Wisconsin Bowfishing Association

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As many of you know my name is Lewis Holmes III. This is my third year as your WBA president. It has been a great honor to be a part of this organization and I hope you all feel honored to have me as your president. The years have gone buy fast and I have got about half of what I wanted done. With a little luck I will be able to get the rest done before January. It has been a lot of work and all worth the rewards. I cannot believe how much the sport of bowfishing and the WBA has grown and I am proud to say I had a hand in it. As a lot of you know it takes a lot of time and dedication to be a president of any organization let alone one that is growing as fast as the WBA. We are helping Lake Associations now more than ever with a lot of new ideas coming to the surface.

I feel that the WBA will grow and do great things in the future. With a new wave of officers and a barrel full of new ideas the WBA only has one way to go. I cannot wait to see where the future takes the WBA. I feel a great step forward for the WBA was introducing three new positions of office. We now have a Points Chairperson, this person takes care of the certificates for every WBA event, Points for team of the year, and yearly big fish awards. The second new officer position is a legislative liaison. This person will fight for the WBA and bowfishermans rights. The third and most important officer introduced to the WBA this year is the youth director. The youth director will help out in all the WBA youth events. I feel this is one of the most important positions because this person will have a say in what happens in the future of the WBA.

Now that the WBA’s tournament season is winding down I would just like to say thanks. This year has been full of great memories. The teams seem to be getting a long great and competition between them is as stiff as ever. We have had cookouts or breakfast at every event and plenty of raffle prizes to go around. Thanks for the great year!

I would like to touch base on a few things for the upcoming annual meeting. At this year’s meeting the WBA will be raffling off a Gator/Hog hunt down in Florida. There are going to be a few catches that go along with this raffle. You must have participated in the entire meeting and be present at the time of the drawing. You must have bought your 2011 membership before the raffle unless you have a five year membership that covers you for the upcoming year. The drawing will be the last thing on the agenda. If you leave early for any reason you will not be able to win the hunt. One ticket per membership will be given out before the drawing and additional tickets will be 20 dollars each. Any questions just give me a call. I feel this is a good way to get our members to the meeting and stay. It is also a way for the WBA to say thanks to our members.

As some of you already know, this will be my last year as your WBA president. It is time for me to step aside and let the new blood in. This position has started to weigh on me and I feel that might blur my vision of the future. My life has also started on its new path and I cannot devote the time that I feel is needed to do the job right. I feel that the WBA has started to fine tune itself and everyone has their positions down pat so do not be afraid. This position goes without thanks but you must remember the rewards are still there. The WBA needs someone to take the position not the name. Please just think about it. Are you the next WBA president?

Lewis Holmes III