To:
Members and Friends of the Maryland Chapter of the
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Place: Martin’s East, 9000 Pulaski Hwy., Baltimore, Maryland
Banquet Date: Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Subject: Twenty Third Annual Grand Fundraising Event and Auction
The Maryland Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is pleased to
announce the date for its Twenty Third Annual Grand Fundraising Event and Auction. This
event continues to be the Largest Hunting and Conservation event in Maryland. Ticket sales
are up across the state so buy your tickets now and don’t miss out! You may purchase your
tickets today via Paypal from our website at www.MarylandRMEF.org. Don’t delay, tables
will be filled first come, first serve, and they are already selling out fast! We have exclusive
merchandise that you will only see at the Maryland Chapter Banquet, so don’t delay! Once
again, more than 50 guns will be raffled off during our event!
DID YOU KNOW…………
* That the RMEF has funded over $105,000 in youth hunting, women’s
programs, and conservation education projects in Maryland and
Delaware?!!!!!!
Our Premier 23rd Anniversary event is scheduled for Saturday, August 22nd, 2015. Doors
open promptly at 10:30 am. We are once again offering our famous All You Can Eat Bull and
Shrimp Feast that includes beer and sodas. The highlights of the extensive menu include
Maryland Steamed Shrimp, “Pit-Style” Blue Ribbon Beef, Bar-B-Que Pork Ribs, Italian
Meatballs, Shredded Beef Bar-B-Que, Bar-B-Que Maryland Chicken, Hotdogs, numerous
delicious soups, and salads, cole slaw, a “Fabulous Fresh Salad Bar” and much more. Food will
be served from 10:30 am until 1:30 PM.
During our event over 10 raffles and a Silent Auction will be occurring and our Gun Table
Raffle and Big 20 Raffle return!!!!
Our annual LIVE AUCTION will be held and as usual it will be loaded with fantastic hunts,
family vacations and fine art items to benefit our wildlife resources. The auction and other
festivities will be completed by 4:30 pm.
We have an INCREDIBLE selection of raffle and auction items, including many first class hunts
from all across the nation and the world!!! This year, our chapter once again features many
outstanding hunts and trips such as two African Safari’s, Rocky Mountain Elk hunts (Montana
archery; Wyoming archery or rifle, New Mexico rifle), Wyoming Mule Deer hunt archery or
rifle, a 5 day Montana Vacation, a Maryland Sika Deer Hunt, Argentina Dove Hunt, a
Delaware Duck and Goose hunt, and the list goes on and on.
Specific hunt, merchandise, and vacation information can be found at our website,
www.MarylandRMEF.org under the Live Auction tab.
Please get your money in early to ensure a seat; you don’t want to be left out!!
Tickets may be ordered through the mail by completing the attached “Banquet Ticket
Application.” By purchasing your tickets early, (Prior to August 1st) you will also receive this
outstanding deal on your general raffle tickets: 2 for the price of 1. Early Bird General Raffle
tickets must be purchased in $100 increments. Each $100 increment will give you: 10 General
Raffle Tickets (which includes 40 General Raffle stubs and 10 Bonus Raffle stubs, and – 2
Upper Tier Raffle Tickets with 6 stubs. Get them now to double your number of Prime
Upper Tier Tickets. “The Upper Tier Raffle” includes 25 firearms, 5 bows, and 5 pieces of
fine jewelry. All tickets will be held at the door.
To reserve a full table of ten, please submit names, addresses, and payment for all ten, as a
group, at one time. This really helps the ticket chair out and assures you will be sitting together!
DIRECTIONS: Martin’s East – 9000 Pulaski Hwy., Baltimore, MD 21220
For further directions, you can call Martin’s at (410) 686-8500. They can provide
directions from anywhere you are coming from.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW, before it’s too late!!! Please fill out the attached
“Banquet Ticket Application” and return it as soon as possible. See you at “Martin’s
East” on August 22nd, 2015.
