Veterans Day Parade
AU members do a wonderful job promoting the hobby, so we list the activity information in our quarterly Update newsletter. But sometimes there is just not enough room to get all the information in the paper publication. Hence, this post to show off the Shasta Club's work!
The Shasta
Racing Pigeon Club (SRP) participated in the 25th annual Veterans Day Parade in
the small town of City of Shasta Lake, CA on November 4, 2017. The club entry was its race release trailer
decorated with banners and bunting. Along the parade route members Scott Hepburn
and Ron Schmidt released race birds to the excitement of the crowd. Also, member Lex Winkler carried a racing
pigeon during the parade so the spectators could see one of the birds up close. In addition, the club had an information
table at the post parade lunch held at the Veterans Hall which was staffed by
Loli Martino, Shari and Tim Skalland.
To promote
the local interest in racing pigeons, the club recently published a tri-fold
handout that was given out during the parade.
It is available at senior centers, veteran organizations and other
community organizations. To make it easy for interested parties to
contact us we established an email address (shasta.racing.pigeon.club@gmail.com)
and a dedicated club phone number (530- 962-0341). In addition, the SRP Club
established a Facebook page that highlights our other activities and member
lofts.
During the
summer months SRP members Scott Hepburn and Ron Schmidt were guests on several
local morning radio shows where they spoke on the hobby of racing pigeons. The pair also spoke at a local summer camp
where a mother and son became interested in racing pigeons. Since that time Scott has helped the pair
with modifying their chicken coop to house racing pigeons and supplied 12 young
birds to start. The club recently
donated funds for this young man to continue his efforts to place American
flags on the graves of veterans in Northern Ca.
So, you see why we have to show them off? That's a fantastic effort club members put forth in connecting with their community. Great work!
