For the last 4 years, the IPSC Division has made the December pistol match a charity fundraiser in support of the "Coats for Kids" Campaign. All the proceeds from the match -- including some generous cash donations beyond the match fee -- went to the cause. Each year we have held a match with no classifier, and also included a man-on-man shoot-off as a side match. The Coats for Kids Campaign was championed by Mike McCarville on KTOK News Radio and each year we would present him with a check on behalf of the Oklahoma City Gun Club. The program is run through the public schools, making sure that every child that needs a warm coat in the winter time got one. There was no overhead associated with the program; I seem to recall that Mike said the average cost of a coat was about $26. Looking through our old newsletters, in 2002 we raised $600; 2003 we raised $700; 2004 we raised $1000; 2005 we raised $1270. That's something all of you who participated can be very proud of!
This year, we're planning to do it again. Mike McCarville retired this year, but the program is still alive and well. We had planned to make our December 2nd match the fundraiser event again this year. The weather conspired against us and we felt the range conditions were not appropriate for the match. We may make the January 6th IPSC match a fundraiser for charity but we have not finalized the plans. If we do, I would expect that we'll have 4 stages plus a man-on-man shoot-off [maybe even 2 shoot-offs, one with handgun, and one with shotgun]. We always have a good time with the event, and it's all for a good cause. Details will be posted as we get them.