For additional information, please feel free to call.
Committee Chairman
Ticket Chairman
Steve Bird
Jennifer Manthei
(410) 378-5831 (Home)
(443) 945-0351 (Cell)
(410) 459-1036 (Cell)
Yours in Conservation,
Steve Bird
Special Note:
August at Bass Pro Shops has been designated Elk Country Conservation Month. Your
Maryland Chapters will be manning a booth at the Arundel Mills Mall on Saturdays and Sundays
in August. We’ll be displaying merchandise, including guns, and will have live auction hunt
information available.
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RMEF MARYLAND CHAPTER
23rd ANNUAL GRAND FUNDRAISING
EVENT AND AUCTION
AUGUST 22nd, 2015
“Martin’s East,” Baltimore, Maryland
BANQUET TICKET APPLICATION
Name:__________________________________________________RMEF#:_______________
Address:______________________________________________________________________
City:_______________________________State:_____Zip:______Phone #________________
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$81 Single (Meal, Membership & free Buck knife)
$127 Couple (2 Meals, membership, & free Buck knife)
$346 Single Sponsor Membership (Meal, sponsor plaque, hat, & free Buck knife)
$392 Couple Sponsor (2 meals, Sponsor plaque, hat, & free Buck knife)
______ $1,500 Life Member- Three Payment Options – 1) Payment in Full, 2) $500 down and 4 quarterly
installments of $250, 3) $300 down and 12 monthly installments of $100 (Life membership, jacket,
plaque, hat, free Buck knife)
______ $45 Existing Life Members ONLY – Life Member #_____________
(This applies only to the Life Member if buying multiple meal tickets)
______$46 Meal Only (For those who attended another banquet this year and spouses of Life Members.)
______$265 Sponsor Membership for Life Members (Sponsor membership & free knife)
______$2,500 Habitat Partnership (Next step up for Life Members)
______ $635 Table of (10) with (5) RMEF memberships (10 meals, 5 memberships, 5 free knives)
______ $100 Corporate Table Sponsorship –
Company Name and Address - ____________________________________________________
______ $100 General Raffle “Early Bird” Deal – Two for one if postmarked before 8/1/15
Early Bird tickets must be purchased in $100 increments
_____ $100 Captain Bob Jobes Hand Carved Shoveler Drake Decoy – Includes the duck and
$100 in Specialty Raffle Tickets all for $100 to include the following Raffles: RMEF Board
Raffle, PBR Finals Raffle, Autumn Sky Archery, Winner Take All, Waterfowl, Instant Winner, and
Yeti Cooler Raffle Tickets. Only 75 available, get yours before they sell out!
_____ $100 Big 20 Raffle Each ticket has 20 chances to win! Some of the prizes include a John
Deere 4x4 Gator , Browning Gun safe, Zeiss binoculars, Remington 700SPS in .270 WSM and
PSE Bow Madness 32 Progressive Raffles, Sitka Optifade clothing package, Stihl chainsaw, $500
ladies clothing gift certificate, Coach Purse gift certificate, Honda suitcase generator, kayak,
Custom made Gossman Knife, Yeti cooler, crossbow, flatbed trailer, flat screen TV, and much,
much more. 20 high value prizes in all. Only 400 tickets will be sold for a 1 in 20 chance of
winning!
