California Deer Spring 2014 | Page 4

ield F otes N Please Accept an ENORMOUS Thank you! We are getting close to the end of our 2013 Banquet Season and things are really cranked up for our chapters that have banquets still to go. If you are looking for a great time and want to meet up with some wonderful folks that share your outdoor passion, check out the banquet schedule in this magazine or on our website for the remaining events. If you have already attended your local banquet, THANK YOU for your support of CDA! We are having a fantastic banquet season — most chapter banquets are up in revenue from last year and it looks like we are going to have another record year! It takes hard work to coordinate a fundraising event and our committees should be congratulated for their efforts. Without a strong team of volunteers, CDA would be in the poorhouse because we generate most of our income from fundraising banquets and these events are managed and organized by volunteers. Without our backbone of volunteers we wouldn’t have the project dollars that are so needed to fund the wildlife habitat projects that benefit wildlife, both game and non-game animals. The CDA has spent over $4 million on projects within the boundaries of our great state since 1996. This couldn’t have happened with