President's Page

As we come to the end of another year, I am sure 2023 will be one that most of us will not soon forget. With numerous changes and events that have effected all of us on a personal as well as a social level, to say it has been an interesting year would be an understatement.  I would like to take a moment and thank all of you that have helped to make 2023 another successful year at ASC. For all of you that have helped out at a range, special event, training event, community event, facilities event, monthly membership meetings, kitchen or behind the scenes, I THANK YOU.

To the officers and Board of directors. I thank you. Your effort and hard work is what makes ASC the best club around. I would like to share with you just a little of what it takes to make Andover Sportsmen’s Club  the best family orientated club around:

• Vice President.  Organizing the kitchen which often served up to 50 meals per Sunday breakfast. Helped organized and  run Easter egg hunts, fireworks display, fishing derby, fishing trip, Italian dinner, Pig roast Kids Christmas party.
• Secretary. Recorded all BOD and special Board meetings. Reports these meetings to the membership. Monitors all incoming calls and voice mails to the club. Handles all formal club correspondence.
• Treasurer, Handles all financial transactions, 13 separate operating budgets. Responsible for cash management and paying all club bills.
• Project manager and Facilities, responsible for improvements to club house, improvement to indoor archery building, building and improvements to our training range, building and improvements to our Ax range, over seen blasting and excavation of our long distance rifle range. Continues with feasibility studies for an ASC fishing pond as well as a separate training facility.
• Outdoor rifle and pistol ranges. An incredible staff that maintains , welds and paints 90 + steel targets for your shooting pleasure. A training range that seriously diminishes the interruption of range time for our members that is utilized by 8 police departments.
• Indoor pistol range. Works tirelessly to maintain the range so it is available to members 24 / 7. Where our pistol team practices and hold competitions. Replaced all air filtration filters. Has provided over 8000 targets this year.
• Skeet and trap. Building of a new high house, maintains and improvements to two trap fields. Holds many special events for our membership.
• Archery. Improvements to the indoor archery building. Replaced the complete target area of the indoor facility, Acquired  new target as well as Olympic style targets
• Membership. has handled 400+ new members this year. Family and friends have joined to enjoy the club and all it offers.
• Training. An incredible job revitalizing our training dept which was seriously effected by covid. From ax throwing training, Archery training, Shotgun training , LTC training, Youth training , Ladies night. Has brought Refuse To Be A Victim training, not only to our membership but also to our senior center and community.
• Community Relations (Fishing derby, car show, Kids Christmas party, Easter egg hunt). Sponsors local High School students with College Scholarships. Donations to our vets at Veteran North East Out Reach center, Ironstone farms, Tewksbury youth trap league, local youth baseball team, Andover Day, guest speakers from GOAL.
• Safety. Responsible for all club safety. Handles all club rule infractions which may or may not lead to disciplinary action taken by the board. Ensures all compliance with the state for the safe operation of all ranges.

As you can see, it takes a substantial amount of dedicated people and hard work to provide a Safe, Family atmosphere club for our membership. These are the many people, that make ASC a success and the best club around.

I wish you and your Family a very Happy and Safe Holiday season !

Thank you

Stephen Cioffi, ASC President

President’s Message

It has been my custom at the end of each year to summarize that year’s club activities.  

Although, during 2020, there were a substantial number of positive accomplishments the pervasive specter of COVID-19 has been brutal and we can only hope for a return to some degree of normalcy in 2021.

Throughout 2020 your Board of Directors has worked tirelessly to achieve the dual objectives of adhering to social guidelines while at the same time focusing on achieving as many things as possible on our members behalf.

I believe we have been successful in achieving both objectives inasmuch as the number of cases of ASC members having COVID-19 known by me is considerably less than the profile of a safe environment as defined by the heath authorities and, a lengthy shut down not withstanding, the project management function we created in 2019 allowed us to complete more than 100 facility related projects.

During the same period we continued to increase our membership base focused strongly on ASC being a friendly, safe and family oriented club and we enhanced the club’s already strong financial position.

Further, the reputation of ASC as a good neighbor has been sustained by the financial support we provide to several worthy causes. 

On behalf of your Board of Directors I wish all members and their families a joyous and safe Christmas Season and a healthy and prosperous new year in 2021

Sincerely,

Richard Reichter, President

My fellow members;

We will soon have completed that which I believe can be accurately described as another successful year of ASC operations involving all departments and within the constraints of sound financial planning and controls procedures.

As we close 2018 it is appropriate that we express our appreciation to Steve Cooper (Community Relations) and Cal Perry (Membership) who will be retiring from their ASC Board of Directors activities effective December 31, 2018.

During Steve’s current two year tenure the club's active participation in numerous community activities has increased dramatically thereby creating a platform for additional initiatives commencing in 2019. Assuming Steve’s position on the BOD as Community Relations Director is Stephen Pasco. Stephen's past business experiences and his having been a member of other local sporting clubs is expected to be of invaluable assistance in our developing a long range ASC Community Relations strategy.

Our sincere thanks also go to Cal Perry who stepped into the breech as Membership Director at a time when dramatically automated membership systems were being implemented. Cal is well known, and unreservedly applauded, for his avid support for our nation’s military veterans and as such he plans to devote additional time to the Veteran’s Outreach Program to which ASC provides financial support. Assuming Cal’s position as Membership Director will be Dave Williams. For decades Dave has been one of the most widely respected ASC members and has previously served on the Board of Directors in various capacities including that of Membership Director. Dave’s experience will be invaluable to the development of a long term strategic plan including additional activities for all ASC members and expounding the ASC footprint more deeply in the numerous communities in which ASC members reside.

On behalf of your entire Board of Directors I wish all members and their families a joyous and safe Christmas and New Year’s season

Respectfully,
Dick Reichter, President

TO ALL ASC MEMBERS:

Although this will be the fifth year during which I will have served as President of our club it is only my initial 2017 monthly message. As such, my first order of business on behalf of all ASC members is to thank all 2016 members of the BOD for their contributions to the continuing development of ASC. The amount of voluntary time and effort that is required of all Directors is immense and must always be appreciated.

I wish to first thank Jimmy Hehir for his many years of service as the Club’s Secretary and to Mark Klove not only for his service as President but for his willingness to serve as Jimmy’s successor..

In addition, there are two new members of the BOD. One is Cheryl Crawford who is the new Membership Director. I have known Cheryl since she the day she joined ASC when I had the pleasure of providing her initial trap shooting lessons. Subsequently Cheryl has willingly undertaken every task asked of her including having been of significant assistance to Steve Harsfald who has been an outstanding Membership Director the last two years.

The other is Steve Cooper as our new Community Relations Director, a role that has been redefined in a manner such that it may well become the single most important of all BOD responsibilities. That being said we are indebted to Matt Lavoie for his prior efforts as Director; Community Relations and especially for his willingness to remain the ASC webmaster.

On behalf of your 2017 BOD I assure all members of your BOD’s continuing commitment to do everything possible in order to provide maximum service to all ASC members on a financially responsible basis.

In addition, commencing with the January Membership meeting:

1. We will encourage any member to become more actively engaged by posing appropriate questions to any Director when they deliver their monthly department reports.
2. We will explain at each meeting selected Protocols and Procedures that govern how our club is managed
3. We will endeavor to have at least on an every other month basis guest speakers on issues of interest to the membership

In closing I encourage all members to make a genuine effort to attend the monthly membership meetings in order that you can become better informed as to your club’s current and planned activities

Sincerely,
Dick Reichter, President