Way back in October of last year (shortly after NFA Day, in fact), I came up with an idea to show Lovemywoods and his wife a little appreciation for opening up their home to so many strangers over the years. In the process, I asked Fenway to please create a private planning forum that was only accessible to the people involved in the project (Project Snapdragon, we called it). Everyone who had ever been to his range for a class, a shoot, an event, etc. was given access to the forum so that we could plan a surprise. Somehow, with a little over a hundred people involved, we managed to not only keep it a secret, but to raise $2,500 towards a gift. It's an astonishing and gratifying testament to the generosity of my fellow INGO members and I greatly appreciate everyone's contributions.
We had a lot of suggestions and a lot of conversations about the best way to go about things. We ultimately decided to fund a trip for the two of them and we presented it to them during the Mod Christmas dinner. They were floored!
A few weeks went by and they ultimately decided to re-purpose the gift for something they needed more. This was perfectly acceptable, and in fact, was one of the things we had talked about but couldn't work out the details on, so the idea was originally dropped.
Now that the Project is completed, some of the threads from that private forum will be moved here, into the Break Room, and the private forum will be closed. I'm making this post to give those threads context and background, since they won't be grouped together anymore.
Original announcement:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...1-recognition_for_mr_and_mrs_lovemywoods.html
Note: This originally only went out to NFA Day participants, but eventually everyone who had been to their range who I could identify was invited. If you should have been on the list but were overlooked, I apologize. I did my best, given the need for secrecy.
Presentation:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...s_a_success_now_with_video_of_the_reveal.html
Response:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break_room/190129-our_gift_from_ingo.html
Testimonials:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ike_to_say_a_few_words_about_lovemywoods.html
We had a lot of suggestions and a lot of conversations about the best way to go about things. We ultimately decided to fund a trip for the two of them and we presented it to them during the Mod Christmas dinner. They were floored!
A few weeks went by and they ultimately decided to re-purpose the gift for something they needed more. This was perfectly acceptable, and in fact, was one of the things we had talked about but couldn't work out the details on, so the idea was originally dropped.
Now that the Project is completed, some of the threads from that private forum will be moved here, into the Break Room, and the private forum will be closed. I'm making this post to give those threads context and background, since they won't be grouped together anymore.
Original announcement:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...1-recognition_for_mr_and_mrs_lovemywoods.html
Note: This originally only went out to NFA Day participants, but eventually everyone who had been to their range who I could identify was invited. If you should have been on the list but were overlooked, I apologize. I did my best, given the need for secrecy.
Presentation:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...s_a_success_now_with_video_of_the_reveal.html
Response:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break_room/190129-our_gift_from_ingo.html
Testimonials:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ike_to_say_a_few_words_about_lovemywoods.html