Avery Youth Field Staff Application Announcement!

[Rob Jepson]

Avery is very excited to introduce our new Youth Field Staff Program. We have talked for some time about how to begin such a project, and the internet has provided the perfect tool to allow young waterfowlers with a mature and professional attitude to work directly with other young people who are already hunters or who have an interest in the sport.

Successful applicants to the Avery Youth Field Staff will be asked to maintain a positive presence on the Avery Message Boards. We will create a dedicated forum where they can easily interact with others with a common interest. They should start new threads, answer direct questions and maintain the excitement level that young people deserve in this great sport.

This project will be a great deal of fun, but it is important to stress the fact that those chosen for the Youth Field Staff will be required to maintain a professional attitude just as required of every member of the Avery family.

The Avery Youth Field Staff is open to young boys and girls between the ages of 12 -17 years of age. Interested applicants can apply in two ways:

1) Follow the attached link below to the MS Word Formatted application and download it, complete it, and return it electronically to Becky Phelps at: beckyp@averyoutdoors.com . As the application requires your parent’s or guardian’s signature you may scan that portion of the application and email the image along with your completed application.
2) Follow the attached link below to the Adobe PDF Formatted application. Download it, print it, complete it and return by fax to: 901-454-2597 / Attn: Becky Phelps or by mail to: Avery Outdoors, Attn: Becky Phelps, 335 Cumberland Street, Memphis, TN 38112

[Ryan Vande Griend]

i def. will apply.
What will a youth field staffer do?
just have the name and act mature or what?

[Nicholas Lisec]

DD,

Please read the descriptions on the application. That should give you all the information that you need.

Nick

[Josh Brugmans]

How nessecary are the pictures and the parenst signature. I had my Dad look at it, and he thinks its a good idea, and hes ok with it.

[Rob Jepson]

Guys,

We wouldn't ask if we didn't think it important, and since it is important then it is necessary.

Thanks...

[chad belding]

You know you are involved with an awesome company when you see them doing this for the youth. What a great way to get younger people more involved in waterfowl hunting, photography, seminars, etc. I am very excited about the Avery and Greenhead Gear Youth Pro-Staff. Let's Roll.

Good Hunting!

Chad Belding
Avery Outdoors

[Craig Boyd]

Thanks for the opportunity. Will definetely print and send out the application soon.

Thanks,
Craig

[Ryan Vande Griend]

Hey...how does your parent give a Signature when its on computor? Just type name or what.

[Craig Boyd]

Hey...how does your parent give a Signature when its on computor? Just type name or what.

If you use the adobe link, then you can print it out. Then you send it to the address.

If you are using word, read #1 in the first post in this thread.

[headhunter]

Are the chances of getting in pretty good or do you guys just select a few kids?
Thanks

[Chris Holleger]

I filled out the application and sent it to the email provided along with some pictures. I let my dad read the application and he approved and then typed his name in the space provided. I think its great a youth staff is being developed.

Chris

[Andrew O'Neill]

Can we send in a mugshot with the application in the mail, then send our other two or three photos through e-mail?

Thanks,
Andrew

[Bob "Chappy" Chaplin]

Andrew,
I would send everything via email, it makes things a lot easier.

Thanks

[Rob Jepson]

To all prospective Youth Field Staff applicants:

Please feel free to use one of the two methods as directed in the original post to submit your information: email or conventional mail. If you wish to use a combination of both methods that is fine also but please make the appropriate notations with your submission to avoid any possible confusion on our end.

[NDboy]

Do you guys know what the odds of getting in are?

[mallard_King]

I applied thank you for this opportunity.

[Garret Dietz]

Is there a dead line to get teh applications in, becuase i filled mine out but it got deleted off my computer, but i will be filling it out agian asap. Just wonderin if I can still get it in??

[Rob Jepson]

No immediate deadline looming guys. We just got started so we'll give it a week or two to see what comes in with the mailbag.

Thanks for all the interest...

[Andrew O'Neill]

How many people are you guys going to accept into the YFS?

Thanks,
Andrew

[Rob Jepson]

Andrew,

We haven't established a limit for the number of members we will accept. That's not to say that we will (nor can) we accept everyone, but as this is new for us we will see where the applications take us and determine what will be a manageable size group.

Thanks...

[Andrew O'Neill]

Thanks for the quick reply, Rob

Andrew

[cody_lane2005@hotmail.com]

I signed my application for the youth pro staff, and I GOT SOME SWEET PICS, but I was just wondering if we win, what is some of the stuff we get to do?

[cody_lane2005@hotmail.com]

ANd I also want to thank you for this great oppertunity!!!!!!!!

[mallard_King]

I was wondering the same thing cody_lane2005.

[Rob Jepson]

...Successful applicants to the Avery Youth Field Staff will be asked to maintain a positive presence on the Avery Message Boards. We will create a dedicated forum where they can easily interact with others with a common interest. They should start new threads, answer direct questions and maintain the excitement level that young people deserve in this great sport.

[Ryan Vande Griend]

Hey will our names on this foru, have Avery YOuth Field Staff Under it? like u pro staffers?

[Rob Jepson]

Correct...

