I was there along with Jim DaRosa, Ray Ludkevicz, Roger Wright, and Jeff Novak and our wives. It was a fun evening with all the silent and live auctions. With the auctions combined, there were items as small as a single duck call to an African Safari, a Tracker Boat with Mercury Outboard motor, a Club Car XRT 950 utility vehicle. They also auctioned off a four Remington 1100 Sporting Series Shotguns, His and Hers Trek Hybrid bicycles, golf, fishing, and hunting trips, several with lodging and meals.
For live auction I have donated a guided fishing trip in southern Illinois with Jason Johns of Todd Gessner Outdoors that includes food, lodging, the guided fishing trip. Thanks to the Rend Lake Resort this was all possible. The auction winner will also be a guest on the Illinois Outdoors TV Show.
I am so proud to say that the Trip was won by Sandy Allen of Edwardsville. She had the top bid of $925.00 which will all go the the Illinois Conservation foundation.
Proceeds from the annual Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet assist in funding the ICF Youth Achievement Scholarship program. Proceeds from the banquet also support other ICF initiatives benefitting outdoor recreation and natural resources protection.
For more information on the Illinois Conservation Foundation you can write to them at One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702-1271, call 217/785-2003, or visit the ICF web site at www.ilcf.org.
The ICF is an IRS 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit corporation established in 1995 to support the programs of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
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