (http://www.ducks.org/illinois/events/). If you need to reserve a Upcoming Events/ 24 hotel room, please do so as soon as possible using the Group State Facts Code 0205DUC. We’ve upgraded our State Volunteer web page. It has all Help Wanted 25 the current information that we had on the previous Volunteer IL State Contacts 26 page plus a lot of new things to help you with your event. However, you cannot use your old password to access the new page. Please re-register by going to the Volunteer page at http://www.ildu.org/ ,click on the “Resources” tab, enter your name in the “Username” block and click on “Register”. You will be sent a password to log into the Volunteer portion of the page. Last, but not least, please check out the TAKE ACTION page on our Illinois DU Specialty License plates. $25 from every Illinois DU Specialty License plate goes to directly into our conservation work here in Illinois. In 2014, we put $27k in DU license plate revenue to work by adding $63k in matching funds for a total investment of over $90k towards habitat in Illinois. Thank you and see you at the 2016 State Convention! Bill
State Plan Performance
Event • Goal --> +5% (1,403)
Attendance • A/O Dec 31 --> +1.8% (476)
• Goal --> +5% (106)
Sponsors
• A/O Dec 31 --> -0.2% (-5)
New vs Lost • Goal --> Positive Growth
Business • A/O Dec 31 --> +$150k
• Goal --> +5% Recruitment
• A/O Dec 31 --> +7.1% (213)
• Goal--> 60% D Event Event Efficiency
• A/O Dec 31--> TBD
I would like to take this opportunity to bring everyone up to
speed on our State's progress calendar year to date in key event
membership, new vs lost income, and strengthening existing
event (recruitment and leadership development).
Event membership is up 1,870 or 7.1% over last year.
In new vs lost business, we've cancelled $69k of business but are
projecting $197k in new business by the end of the calendar
year.
Our existing events are up by 194 volunteers; a 6.5% increase
over last year.
TAKE ACTION!
Recent legislation signed into law by Govenor Rauner calls for the use of a universal specialty plate with an organizational sticker that would be specific to each cause/organization. Our IL DU specialty plate (along with the other 108 existing plates) was grandfathered under the law so that the Secretary of State (SOS) would keep offering and issuing existing specialty plates for sale. The only caveat is that we must sell at least 1,000 plates per year. If we fall below 1,000 plates for 2 consecutive years, the SOS's office may pull all existing IL DU specialty plates off the road and replace them with the universal specialty plate with a DU sticker. I believe this part of the law goes into effect in 2016. According to the SOS's office, we currently have 578 IL DU specialty plates on the road. To get your DU license plate, go to http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/ and click on "Pick-A-Plate" to order your DU license plate today.
New Kilbuck Creek Project sign facing I-39, just north of Rochelle, IL
Top Chapters
Greatest Number of Sponsors IL0081 - Manito 86 Sponsors