[Josh Brugmans]

Sweeeeeeeeet!

[NDboy]

I sure hope I make it.

[cody_lane2005@hotmail.com]

Will we get to go anywhere, and meet new people, Because on the application it said, DO you have any problem with traveling?

[Aaron Hitchins]

Is there a deadline for this, because I am overseas and it may be difficult to get recommendations.

Aaron

[Rob Jepson]

Currently there is no deadline...

Ontario is overseas from the United States?

[Aaron Hitchins]

No I'm in France on exchange...

Aaron

[Bsgoosepimp111]

im going to send mine out tomarra.....i sure hope i get in......avery rocks!!!

[NDboy]

Have you guys started picking anybody?

[Rob Jepson]

The YFS Application Review Committee is waiting until at least mid-April to allow for the applications that are in the mail to reach us.

Thank you all for your interest and patience...

[mallard_King]

Good because mine is in the mail..

[cody_lane2005@hotmail.com]

Mine is in the mail to, it will be about a week befor it gets there, but anyways, how will we know if we win, will you send a pm or what?

[Rob Jepson]

Accepted applicants will be notified by email which will be followed up with phone calls by the YFS Committee Chairmen. Additionally an announcement will be made here and on the new Avery Youth Forum introducing the new members of the Avery Youth Field Staff.

[Fowlquest]

This is GREAT. I've been waiting so long for this. Thanks Avery

[Chris Holleger]

Accepted applicants will be notified by email which will be followed up with phone calls by the YFS Committee Chairmen. Additionally an announcement will be made here and on the new Avery Youth Forum introducing the new members of the Avery Youth Field Staff.

Rob thanks for the info. I was wondering about this.

Chris

[headhunter]

Do you guys know how long it might take to find out if we are in?

[Fowlquest]

they said they would begin looking through the applications in mid april

[Bsgoosepimp111]

yeah mine is in the mail also...thank you avery

[headhunter]

Thanks for the help.

[NDboy]

Can't wait

[Mike Wilcox]

Any opportunities out there for an 18 year old to become a pro-staffer?

[Fowlquest]

you would have to apply for the Adult Pro-Staff

[Mike Wilcox]

where do you apply?

[GVGoose]

I think there has to be openings first....correct me if I'm wrong though

[Fowlquest]

Mike, try sending Becky Phelps a PM, she should be able to give you more information on that. here
http://forum.averyoutdoors.com/showthread.php?t=16766
go to that link and click on beckyp her profile should come up then send her a PM. Good Luck

[headhunter]

How many pro staffers does Avery add a year?

[Rob Jepson]

Michael,

We don't have annual membership drive numbers to attain but rather our ranks grow at a pace with which we can adequately address dealer and program needs. In short we add members when and where we need them as we can.

Thanks

[Drew Allen]

For the parent signature part is it okay if I have my parent sign it, then scan it and send it as an attached document? Thanks in advance

[cody_lane2005@hotmail.com]

Hey, Sombody said they were going to tell us who made the pro staff like, in the middle of April, and they still havn't, So when are they going to do it?

[Rob Jepson]

Cody and all other Avery YFS applicants,

We are running just a tad behind as some members of the YFS selection committee had personal and professional business commitments to tend to this month that prevented them from going over the applications. I apologize for the speed bump and am confident that we will be able to make our announcement of selected applicants by the second week of May. We are as excited as you all to get this team assembled and rolling and truly appreciate your patience over the last several weeks.

[Mike Miller]

Hang in there guy's and good luck to all of you who submitted an app...

[Josh Brugmans]

Correct me if I am wrong, but did I not see a post on here, posted by Chad Belding telling the name of someone that was accecpted, could it have been removed ?

[Paul Cupka]

We are very close to the announcement of the Avery Youth Field Staff. There are so many great applications to go through and we are putting the finishing touches on the intial selections as I type this. We are shooting to have that list out by the middle of this week. The response to this program has been more than we could of imagined, and we thank you for the interest each of you has displayed. Give us a few more days and we will have a formal announcement.

[Chris Holleger]

Thanks for the info Paul. it is well worth the wait.

Chris

[Joe Fladeland]

thanks a lot Paul. Can't wait to hear more.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Sounds good, thanks Paul.

[shootin snows]

any of you guys have an expected time that they will be posted this is just killing me waiting, hopefully i can sleep tonight

[Hunter Brown]

I'm having a problem loading the Application on my computer it just wont do it. What happens if you dont have a printer or scanner? I will have no parent signature. Please help! Hunter

[Rob Jepson]

MN Ducks...please contact Becky Phelps at 800-333-5119 and she will be glad to mail you a Youth Field Staff application.

[Cole Ray]

Why would we have to travel and is staying frequent on the forum all that there is to being on the prostaff

[Ryan Vande Griend]

Woodduck, in some occasions, we may need to travel to a place for a seminar or whatever reason, but what we have done so far is a crow hunting project which will come up on the MB's soon, and we just stay professional and answer as many peoples questions on here in the best way possible to try and promote Avery Gear.

Also some time later we will be getting our own MB where other young hunters can come and talk about hunting to keep this sport alive in this and future generations.

Thanks,