Harrisonburg Meet: January 18-20, 2019

Where and When:
Dates: 18-20 January 2019
Locations: VFA Headquarters will be located in the Ramada Inn
https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/ramada/harrisonburg-virginia/ramada-harrisonburg/overview
Call: 540-434-9981 or 800-272-6232 to make reservations. Tell them you are with the VA Falconers’ Group to get preferential rate of $65 per night.


​Directions:
Take the most Southern Harrisonburg exit (mile #243) from Rt. I-81
Go North on Rt. 11 about two blocks to the motel on your right.
GPS address: 91 Pleasant Valley Road Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801

Schedule:

Friday 18 January        
Noon – Meet Starts – individual/informal hawking groups
6:00 PM – Meet at VFA Headquarters room for informal dinner parties
8:00 PM – Officers & Directors Closed Meeting (VFA Board only)

Saturday 19 January         
7:30 AM – Breakfast – informal groups
9:00 AM – Meet in motel rear lot for group picture
9:30 AM – Q&A, Hawk Talk & Demo for general public
9:30 AM – Members with hawks and falcons and their invited guests meet in parking lot near Headquarters to  form hunting parties
*We have have had to set limits on the numbers of non-falconers who may  accompany hunting parties into the field - invited guests only
Noon – Informal lunch & return to Ramada to re-form hunting groups ~1:00 PM
7:00 PM – VFA group dinner**, all Members & invited guests at location Hanks Grill and Bar. 
Hanks is 12.5 miles from the Ramada on Route 33 East: http://www.hanksgrilleandbar.com/hanks_map_directions.html
**remember to sign up for dinner @ HQ to be included in the headcount.
Presentations & Membership Meeting during dinner

Sunday 20 January       
7:30 AM, Noon, & 1:00 PM – Same as Saturday
9:00AM - Members with hawks and falcons and their invited guests meet in parking lot near Headquarters to  form hunting parties
Noon – Re-form hunting groups and have lunch or depart for home

Meet is completed as/when members and their guests return home

Notes:

The VFA Board regrets that no arrangements will be made to provide approved hunting sites. We strongly suggest you arrive on Friday in time to find hunting sites and acquire permissions.​ Please sign the attendance sheet provided on the Headquarters door and indicate on the other sheet all quarry taken during the meet.
If you take quarry on Sunday after you depart, you should inform Janet Zwirner, janetmz@think2x.net.
Failure to inform the meet director that you intend to be included in the Saturday dinner could lead to your exclusion from the group due to space constraints. Please do not forget to sign the dinner sheet at Headquarters. ​