Net/Net Event Efficiency IL0030 - Rock River 89.0% Efficient
Greatest Misc. Non Membership Dollars IL0023 - Quincy $45,501 Income
Greatest Total All Events Net/Net Income IL0032 - Lake Forest Area $171,280 Income
Largest First Time Event IL0251 - Salt Creek $26,436 Income
Net/Net Banquet Dollars IL0133 - North Shore Chicago $59,660 Income
Greatest # of Greenwings IL0004 - North East Illinois 180 Greenwings
2015 Chapter Award and Incentive Gun Winners
2015 ILLINOIS DUCKS GROWTH EVENT 10 30 CALL'EM FLIGHTED CONVENTION 2015 UNLIMITED INCENTIVE # GUN IN GUN AWARD ATTENDANCE CHAPTER NAME GUN INCENTIVE IL0001 State Committee 1 IL0001 State Committee 3 1 IL0001 State Committee 4 1 IL0002 Migratory Waterfowle 3 1 1 IL0002 Migratory Waterfowle 2 1 IL0003 Horseshoe Lake 1 1 IL0004 North East Illinois 2 1 IL0004 North East Illinois 4 1 IL0004 North East Illinois 3 IL0004 North East Illinois 5 IL0005 Fox River Valley 1 IL0007 McLean County 6 1 IL0008 Fulton County 3 IL0008 Fulton County 1 IL0009 Carlinville Area 2 IL0011 Grand Kankakee Flyway 5 1 IL0012 Macon County 1 1 1 IL0012 Macon County 3 1 IL0012 Macon County 10 1 IL0015 Jacksonville 1 1 IL0015 Jacksonville 5 1 IL0015 Jacksonville 2 1 1 IL0015 Jacksonville 9 IL0015 Jacksonville 8 IL0017 Grundy County 1 IL0018 Starved Rock 1 1 1 IL0018 Starved Rock 2 1 1 IL0019 Palos Park 1 1 IL0020 Pekin 1 1 1 1 IL0020 Pekin 2 1 1 1 IL0021 Peoria 1 1 GOLD IL0022 Pike County 1 IL0022 Pike County 3 1 IL0023 Quincy 1 1 1 1 SILVER IL0023 Quincy 4 1 1 1 IL0023 Quincy 5 1 INCENTIVE GUNS WILL BE AWARDED BY EVENT IN COORDINATION WITH YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR
2015 Chapter Award and Incentive Gun Winners
2015 ILLINOIS DUCKS GROWTH EVENT 10 30 CALL'EM FLIGHTED CONVENTION 2015 UNLIMITED INCENTIVE # GUN IN GUN AWARD ATTENDANCE CHAPTER NAME GUN INCENTIVE IL0024 Rockford 2 1 1 IL0024 Rockford 3 IL0025 Northwest Illinois 1 IL0026 Rend Lake 5 1 1 1 IL0027 Springfield 3 1 1 IL0027 Springfield 4 1 1 IL0028 Streator 2 1 IL0028 Streator 3 IL0030 Rock River 1 1 1 IL0032 Lake Forest Area 3 IL0032 Lake Forest Area 4 1 IL0033 Macomb 1 IL0033 Macomb 2 1 IL0033 Macomb 4 IL0034 Jackson County 2 1 IL0034 Jackson County 3 IL0035 Williamson County 1 1 1 BRONZE IL0038 Rock Island County 1 1 1 BRONZE IL0039 Bureau Valley 1 IL0039 Bureau Valley 2 1 IL0039 Bureau Valley 9 1 IL0039 Bureau Valley 3 IL0041 Havana Chapter Du 1 IL0042 West Suburban 1 IL0043 Carlyle Lake 1 1 IL0045 Steeleville 1 1 IL0046 Fayette County 2 IL0047 South Suburban 1 1 1 IL0047 South Suburban 4 IL0047 South Suburban 3 IL0049 Freeport 1 1 IL0051 Charles Perdew 1 1 1 IL0053 Twin Rivers 1 1 IL0053 Twin Rivers 2 1 IL0056 Massac County 1 1 INCENTIVE GUNS WILL BE AWARDED BY EVENT IN COORDINATION WITH YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR
