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The Red W Club Member Profile

(See http://www.winchester.com/ for details of the Red W club)

Joe Zodorozny, 8 March 2004
GPSL member
 

Joe Z. died suddenly on a business trip, June 2005.

For club remembrances of Joe, see the GPSL Forum.

Joe remains as an honored member of the club as the 2005 annual "GPSL Most Dedicated Shooter" award has been renamed the "Joe Z Award" for outstanding service and dedication to the club. The inaugural winner of the Joe Z award was Carl Mongrue, who was also elected incoming President of the club for 2006.

Year Honoree
2007 Angie Romero
2006 Bob Sinclair
2005 Carl Mongrue

Club members also honor Joe's memory with the 'Z' patch

 
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  We are proud of the commitment that members of The Red W Club®      
 demonstrate. As a result, we continue to profile the accomplishments
 and experiences of select members in issues of The Red W Club       
 newsletter. This issue, we introduce you to Joe Z., a native of     
 Lawrenceville, GA, and an avid competitive shooter.                 
                                                                     
  Name: Joe Z.                                                       
  Home: Lawrenceville, GA (20 miles N.E. of Atlanta)                 
  Children: Daughter (17)                                            
  Occupation: Automotive industry                                    
                                                                     
  First Shooting Experience: I began shooting when I was six years   
  old. My father and uncles were avid outdoorsmen, and they taught me
  from an early age. I've been hunting/shooting now for over 40 years.
                                                                     
  First Contact With Winchester Brand: I remember Winchester very    
  early on. My father and uncles hunted with Winchester and introduced
  me to it on my very first hunting experience, when I was six.      
  Winchester has been a part of our family for a very long time.     
                                                                     
  What Winchester Means To Me: Quite simply, Winchester means quality.
  It is what my father used, and that had a great deal of influence on
  me. I figure that if he showed confidence in the brand, using it   
  time-after-time, that was good enough for me. Over the years, I've 
  done a little experimentation with other brands, but I always come 
  back to Winchester. There are very few brands that I trust.        
                                                                     
  How I became involved in The Red W Club: I came across The Red W   
  Club from research on the Internet. In my mind, shooting sports need
  all the support they can get. I feel, that if we all take a bit more
  time to get involved, it can only benefit our situation.           
                                                                     
  Expectations of The Advisory Council: I see The Red W Club as an   
  opportunity for Winchester to gain valuable input from the shooting
  public and an opportunity for shooters to raise awareness of       
  additional products that we want to see. I'm involved with the     
  International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) and providing
  feedback to Winchester through The Red W Club may lead to future   
  product developments that will cater to our sport.                 
                                                                     
  Type of Shooting You Are Most Involved With: Unfortunately, I don't
  get to hunt as much as I used to. Today, I'm more involved with the
  'sport' side of shooting with IPSC. And to me, it is definitely a  
  sport. Some people see it as a game, but it goes well beyond that. 
                                                                     
  Biggest Obstacle Winchester Faces: The amount of regulations the   
  shooting industry faces is definitely an obstacle. We must place a 
  concentrated effort on making the public aware of safety standards.
  Most people don't realize how safe our sport really is. And we must
  continue to promote our sport, emphasizing the fun and educating the
  public on what a good time it can be. I don't know anyone who has  
  come to one of our IPSC matches, who didn't come away with a thrill.
  And you don't have to be a hunter to enjoy it.                     
                                                                     
  How You Became Involved With IPSC: As I stated, I began hunting at a
  very early age. But not long after that, my family moved to New    
  Jersey. Here, there wasn't as much opportunity to hunt, so I began 
  to drift away from it. In order to stay active though, I began     
  target shooting. Four years ago, I moved to Georgia, a very strong 
  environment for shooting sports. There are more ranges and we have 
  IPSC matches every weekend. Over 70 people make up our local club  
  and at least 30 participate in each match. Our club is a very      
  welcoming environment and a great group of friends. Other people   
  might go bowling every week. I go shooting.                        
                                                                     
  How You Promote Your Sport: We get at least one or two new shooters
  each week. We're very active in producing flyers and we often get  
  some helpful press coverage. We usually end up having several      
  spectators and our club is very good at doing all the promotion we 
  can at the matches. Each first-time shooter shoots for free. And   
  more often than not, they come back.                               
                                                                     
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