October 27, 2001 CVGP Meeting Announcement.

CVGP MEETING NOTICE-NEWSLETTER #19 


Dear Fellow Prospectors, 


The 19th meeting of the Central Virginia Gold Prospectors (CVGP)
will take place at the pavilion at Small Country Campgrounds in
Louisa, VA on Saturday, 10/27/01 at 10:00 AM. 

DIRECTIONS: Interstate 64 to exit 143 (Rt.208 - North)....go 2.5
miles & turn Left at small sign on to 640 and go 150 yards and
turn right at small sign on to 649. Go 2 miles (bearing left on
649) into Small Country Campground.  Campground entrance will be
on the right.  As you drive up the dirt road, pavilion is on right. 

****IMPORTANT NOTICES APPEAR IN THIS NEWSLETTER RIGHT AFTER THE
FINANCIAL REPORT AND ARE MARKED WITH 4 ASTERICKS (****). 
PLEASE READ THESE NOTICES !!!! 


*(We ask those that have been receiving this notice/newsletter
for a while to be patient with items that are repeated. We need
to do this for the benefit of new CVGP members that are continuing
to sign up with the club. We will now try to keep these repetitive
items located towards the end of the newsletter and which
occasionally will have some changes.) 

(MY APOLOGIES AGAIN FOR LAST MONTH’S “GARBLED UP” NEWSLETTER!
FROM FEEDBACK OF SEVERAL MEMBERS, IT SEEMS THAT YOU ALL WERE AT
LEAST ABLE TO DECIPHER THE INFO IN IT.  HOPEFULLY, THE PROBLEM
HAS BEEN ELIMINATED IN THIS NEWSLETTER.) 

(Since my term as Secretary/Treasure of the CVGP ends with the
Oct. 20th meeting, just wanted to let all you members know that
it was a privilege to serve a GREAT group of people and to also
thank all those that contributed items for the newsletter. Hope
that I was able in some small way to add to your enjoyment of
prospecting.) 

First, the minutes of the last meeting 
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MINUTES OF THE 18th MEETING 

Central Virginia Gold Prospectors 

Date/Time: 9/15/01, 10:55 AM-11:15 AM (* meeting cut short to
make time for ‘Miners Day’ activities) 

Place: Red Barn, Orange, VA 

Attending: 40 Members & guests.     

- Joe Coyle, CVGP President, opened the meeting with a prayer
with a remembrance for all those affected by the Sept. 11th
terrorist attacks on our country. 

- Joe announced that there will be raffles at the end of the
meeting for gold nuggets and that there would be 2 “Miners Days”
panning contests with a gold nugget prize for each contest.
Also announced that CVGP Tee shirts were available for Sale. 

- Joe announced the “FINAL RESULTS” of the CVGP vote regarding
whether or not the CVGP should be a chapter of the GPAA.
VOTING RESULTS:   YES – 8;  NO – 58. 
Therefore the CVGP WILL NOT be a chapter of the GPAA. 

- Joe reminded everyone that Oct. 20th will be the last meeting
of this year with monthly meetings resuming again on Feb. 16th,
2002 and VOTE for new CVGP officers (President, Vice-Pres.,
Secretary, Treasurer and Claims Committee Chairman) will take
place at the Oct. 20th meeting. 

- Ron announced that member Henry Waldrop had volunteered to
participate and represent CVGP at the “Field Day of the Past”
event and would be doing panning demonstrations. 

- Ron brought up an E-Mail request that was received from a
group in Ohio starting a new GPAA chapter that requested
assistance from the CVGP.  The matter was brought up to the
attending CVGP members and all agreed to sending the folks
in Ohio a donation of $25-$50. 

- Henry Waldrop will talk to Palmer Sweet to get some detailed
info on mining laws in Virginia to help answer inquiries we’ve
received from new CVGP members. 

- John gave a short talk on what the annual “Field Day of the
Past” event was all about. 

- Joe announced that although it looks like next years CVGP
meeting place will be at the Red Barn in Orange, the last meeting
of this year on Oct. 27th will be at Small Country Campground. 

- Members that brought covered dishes and other goodies to our
Miners Day were thanked. 

