On September 17, 2024, members and guests of the PDCA Northeast Chapter gathered at the Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays campus near Coplay, PA for a fun, competitive shooting competition to benefit the Chapter's annual scholarship fund. The event attracted shooters from a variety of neighboring states to a former quarry which maintained remnants of old country outbuildings and has since evolved into a unique, hilly, and plush landscape that on Tuesday 9/18 was beginning to show the first signs of autumn.  


Past Chapter president Erich Kremer, advertising & promotions coordinator Matt Scerbak, and secretary Matt Eastburn were on-site early to manage event set-up and registration. As shooters began arriving, they were provided a continental breakfast and plenty of time for networking. 

As the start time for the competition approached, Kremer served as event emcee where he made introductions of event sponsors George Harms Construction Company, ICE-International Construction Equipment, and M.T. Kaye Steel, which was the exclusive (and popular) cigar sponsor.  He then welcomed PDCA executive director Frank Peters who expressed the importance to the industry that participation in the Sporting Clays, or any Chapter activities, brings to the driven pile industry. He also updated attendees on news and information from the organization. Following his remarks, those assembled heard a brief, however highly important safety presentation from the venue operators.

 
And they were off!

Enjoy the following images of the various shooting groups taking their turns at the many, challenging stations that were sponsored by the generous event donors: Triad Metals, Junttan, R. Kremer & Son Marine, Edgen Murray, Heron Wolf, Sherwin Williams.


When all shooters finished showing off their marksmanship abilities on the 17 shooting stations, it was judgement day. Each group brought their score sheets to representatives of Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays who tallied up results. Chapter president David Price delivered the results and brought the winning teams and individuals to the front to be recognized for their accomplishment and to take their pick from a table full of PDCA giveaways. All attendees enjoyed a BBQ lunch during the closing program.

PDCA Northeast Chapter 9th Annual Sporting Clays THE EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED! THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR ANYONE THAT WAS ON THE FENCE ABOUT ATTENDING! REGISTER TODAY! The PDCA Northeast Chapter 9th Annual Sporting Clays has been rescheduled due to weather concerns on the original date. The event is rescheduled to be held Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at the Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays, Coplay, PA. Act now to register yourself and your guests. Purchase a shooting station sponsor sign or several. Support the PDCA Northeast Chapter. The event is open to members and non-members. There are several ways to participate: Register as a Shooting Participant $175 Per Person You may register up to 10 guests Shooting Station Sponsor $150 for each station sponsor Purchase multiple Shooting Station Sponsorships to show your support and have your company name recognized Please send us a copy of your company logo to be used on the Shooting Station Sponsor sign During registration, you can upload a PDF file or provide a URL for a file on a server such as Dropbox, Sharepoint, etc. Please join us in thanking our sponsors: Event Sponsor Lunch Sponsor Cigar Sponsor The schedule for the Sporting Clays event is as follows: 8:00 AM    Continental Breakfast Registration 9:00 AM Welcome Safety Briefing Sporting Clays Competition 12:00 PM Lunch Announcements Awards Ceremony Pictures 2:30 PM Everyone Goes Home Safe and Happy! Proceeds from the PDCA Northeast Chapter 9th Annual Sporting Clays will benefit future activities such as the PDCA Northeast Chapter Professional Development Courses and Scholarships. Select the "Register Now" button below for more information and to register. REGISTER NOW Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays 2750 Limestone St, Coplay, PA 18037 View on map