Sent by Christina M. Jones, Business Executive, Fur Takers of America:
2025 Chapter & Affiliate Renewal forms will be going out in late December/Early January. It is important to make sure the correct contact information is listed. Review both the website and the magazine and update accordingly. If the contact information has changed, please advise.
The Sweepstakes Committee will be soliciting donations from local chapters and affiliates for the Spring Sweepstakes. Keep an eye on your mailboxes for that. Please consider supporting the FTA with a donation. We could not do this without your support.
Fur Takers of America is seeking applications for the 2024 Charles Dobbins FTA Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is open to a member of the FTA or an immediate relative of an FTA member (wife/husband, brother/sister, son/daughter, or granddaughter/grandson). Students who are or will be majoring in agriculture, biology, wildlife management, or related fields at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational/technical school are eligible. The winner will be announced in July at the 2025 FTA Convention in Spencer, IA. All applications must be postmarked by April 15, 2025.
2025 FTA Rendezvous will be held July 25-27, 2025 in Spencer, IA. Information can be found on the website here! The host hotel will be: Holiday Inn Express and you can now book to receive the discounted rate. Stay tuned for updates!
Holiday Inn Express
916 13th Street Southwest Spencer, Iowa
Phone: 712-580-2200
Thursday, July 24th: FTA Board Meeting
Friday, July 25th: FTA Awards Banquet & National Council Meeting
If your chapter or affiliate is interested in sending someone to FTA Trappers College in 2025, there are two options. 1. You can fully fund a spot ($1850) and send a biologist, law enforcement or other (trapper, lobbyist, technician, R3 etc). 2. There is the “Biologist Scholarship” which is open to more than just biologists! There are 3 spots available each year, and the chapter/affiliate would pay 50% of the tuition, and the FTA would cover the other 50%. If you have ANY questions about this, please email: ftatrapperscollege@gmail.com 2025 FTA Trappers College will be held September 7-13, 2025 in Wolcottville, IN and is $1850 for room, board, instruction and more.
Many of our chapters and affiliates are hosting rendezvous, conventions, meetings and trapper education workshops. Chapters & Affiliates are invited to send information about their events to be posted in our magazine and on www.furtakersofamerica.com for free. If you have a flier or graphic, send that a long as well and I am happy to share on Facebook and Instagram. You can send those events to office@furtakersofamerica.com.
If your Chapter or Affiliate is in need of an updated FTA Membership List or Membership Blanks, please reach out to me to request those. Many of our chapters and affiliates include one of our membership blanks in their membership mailings!
Have a great day,
Cristina
Cristina M. Jones
Business Executive
Fur Takers of America
P.O. Box 6
Oxford, NJ 07863
(908) 982-8753