- Attendance list was passed around. 

- Raffles (including raffle for a nice gold nugget), club sales,
panning contests and the Miners Day cookout (with a roasted pig)
were conducted after the meeting. 

- The meeting adjourned at approx. 11:15 AM 

Submitted by: Ron Pope 
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CVGPFINANCIAL REPORT 

The Central Virginia Gold Prospectors currently does not charge dues
or fees of any kind to be a member of the club. To cover any expenses
for club activities such as outings, dinners, property leasing costs,
postage, etc. we hold raffles, sell 50/50 chances, accept donations,
etc. Therefore, a regular partof this monthly newsletter will be an
up to date financial report indicating both income & expenses and
current balance of the CVGP account (a CVGP checking account was
opened on 7/28/00 with F&M Bank). As voted and approved at the
4/21/01 meeting, a $100.00 (maximum) Petty Cash Account was started.
$100.00 was retained from the 5/19/01 meeting proceeds to start the
Petty Cash Account.  Any future Petty Cash expenses will be replenished
from meeting proceeds as required to maintain a $100 Petty Cash balance ): 

STARTING Check Account BALANCE (as of 8/29/01)............$1582.64 
INCOME 
- 9/15/01- Cash Donations.................................$  69.00 
- 9/15/01- Panning Contest Proceeds.......................$  55.00 
- 9/15/01- Club Raffles & Sales...........................$ 194.00 
EXPENSE 
- Joe Coyle -reimbursement - Postage (from Petty Cash)...-$  12.60 
- Joe Coye- reimburse “Miners Day” expenses(Chk#113).....-$ 192.49 
PETTY CASH BALANCE........................................$ 100.00 
*($12.60 replenished from 9/15/01 meeting proceeds) 
CVGP CHECK ACCOUNT BALANCE (as of 8/29/01)................$1695.55 
TOTAL CVGP BALANCE(as of 7/25/01).........................$1795.55 

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**** “MINERS DAY” –  The CVGP Miners Day (cookout, panning contests,
equipment displays, raffles, etc.) was well attended and appeared
to be enjoyed by all.  Many thanks to everyone that helped with what
will probably become an annual event for theCVGP ! 
______________________________________________________________________ 
**** “OFFICER SELECTION/VOTE AT THE OCT.20th MEETING !!!!! -  
The 2 year term for the current CVGP officers expires with the Oct. 
20th meeting. New officers  for CVGP President, Vice-President,
Secretary, Treasurer and Claims Committee Chairman will be selected
for the next 2 years. Volunteers and/or nominations will be requested
for each of the positions.  If there is more than one volunteer or
nomination for a position then a vote will be taken.  The current
officers will furnish all of the clubs records to the new officers
and be available to assist in the transition between this last
meeting of the year and the first meeting of 2002. 
WE ASK AS MANY MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE TO ATTEND THE OCT. 20th MEETING
AND FOR ALL MEMBERS TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER BEING A PART OF THE NEW
LEADERSHIP OF THE CVGP!   This is the process that will keep the
CVGP alive and growing by introducing new, fresh ideas and direction
and keep the club from becoming stagnant!    
(P.S. - the new Claims Committee Chairman will also be needing
volunteers for assistants...a good number would probably be 3-6 
assistants).                                              
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**** CVGP NOW ON THE WEB !  -  A big THANK YOU to new member,Dave
Saum for putting a CVGP page on his web site http://infiltec.com/gold
which has a link to the CVGP page.  Or, you can go directly to the
CVGP page using http://www.infiltec.com/cvgp.  I'm sure Dave would
appreciate hearing from CVGP members that may have any ideas or
suggestions regarding his Web site and/or the CVGP page.  Also,
thanks to another new member, Robert Teal who has moved to Virginia
after prospecting in Alaska, there is now a forum on the WEB for the
CVGP.  You can get to this forum either through a link on Dave Saum's
WEB site or you can go directly to the forum at: 
http://pub92.ezboard.com/bcentralvirginiagoldprospectors. 
_____________________________________________________________________ 
CVGP MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY  - A new club member is working on putting
together a club directory that will be available to ALL members. 
_____________________________________________________________________ 
PICTURES OF CVGP “MINERS DAY” – Member, Roland Harris, has pictures
available from last months Miners Day.  Please see Roland if you are
interested in getting any copies. 
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BUY/SELL/TRADE BULLETIN BOARD 

