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JAKES Event Awards Applications due November 30

Hosted or had a great event this year? Apply for an outstanding JAKES event award. Recipients are recognized during the NWTF National Convention and Sport Show.
Entries are judged on:
• Presentation (Send photos of kids
having fun!)
• Creative learning stations
• State/federal agency involvement
• Newspaper/radio/TV coverage
• Corporate/community sponsorship
• Special activities
• JAKES membership recruitment
Awards are given for:
• Best Special Event
• Best First Time Event
• Best State Chapter Event
• Best Event for Xtreme JAKES
(ages 13 to 17)
• Best Event for 1 to 75 JAKES
• Best Event for 76 to 150 JAKES
• Best Event for 151 to 250 JAKES
• Best Event for More Than 250 JAKES
Download JAKES Event Award Application

Kansas Governor One Shot Turkey Hunt essay contest
Entries due Dec. 1

Daisy Take Aim At Safety Contest
Entries due Dec. 1


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Have a Best Practice
to Share?

Share ideas with other outreach event coordinators on our new Best Practices Web site.
Go to www.nwtf.org/best_practices.


Suggestion Box

NWTF MugHave a question about the JAKES program? Have an idea you’d like to share with the group? Send them to mharling@nwtf.net and receive a JAKES logo travel mug if we run your question or idea in the magazine.

This issue’s winner...
Erin Shelby of the River Valley Longbeards Chapter in Ohio suggested that JAKES and Xtreme JAKES start an official Facebook page.

Thanks for your suggestion, Erin! We are working on it, so look for more about our social media efforts in the future.

What they like to do

Charlie PriceOnline poll reveals favorite learning stations
of our youngest members.

According to our poll promoted in the September/October issue, the most popular stations at JAKES events are shooting air rifles, fishing, practicing archery and learning frontier skills.

Xtreme JAKES like to take their learning to a higher level. They enjoy shooting 3D archery and sporting clays.

"I had a great time at the JAKES event. I loved bow and arrow shooting, BB gun shooting and kayaking. It was the best field trip ever!"

— from a thank you note written by Katlyn Ray, who attended a JAKES camp in Louisiana