2015 ILLINOIS DUCKS GROWTH EVENT 10 30 CALL'EM FLIGHTED CONVENTION 2015 UNLIMITED CHAPTER INCENTIVE # GUN IN GUN AWARD ATTENDANCE NAME GUN INCENTIVE IL0024 Rockford 2 1 1 IL0024 Rockford 3 IL0025 Northwest Illinois 1 IL0026 Rend Lake 5 1 1 1 IL0027 Springfield 3 1 1 IL0027 Springfield 4 1 1 IL0028 Streator 2 1 IL0028 Streator 3 IL0030 Rock River 1 1 1 IL0032 Lake Forest Area 3 IL0032 Lake Forest Area 4 1 IL0033 Macomb 1 IL0033 Macomb 2 1 IL0033 Macomb 4 IL0034 Jackson County 2 1 IL0034 Jackson County 3 IL0035 Williamson County 1 1 1 BRONZE IL0038 Rock Island County 1 1 1 BRONZE IL0039 Bureau Valley 1 IL0039 Bureau Valley 2 1 IL0039 Bureau Valley 9 1 IL0039 Bureau Valley 3 IL0041 Havana Chapter Du 1 IL0042 West Suburban 1 IL0043 Carlyle Lake 1 1 IL0045 Steeleville 1 1 IL0046 Fayette County 2 IL0047 South Suburban 1 1 1 IL0047 South Suburban 4 IL0047 South Suburban 3 IL0049 Freeport 1 1 IL0051 Charles Perdew 1 1 1 IL0053 Twin Rivers 1 1 IL0053 Twin Rivers 2 1 IL0056 Massac County 1 1 IL0057 North Central 1 1 IL0058 Tim Bell Memorial 2 1 IL0059 Shawnee 1 1
2015 Chapter Award and Incentive Gun Winners
2015 ILLINOIS DUCKS GROWTH EVENT 10 30 CALL'EM FLIGHTED CONVENTION 2015 UNLIMITED INCENTIVE # GUN IN GUN AWARD ATTENDANCE CHAPTER NAME GUN INCENTIVE IL0057 North Central 1 1 IL0058 Tim Bell Memorial 2 1 IL0059 Shawnee 1 1 IL0060 Effingham 1 1 IL0062 Monroe County 1 1 IL0062 Monroe County 3 IL0064 Pana 1 1 1 IL0065 Collinsville 2 1 IL0066 Beardstown 1 1 1 SILVER IL0066 Beardstown 7 1 IL0066 Beardstown 3 1 1 IL0067 Green River 1 IL0068 Northwest Suburban 1 1 1 IL0068 Northwest Suburban 2 1 1 IL0069 Boone County 1 1 IL0070 McHenry Fox Flyway 1 1 1 SILVER 1 IL0071 Kewanee 2 1 IL0072 Calhoun County 1 1 1 1 IL0072 Calhoun County 2 IL0074 Chief City 6 IL0074 Chief City 1 IL0076 Montgomery County 1 1 IL0077 Chillicothe 1 1 IL0078 Naperville 1 1 1 GOLD IL0080 National Area Chap 4 1 1 IL0081 Manito 4 1 1 1 IL0081 Manito 1 1 1 IL0081 Manito 3 IL0081 Manito 2 IL0081 Manito 8 1 IL0082 Logan County 3 1 1 IL0082 Logan County 6 IL0083 Salem 1 1 IL0084 Rantoul-Middlefork 2 1 1 IL0085 Jersey County 3 1 1 IL0085 Jersey County 1 1 1 INCENTIVE GUNS WILL BE AWARDED BY EVENT IN COORDINATION WITH YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR
2015 Chapter Award and Incentive Gun Winners
2015 ILLINOIS DUCKS GROWTH EVENT 10 30 CALL'EM FLIGHTED CONVENTION 2015 UNLIMITED INCENTIVE # GUN IN GUN AWARD ATTENDANCE CHAPTER NAME GUN INCENTIVE IL0086 Coles County 2 1 1 SILVER IL0089 Taylorville 1 1 1 SILVER IL0090 Three Rivers 1 1 IL0092 Great Kaskaskia 1 1 IL0093 Geneseo 2 1 1 IL0095 Menard County 1 1 IL0096 Clinton Lake 1 1 1 1 IL0097 Hamilton 1 IL0098 Windy City 1 1 IL0098 Windy City 5 1 1 IL0100 Pioneer 1 1 IL0102 Lockport 1 1 1 SILVER IL0105 Iroquois County 6 IL0105 Iroquois County 3 1 IL0106 Sparta 2 IL0106 Sparta 2 IL0107 Chicago Downtown 2 1 IL0110 Barrington Area 2 1 1 IL0110 Barrington Area 1 1 IL0110 Barrington Area 3 IL0114 Ottawa 1 1 1 IL0115 Macon-Moweaqua 1 1 1 IL0118 Kishwaukee 1 IL0120 Herrin 4 1 IL0125 Highland 2 IL0127 Douglas County 1 1 1 IL0132 Chain-O-Lakes 2 1 1 GOLD 3 IL0132 Chain-O-Lakes 5 1 1 IL0132 Chain-O-Lakes 6 1 1 IL0132 Chain-O-Lakes 3 1 IL0132 Chain-O-Lakes 4 1 IL0133 North Shore Chicago 2 1 IL0133 North Shore Chicago 3 1 1 IL0133 North Shore Chicago 4 1 1 IL0137 Chester 2 1 IL0139 Orland Park 2 1 1 BRONZE INCENTIVE GUNS WILL BE AWARDED BY EVENT IN COORDINATION WITH YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR
2015 Chapter Award and Incentive Gun Winners
2015 ILLINOIS DUCKS GROWTH EVENT 10 30 CALL'EM FLIGHTED CONVENTION 2015 UNLIMITED INCENTIVE # GUN IN GUN AWARD ATTENDANCE CHAPTER NAME GUN INCENTIVE IL0142 Rockton Chapter 1 IL0145 Granite City 1 1 1 IL0159 North Adams 1 1 1 IL0160 Sangchris 3 1 1 BRONZE IL0160 Sangchris 5 IL0163 Highball 1 IL0166 Central Kane Co. 4 1 IL0166 Central Kane Co. 5 IL0168 River City Duckettes 1 IL0172 Meredosia 2 1 IL0172 Meredosia 3 IL0174 Marengo 1 1 1 1 IL0175 Chatham 2 1 IL0175 Chatham 5 IL0175 Chatham 10 IL0177 Lily-Cache Flyway 1 1 1 IL0178 Golden Corridor 1 1 1 1 IL0181 Tri-County 4 1 1 BRONZE IL0183 Shelbyville-Kaskaskia Rvr 2 IL0186 Washington County 1 1 IL0187 Shoal Creek 1 1 1 IL0187 Shoal Creek 6 IL0191 Quaker Backers 1 IL0191 Quaker Backers 1 IL0194 Edwardsville 1 1 1 1 SILVER IL0196 Cordova 1 1 1 SILVER IL0196 Cordova 2 1 IL0197 Litchfield 1 IL0198 Bartonville 1 1 IL0198 Bartonville 3 1 IL0200 Sesser 1 IL0201 Northern Tazewell County 6 1 1 1 IL0201 Northern Tazewell County 2 1 IL0201 Northern Tazewell County 3 1 IL0201 Northern Tazewell County 7 1 IL0201 Northern Tazewell County 8 1 INCENTIVE GUNS WILL BE AWARDED BY EVENT IN COORDINATION WITH YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR
2015 Chapter Award and Incentive Gun Winners
2015 ILLINOIS DUCKS GROWTH EVENT 10 30 CALL'EM FLIGHTED CONVENTION 2015 UNLIMITED INCENTIVE # GUN IN GUN AWARD ATTENDANCE CHAPTER NAME GUN INCENTIVE IL0203 Central IL Greenwings 5 1 IL0204 Bck-River Bottoms Du 2 1 1 1 IL0204 Bck-River Bottoms Du 3 1 IL0204 Bck-River Bottoms Du 4 IL0204 Bck-River Bottoms Du 10 1 IL0205 Lacon 1 1 IL0206 Lacon Ladies 1 IL0209 Lomax 1 1 1 1 IL0209 Lomax 3 IL0211 S.I.U. 1 IL0213 NE IL Reg Committee 1 IL0213 NE IL Reg Committee 2 IL0219 Sauk Valley 1 1 1 GOLD IL0219 Sauk Valley 2 IL0219 Sauk Valley 4 IL0220 Blackhawk 1 1 1 IL0220 Blackhawk 4 1 Farmer City-Salt Creek 1 1 SILVER IL0223 Chptr. 1 IL0246 Silver Creek 1 1 IL0247 State Convention 2 IL0247 State Convention 1 IL0248 DU Leaders Southern IL 1 IL0248 DU Leaders Southern IL 2 IL0248 DU Leaders Southern IL 6 IL0249 River Country DU 1 IL0250 Pinckneyville H.S. 1 IL0251 Salt Creek 1 1 1 INCENTIVE GUNS WILL BE AWARDED BY EVENT IN COORDINATION WITH YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR
2015 Chapter Flighted Awards 2015 State Incentive Guns “Gold” Henry Golden Boy-Silverado Rifle 10 / 30 Gun “Silver” TriStar Setter O/U 20 ga Shotgun Mossberg 702 Plinkster Rifle “Bronze” Mossberg 702 Plinkster Rifle Growth Incentive Gun TriStar Cobra 12 ga Shotgun State Convention Incentive Gun Call 'Em In Gun TriStar Setter O/U 20 ga Shotgun ISSC Austria M22 Pistol Did you know…….? Welcome Todd Johnson, State Sponsor Chair!
Bill Beckmeyer’s personalized Illinois DU Specialty License Plate. Perfect! Get yours at www.cyberdriveillinois.com!
Volunteer of the Year
Tom Tomlinson
Corporate Awards
Caterpillar
Reeds
(L-R) Eric Schenck, Mike Sertle, and Steve Widowski hunted flooded timber while at the Big Rivers Initiative Oakwood Bottoms Experience.