6/27/00 - Russ Neitzelt, a prospector in Ohio who had to cancel his
visit to CVGP in Sept.-Oct has the following FOR SALE: Fisher M-Scope
Two BoxDetector. 80's Model. Good Shape. Needs batteries which can be
purchased at Radio Shack. Has instructions to go with unit. Will take
$250.00 and you pay for shipping. 
Russ Neitzelt, E-Mail: neitzelt@eohio.net, Phone: 704-968-4734 

8/13/00 - Member, Harold Riley has a 3 inch combination High 
Banker/Dredge FOR SALE. NEVER BEEN USED ! Asking $1,100.00. 
For more details,call Harold at 304-456-4490 or talk to him at a
meeting as he attends regularly. 

11/6/00 - Member, Roland Harris is looking for the following:
1) Good boots (not waders) with sturdy sole to use when shoveling
and working in water with a high-banker. 2) Anyone that has a Minelab
2000 series detector to give Roland a demo (preferably at Contrary
Creek) and for possible purchase. Roland can be contacted by phone 
at 703-354-8764 (home 6-11 PM), 1-800-311-1078 (leave message-24 hrs.)
or by E-Mail at shaveclose1@juno.com 

1/24/01 - Member, Roland Harris has the following NEW Briggs& Stratton
engines FOR SALE:  
1) 5 HP B&S Engine, 6-1 gear reduction ratio, new
in original carton w/Tiny Tac(meter for usage), 
135252-1049, Model # 135252, Type: 1049E1, Code:980608YA,  $330.00 
including shipping inUSA.  
2) 10 HP B&S Engine, 6-1 gear reduction ratio, new in original carton
w/Tiny Tac (meter for usage),226452-0049, Model # 226452, Type: 004901,
Code: 961106YD, $670.00 including shipping in USA. 
Roland can be contacted by phone at 703-354-8764 (home 6-11PM), 
1-800-311-1078 (leave message-24 hrs.) 
or by E-Mail at shaveclose1@juno.com 

2/26/01 - Member Roland Harris has a Gold Genie spiral wheel, a 
Dredge with air and  is willing to loan to any RESPONSIBLE person or
help anyone needing help in learning to operate these types of
equipment. Roland can be contacted by phone at 703-354-8764 
(home 6-11 PM), 1-800-311-1078 (leave message-24 hrs.) or by 
E-Mail at shaveclose1@juno.com 

3/27/01 - Member, Paul Ensogna, Sr. is looking for an easy to carry
around Sluice, 3 feet or smaller. Paul can be contacted by EMail at 
ensognas@shentel.net. 

10/8/01 – Member, Roland Harris, has a White’s GM3 (Gold) Detector
with Koss Head Phones for sale. New Condition - $395.  
Home –703-354-8764 (6-11 P.M.)  or  1-800-311-1078 (24 hr. message). 

* (If Your Message Is Not Needed On This Bulletin Board Anymore,
or if you have contacted someone that no longer is interested in
buying, selling or trading a listed item PLEASE LET ME KNOW  
so we can remove from the list !) 

Ground rules for this BULLETIN BOARD: 

