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