Upcoming Events Upcoming Events State Facts Based on numbers Available as of Quincy Waterfowler Party Illinois Ducks Unlimited 01/01/15 & Firearms Frenzy 2016 State Convention Friday, Jan 22, 2016 Total Membership Horseshoe Lake Dinner Peoria, IL 30,267 February 5-6, 2016 Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 Greenwings Beardstown Chili Night Illinois Outdoor 1,979 Saturday, Jan 30, 2016 News Calendar of Legacy Greenwings Twin Rivers Dinner Events 628 Saturday, Feb 06, 2016 Sponsor Members State Convention Dinner Outdoor News is pleased to list 2,119 your event in the Outdoor News Saturday, Feb 06, 2016 Major Sponsors Marion County Dinner newspaper and online. Tell us the type of event (banquet, 384 Saturday, Feb 06, 2016 fundraiser, show, education or 2014 Grassroots Total White County Dinner seminar, meeting, shoots, Saturday, Feb 06, 2016 tournaments, etc...) and the details $2,566,163 of the event, and we'll get it Total Acres Conserved McHenry Fox Flyway listed. Dinner http://www.outdoornews. 46,492 Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 com/Illinois/Submit-an- Monthly Payment Option How it Works... Southern IL. Meal/Gun Event/ 1. You choose a yearly Raffle Madison County 2016 Ducks Unlimited sponsorship level below. Firemen's Hall National Convention Bronze: $250 - $20.84/month Silver: $500 - $41.67/month Saturday, Feb 13, 2016 Anchorage, AK Gold: $1,000 - $83.34/month Southern IL. Meal/Gun June 1-5, 2016 2. Choose whether you would Raffle DuQuoin State like to use a credit card or have your pledge Fairgrounds Rescue Our Wetlands automatically drafted from a Saturday, Feb 20, 2016 – bank account. Douglas County Dinner Banding Together for 3. DU will charge the pledge to Saturday, Feb 27, 2016 Waterfowl your credit card or bank account each month (all charges are made on the 16th of each month). 4. Each year, we will send you an annual giving statement which can be used for tax purposes. 5. You may choose to automatically renew your sponsorship each year, ensuring that you will never miss an issue of Ducks Unlimited Magazine.
Just as ducks need us to help provide adequate habitat for their migration, IL DU needs chapters in the following areas. If you know anyone or have friends in these areas, please contact the state chairman or your local Regional Director.
Chapter Contact Bloomington Jim King Carlinville [email protected]
Danville
Jon Sturgill Robinson [email protected] O’Fallon Olney Brett Brown [email protected] Monmouth
Galena Galesburg Kyle Stefancin [email protected]
We are also looking for additional Waukegan volunteers for the following chapters: Elgin Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Streamwood Yorkville Grundy County Barrington West Suburban Area Aurora Boone County
We are also looking for additional volunteers for the following Chapters:
Illinois Ducks Unlimited Ildu.org
Ducks Unlimited Illinois State Chairman National Officers Bill Sarafin [email protected] Senior Vice President Rex Schulz Illinois State Chairman (Elect) Dennis Wooten Regional Vice President Galen Johnson [email protected] State Campaign Chairman At-Large Member Galen Johnson Diane Oberhelman
[email protected] Ducks Unlimited Staff State Treasurer Scott Marcacci Senior Regional Director-NW Illinois Brett Brown [email protected] [email protected] State Secretary Senior Regional Director- Mark Schore Central Illinois [email protected] Jim King State Youth and Education Chairman [email protected]
Vicki Mandurano Regional Director-NE Illinois [email protected] Kyle Stefancin State Sponsor Chair [email protected]
Todd Johnson Regional Director-Southern Illinois midlandsg@comcast.net Jon Sturgill [email protected] State Webmaster Jonathan Fields Regional Biologist-Illinois [email protected] Eric Schenck [email protected] State Convention Chairman Frank Lemcke Regional Biologist-Indiana (Leading Projects in Southern Illinois) [email protected] Mike Sertle State Convention Co-Chairman [email protected] Bill Hartter Director of Fundraising & [email protected] Volunteer Relations State Shooting Chairman Troy LaRue Rob Bockstruck [email protected]
[email protected] Director of Development State eNewsletter Editor James Roberts Bill Sarafin [email protected]