1) Contact Ron Pope by E-Mail (RPASSOC@aol.com) to have your item
put on the Bulletin Board. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WAY FOR NOW TO
GET YOUR NOTICE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD !!!! 
2) When submitting, please give us your name, E-Mail address or
phone # and a BRIEF description of the item(s) you want to buy,
sell, trade or swap for. You will have the option on whether you
want to have a price in your message. 
3) We will review your submission to decide whether or not it's
appropriate to be included in the Bulletin Board. 
4) If your message is received by us too late for the next meeting
notice, it will be posted in the notice for the following meeting. 
5) Please notify us as soon as possible if your notice is no longer
needed to be on the Bulletin Board, so we can then remove it and
always keep the Bulletin Board up to date (P-L-E-A-S-E !!!!) 
6) Any transactions as a result of Bulletin Board notices are
ABSOLUTELY NOT to take place during CVGP meetings !!!!! Only
discussions that will be permitted during a CVGP meeting regarding
the Bulletin Board will be discussions or suggestions concerning
format or ground rules of the Bulletin Board. 
7) CVGP will not be responsible for sellers description or
representation of items. Buyers will be solely responsible for
understanding what they are purchasing from a seller. 
In other words, as with any purchase,..BuyerBeware. 
8) CVGP will not in anyway be a part of or responsible for any
transactions other than providing a means for its members to
communicate to each other their desire to sell, buy, trade or
swap items amongst themselves. If there is any dissatisfaction
over a transaction, it will be the sole responsibility of the
parties involved to settle their differences. 
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THANKS ! 
- Many thanks to the members that continue to bring food, goodies,
snacks and refreshments to the meetings and to those who have made
cash donations and/or donate their 25/25/50 winnings back to the CVGP. 
______________________________________________________________________ 

CONTACTING CVGP CLUB OFFICERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, Etc. 
- Should you ever need to contact any of the CVGP club officers or
committee members, please jot down the following numbers for future
reference: 
CLUB OFFICERS: 
Joe Coyle, President - PH: 540-672-9113; E-Mail: jhcoyle@ns.gemlink.com 
John Hakala, Vice.Pres. - PH: 434-457-2407; E-Mail: johniblu@juno.com 
Ron Pope, Sec./Treas. - PH: 434-263-5981; E-Mail: rpassoc@aol.com 
CLAIMS COMMITTEE MEMBERS: 
Chairman - (POSITION VACANT ! - NEED VOLUNTEER TO FILL !!!!) 
John Hakala - PH: 434-457-4178;  E-Mail: hcwald@erols.com 

*(After Oct. 20th meeting, the above officer names will be different) 
____________________________________________________________________ 

FUTURE CVGP CLUB MEETING DATES 
After the last meeting of this year on Oct. 27th, the first meeting
in 2002 will be Feb. 16th.  Then following meetings will be the 3rd
Saturday of every month.  Meetings in 2002 will more than likely be
at the Red Barn in Orange, VA but watch your meeting notices carefully
on this. 
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CVGP VOLUNTEER REQUESTS 
1. As previously requested, the Claims Committee could use the talents
of someone that has surveying experience to assist in difficulties they
are experiencing reading old plats, identifying old boundary markers,
etc.  (Contact  John Hakala if you can offer assistance). 
2. If the CVGP is to have a Miners Day open to the general public next
year, members should start thinking now about forming a committee soon
to properly plan this event. 
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Earmarking MEMBER DONATIONS 
You've probably noticed that in just about every CVGP Financial Report,
there are donated amounts showing up.  Some winners of 25/25/50 raffles
at past meetings turned over their winnings back to the club.  Others
donate by participating in the various raffles or bringing covered dishes
to the meetings or donating their time and talents or simply donating
information regarding prospecting. This is the type of member participation
that will ultimately insure the success of our club !   
 If you do not need to specify what you want your cash donation to be
used for it will be deposited into the clubs general fund. However, if
you want to make a cash donation for a specific purpose, please see me
and make sure to let me know what you want your donation to be used for.
We will keep a record of your donation so that it is only used for the
purpose you designated. 
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Member Participation 
We are attempting to keep the CVGP meetings as informal and as relaxed
as possible since we don't want to get into arguing parliamentary
procedures instead of discussing what we all come for......prospecting!
So, if you have a suggestion, an idea, prospecting hint or tip, a
question or anything relating to the club and/or prospecting, please
do not hesitate to bring it up at a meeting.  Except for the opening
prayer,committee reports, club announcements, etc., consider the entire
meeting an open discussion period for you to participate to your hearts
content. 
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INTERESTING PROSPECTING WEB SITES 
(If you know of some real interesting and informative gold prospecting
Websites and would like to share the Web address with the rest of the
members, please let me know and we'll put it in the next newsletter.) 

