Nominations Sought for NSSA National Directors - Deadline for Submissions is Tomorrow at Midnight
from NSSA
Attention Skeet Shooters: The 2010 shooting year is also a National Director election year. Directors serve for a two-year term and must be nominated by 5 NSSA members in good standing or by their State Association. Nominations must be received at NSSA Headquarters by midnight, March 31, 2010, and can be sent by mail, fax (210-688-9269) or e-mail (rstockstill@nssa-nsca.com).

Click here for: 1) a list of how many Directors each state or country is allowed, 2) a list of incumbent Directors, the nomination form and 3) a New Directors Handbook.

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from SCNow
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from the St. Petersburg Times
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