Father’s Day is just around the corner.  This year, get your dad something he will love.  If your father is anything like mine, those run-of-the-mill Father’s Day gifts just don’t fit the bill: 

Tie - He doesn’t wear ties unless he’s going to a wedding or funeral.  On those occasions, he busts out the same selection he’s had since his high school graduation.

Coffee mug - Who needs another coffee cup?

Polo shirt - He only wears t-shirts, camo or chamois shirts. 

Golf clubs - He is too busy hunting, fishing or fixing something in the garage to golf.

Hunting/fishing gear – Getting warmer, but I have no idea what he needs.

If your father is like mine, save yourself time and energy with the perfect gift for any sportsman  – a USA membership.  Spend just $25 on a membership, and your father will receive benefits worth more than $115 with the gift that keeps on giving

He will love his new Buck knife and enjoy top-notch reading material with a subscription to In-Fisherman, Petersen’s Hunting or Guns & Ammo, as well as the USA newspaper.  He can create, customize and print maps for every need with a Free MyTopo online mapping subscription.  He can take advantage of the USA member deals and discounts or the $25 Beretta gift certificate on the gear he needs.  And, you never know, your gift of a USA membership could even earn your father a brand-new gun in the USA Gun-a-Month giveaway or other great prizes.

Don’t spend another second trying to read your dad’s mind - get him the gift he is sure to love.  And if you are a father yourself and want to avoid that tie or coffee cup this year, let your family know that you want your USA membership renewed for Father’s Day.  The USA is happy to schedule you’re renewal, so you’ll still enjoy the remainder of your current membership without receiving renewal letters in the mail.

To Give the Gift of a USA Membership:
1. Call 877-872-2211 (toll-free)
2. Log-on to www.jointheusa.com and follow the instructions 
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   * Enter the contact information for the membership recipient
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More than 200 outdoor enthusiasts, including union members from 17 Locals, helped make the first-ever Union Sportsmen’s Alliance dinner on April 30 a great success. The event, featuring great food, valuable prizes and a compelling speech from Minnesota Outdoor TV personality Ron Schara, was held at the IUOE Local 49 Hall in Minneapolis.

 “We had three goals in mind for the dinner,” said Jim Klatt, a USA Regional Recruiting Coordinator. “The first was to make sure everyone had fun, walked out with great prizes, and is looking forward to next year. That was accomplished. Members won firearms, hunting and fishing trips, outdoor products and art, and we have plenty of volunteers to help next year.”

Many attendees went home as the proud new owners of firearms and other great prizes. Among them, Bonnie Ellingson of OPEIU Local 227 won a Beretta 3901, Larry Stall of UA Local 539 was drawn as the winner of a Remington 11-87, and Mark Newman of AWIU Local 34 was happy to add a Benelli Nova to his collection.  Pat Wewers, wife of SMWIA Local 10 member Bob Wewers, took home a nice welder.
 
“It was fabulously planned, organized very well, the food was delicious, and I loved the speaker,” said Ellingson.  “It was wonderful to have so many different people from the labor movement get together to support such a worthy organization.”

“It was great fun at the first USA dinner.  It was nice to be in a group of union advocates who like to hunt and fish. I will always help promote events such as this one to help further union involvement and the USA,” said gun winner Paul Klesmit of IBEW Local 292.  “It’s always fun to win something—especially a gun.  You can never have too many guns, right?”

The other goals were to recruit new USA members and renew existing members.  The USA was pleased to welcome 120 union members into the USA and renew 65 current members through the Sportsman’s night.  The $60 tickets for the event, which included a USA membership, combined with money raised from auction items yielded $25,000 for the USA.  That money will go right back into making the USA an even greater value for members. 

“While planning and putting on big events like this takes time, they become one of the best ways to renew current members each year and reach out to new members,” said Klatt.

Special Thank You
A team of nine USA members and three USA staff members worked with Jim Klatt, to plan and manage the event. They included: Paul Klesmit, IBEW 292 and Market Recovery; Devin Hall, IBEW 292; Dave Cormier, Plumbers 34; Larry Ward, SMW 10 and USA ProStaff; Ron Jarombek, IBEW 110; Make Cook and Mike Ganz, BAC 1; Greg Massey, Cement Masons 633; Jim Knapper, BCTGM 167G; Nate Whiteman, USA; Don Coburn, USA; and Tim Bindl, USA.   top