- I recently came across a Web site called Prospecting Near DC. Has
information on prospecting places in Virginia and Maryland, access to
prospecting equipment plans, topo maps, prospecting dealers, Mineral
Resources Depts. and loads of links to other interesting sites many of
which relate to the Virginia and Maryland areas.  The site address is: http://www.infiltec.com/gold. (This is new member, Dave Saum's site in
which he has added a CVGP page as noted above and a link to the Robert
Teal’s CVGP Forum !). 
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MEETING HANDOUTS 
Several members often bring in copies of various prospecting articles,
prospecting tips, prospecting how to sheets,duplicate prospecting
magazines, etc. to share with the members.   If you have come across
something you would like to share with the members, please make some
copies and bring with you to a meeting.  If you do not have access to
a copy machine, if you give me the article, I'll be glad to run off
some copies to distribute to the others. 
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GMM Card, Spotsman Pledge Cards 
One of our members, Dennis McClevey, showed me his GMM (General Mineral
Mining) card which shows that he took a mining safety course.  Seems to
me that having such a card might just be one more sign of credibility
you can use when attempting to get property owners permission to
prospect. Dennis says the Virginia Div. of Mineral Resources should be
able to give you details on who will be giving the next course and where
and when.  Related to this, Dennis can show you a Operation Respect Pledge
card which is very similar to the Sportsman Pledge cards John Hakala has.
All of these things should help prevent a land owner from looking at you
as being a crazy but instead as someone who will treat his property with
respect ! 
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VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES - PUBLICATIONS & UPDATE 
In past newsletters, we've listed a number of gold prospecting related 
publications that are available from this very valuable resource.  
Instead of continuing with our listing, it would probably be better 
for you to obtain their latest Catalog of Publications and Maps which 
is 33 pages long !  It includes a listing of all of their 
publications, bulletins, reports, maps, books, etc.  Prices (which 
are VERY reasonable) are also listed.  You can even purchase rock 
and mineral sets.  You can also bring in your rock/mineral finds 
to have them identified. 
CONTACT INFORMATION: (Hours 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Monday-Friday) 
Virginia Div. of Mineral Resources, Box 3667, Charlottesville, VA 22903 
Information Phone #: 804-951-6354; 
Publication Ordering Phone #: 804-293-5121;FAX #: 804-951-6365; 
E-Mail: JMARR@geology.state.VA.US (John Marr, Information Officer) 
WEB Site: http://www.geolgy.state.va.us 
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PROSPECTING IN VIRGINIA 
Please keep in mind that with a few exceptions, most gold bearing 
areas in Virginia are located on Private Property ! We do not want 
to create a bad image of recreational prospectors in Virginia not 
to mention the fact of having to face a judge for Trespassing 
charges ! ALWAYS get permission from the property owner BEFORE 
starting your prospecting activities on private property ! Also, 
if you have a place that you have permission to prospect on, 
PLEASE show your appreciation to the property owner by not trashing 
his place. Remember, if you bring it in (bottles, soda cans, paper 
bags, etc.) take it out. Leave the property in the same if not 
better condition than when you first came there. Then, for sure, 
you'll be welcome to come back. 
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FUTURE OF CVGP 
The registration list of the CVGP continues to grow from meeting to
meeting.Currently at over 170  registrants ! Attendance at the last 
few monthly meetings runs anywhere from 30+ to 50+.   Important 
matters concerning the future of CVGP often come up at most every 
meeting. So for your benefit and the benefit of all members, please 
attend as many meetings as possible and feel free to join in any 
of the discussions with your thoughts, ideas and viewpoints. 
______________________________________________________________________ 