_____$35 Membership Dues Only for those who can’t make the banquet!
______ Total (checks payable to RMEF MD Chapter / bill my card: MC, VISA, Discover, and AMEX –
Please circle one)
Signature:____________________________________________________________
Card #:______________________________________________________________Exp. Date:_________
Mail to: RMEF Ticket Chairman, Jennifer Manthei,
36 Matthews Lane, Port Deposit, MD 21904
Full Table Application Form:
(To ensure your full table of 10, please provide the following…)
1. Name _______________________________________Life Member #_________
Address: __________________________________General Raffle tickets? Amount ______
________________________________________________________________________
Phone #: ________________________ Email:_____________________________________________
2. Name _______________________________________Life Member #_________
Address: __________________________________General Raffle tickets? Amount ______
________________________________________________________________________
Phone #: ________________________ Email:_____________________________________________
3. Name _______________________________________Life Member #_________
Address: __________________________________General Raffle tickets? Amount ______
________________________________________________________________________
Phone #: ________________________ Email:_____________________________________________
4. Name _______________________________________Life Member #_________
Address: __________________________________General Raffle tickets? Amount ______
________________________________________________________________________
Phone #: ________________________ Email:_____________________________________________
5. Name _______________________________________Life Member #_________
Address: __________________________________General Raffle tickets? Amount ______
________________________________________________________________________
Phone #: ________________________ Email:_____________________________________________
Feel free to duplicate this page if you need more space.
Go to www.MarylandRMEF.org for additional ticket information and the Maryland Chapter’s
complete banquet history. We’ll also be posting specific auction and raffle items as they come in!
Please list the name, address, and phone number for each person receiving an RMEF
membership. Also please include email address so we can invite you to join our Chapter’s Face
Book Page!
If you are interested in donating or sponsoring an item
for our banquet please call Steve Bird at 443-945-0351.
25 Guns, 5 bows and
5 pieces of fine jewelry in the
Upper Tier Raffle!!!!!
The only way you can get a chance to win all of
these prizes is to purchase at least $100.00 worth
of General Raffle Tickets!!!!
Don’t miss out!!!
Event Attendee Premium Program!!!!!
In 2015 the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will be offering a USA-made Buck Omni
Hunter Knife to all new and renewing members who attend a Big Game Banquet.
Don’t be the only person sitting at your table without a knife, buy or renew your
membership today!
Sponsor Member- Become a Sponsor Member of the RMEF for $300 or $265 for
Life Members.
The 2015 Sponsor Rifle is a beautiful Camoflaged Browning AB3 in 7mm Rem Mag! It has a
steel receiver with matte blued finish, free-floating, hand-chambered, target crown barrel, bolt
action with 60 degree bolt lift, detachable rotary magazine, Inflex Technology recoil pad, sling
swivel studs installed, and a grip cap with RMEF logo. One of these guns will be given away for
each 5 Sponsor or Life Members at the banquet
Life Member – Become a Life Member of the RMEF by the following three (3)
methods:
1. $1,500 in full
2. $500 down and $250 quarterly payments
3. $300 down and $100 monthly payments for 12 months
Legacy Partner - $500 minimum cash donation per year. Once $2,500 is donated,
these cumulative donations qualify you as a Habitat Partner! This is a great way for
Life Members to keep on giving!
http://www.MarylandRMEF.org/
Big 20 Raffle
The Maryland Chapter is once again offering the Big
20 Raffle. This raffle features 20 high value prizes
with the grand prize being a 4 wheel drive John
Deere Gator Crossover Utility Vehicle. Only 400
tickets will be sold for a great 1 in 20 chance of
winning. Tickets are $100 each and each ticket has
20 chances to win. In addition to the Gator we’ll
have a Browning gun safe, flat screen TV, $500
women’s clothing gift certificate, Coach Purse gift
certificate, flatbed trailer, Stihl chainsaw, Honda
suitcase generator, Sitka Optifade clothing package,
Yeti Cooler, Remington 700 SPS in .270 WSM and
PSE Bow Madness 32 Progressive Packages,
crossbow, kayak, Gossman Knife, and much much
more!
As a special thank you for showing your loyalty to
the RMEF Maryland Chapter and attending our
banquet within the last two years, this mailer is being
sent only to you, two weeks before our regular
mailer!
We are expecting a sell out so don’t delay in getting
your tickets now!
An additional 2,000 invites will be mailed in 2
weeks!
Thank you from the Maryland Chapter Committee!