On April 15, 2010, EverGreen Ministries Sportspersons held our 4th annual Spring Fest. There were three parts to this year's event. First, we started with a turkey shotgun sight in; we set up two shooting lanes and had targets at 20 and 40 yards in each lane. We even had our church's outreach director shoot several times and she is not an outdoor sportsperson, so it was nice to see her come out and give it a try. The big draw to this event? How many people can go to work the next day and say they shot their shotgun at church?
Then we went inside and started the second part of our evening: Jim Boice from Rod Benson's pro staff presented a great lesson on turkey hunting. And finally we had Franik Siemon from Michigan State Seed Solutions talk to us about food plots. It amazes me how much I learn every time I attend one of these seminars!
The Hudsonville Farmers' Co-op, Grand Valley Sporting Goods, and Standish Seeds all set up tables and displayed their products.
We had a total of 55 attendees, including 29 people who were neither members of our church nor presenters. We had asked the EGM congregation to help us by inviting neighbors, friends, and co-workers. The Co-op also highly promoted the event.
We made sure everyone went home with a prize - we gave away over $300.00 in prizes - and didn't leave hungry.
Through every event we continue to grow with new friendships and associations with those in our community. We will continue to build on these relationships and continue to share our love of the outdoors with those both in and out of our church family.
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