GUEST SPEAKERS AT A FUTURE MEETING 
We were fortunate to have geologist, Dave Wooley at the April 
meeting.   Maybe with a little arm twisting we can convince him to 
come back and again share some more of his valuable knowledge with 
us ?  Efforts are also continuing to line up other Guest Speakers at 
future meetings.  If you know someone that would be able to offer 
some valuable information regarding prospecting in Virginia, by 
all means please do not hesitate to invite them to attend one of 
our meetings. 
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LOOKING FOR A PROSPECTING BUDDY ? 
We now have 170 + prospectors registered on our club listing that 
live throughout the state of Virginia, West Virginia and even Ohio. 
Many prospectors find that this hobby/recreation is more enjoyable 
when they have some company with them.  So, if you would like to 
get in contact with someone near you, please contact either: 
Joe Coyle (540-672-9113; JHCOYLE@ns.gemlink.com), 
John Hakala (804-457-2407; Johniblu@juno.com) or 
Ron Pope (804-263-5981; RPASSOC@aol.com.). 
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CVGP CLAIMS COMMITTEE 
The CVGP CLAIMS COMMITTE was formed at the July, 2000 meeting. This
is the KEY for our club to develop more prospecting places for club
members to go to in Virginia !!!!! If you are aware of a property
that may have good potential as a club claim, PLEASE bring it to the
attention of either of the Claims Committee.  It is their job to
determine if there is legal public access to the property or if
private property, to determine the property owners for the purpose
of either obtaining permission and/or any special arrangements such
as leasing for club members.(By the way, leasing is one of the reasons
to build up the club kitty).  (NOTE: The Claims Committee currently
needs a Chairman and 3-6 committee members !!!!). 
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OTHER PROSPECTING INFO ON THE WEB & TV 
- Occasionally, you may find documentary shows regarding the history
of Gold Prospecting as well as Treasure Hunting on TV channels such
as The Learning Channel (TLC); The History Channel; The Discovery
Channel so it might be good to keep an eye out on these channels
when browsing through your TV guide. 
- The national GPAA has a WEB site www.goldprospectors.org which
every prospector should check periodically and in particular the
Forums. The GPAA site also has links to other prospecting sites
where you can find loads of info even including plans on how to
make your own prospecting equipment ! The GPAA also has several
prospecting shows such as Prospecting America; Gold Fever Show;
Buzzardite Classics on the Outdoor Channel on TV (check with your
cable TV provider or for dish owners, the Outdoor Channel is
located on Galaxy 10/24 and X4/402). 
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E-MAIL CLUB NOTICES/NEWSLETTERS 
At present, it is only practical to get these somewhat detailed
monthly notices/newsletters to members that have E-Mail (about
1/2 of the entire membership). Eventually, all those without E-Mail
will be getting snail mailed postal card notices thanks to the hard
work of Joe Coyle and the generosity of member Jack Rankin who has
a printing business.However, the snail mailed notices will be only
to alert members of the next meeting dates. If you have not been
receiving these E-Mailed notice/newsletters, it's either because
you don't have E-Mail or we do not have your E-Mail address ! 
If you know any members that are not getting any of these E-Mails,
please have them E-Mail me (RPASSOC@aol.com) their E-Mail address
and we'll be sure to add them to the E-Mail listing. 
_____________________________________________________________________ 
SUGGESTIONS 
Please remember, your suggestions, thoughts, ideas, information for
the club meetings, monthly newsletters, etc. are ALWAYS welcome. We
do not ever want to forget that the main goals of the CVGP are to not
only promote the hobby/recreation of Gold Prospecting but to also make
it more enjoyable and rewarding for those already involved. Even if
you think that whatever you have to contribute is unimportant, believe
me, if it has anything to do with prospecting, you can count on the
others being interested in what you have to say !!!! 
_____________________________________________________________________ 
CVGP IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION 
The CVGP currently does not charge membership dues or fees of any
kind. To cover the cost of any club expenses such as phone calls,
postage, outing related expenses, property leasing, etc. we raise
money by holding raffles,50/50 chances, selling or auctioning donated
prospecting items, receiving donations (of either time or money), etc.
Your support of any of these fund raising activities (or contribution
of your talents or resources) would not only be appreciated by all of
the members but ultimately will benefit all members in reaching our
common goals for this club. 
______________________________________________________________________ 
ALL ARE WELCOME ! 
Please feel free to bring along any prospecting buddies of yours,
family members especially your children or friends that want to find
out more about prospecting to the meetings.  CVGP meetings are open
to ALL those interested in prospecting ! 
______________________________________________________________________ 

HAPPY PROSPECTING and hope to see you all on Oct. 20th. 

Regards, 
Ron Pope 
Secretary/Treasurer - CVGP 
(804-263-5981) 
RPASSOC@aol.com