The Chester Rod & Gun Club exists to serve the community by providing
 a family friendly environment to promote the shooting and fishing sports.

MEMBERSHIP
Steps to become a member, including application form.
 

FREE  NRA  MEMBERSHIP Join the Chester Rod and Gun Club, Inc. and receive a complimentary (Free) one-year membership to the NRA (National Rifle Association) at no additional cost when you join and are accepted as a member of CRnG! (Offer is for new members only.   Requirements and additional information is available at the Club.)

STEP 1:  GET ACQUAINTED:

Survey our website.   We welcome questions.   Sit in on one of our
monthly Club Meetings.   Unless an "Executive Session" is called
(very, very rarely!), visitors are allowed to sit in on the monthly
membership meetings to get acquainted with us and the facilities.
 

STEP 2:  OBTAIN MEMBERSHIP FORM:

Membership and Renewals:

• ALL NEW MEMBERS:  There is an $100 one-time "initiation fee" for
  new members, but if you ever let your membership lapse, that fee could
  be required to re-join (pending the membership rules at the time).   We
  now send $35 of your "initiation fee" to the NRA to support their work
  on behalf of American gun owners.
  
  New Members also pay a 2009 membership fee of $115 (whether single
  or whole family), but that   2009 membership fee is only $75 for Seniors
  aged 65+, or fulltime students in high school or college.
   
• RENEWAL MEMBERS:  The "initiation fee" is not required.   There is
  a 2009 membership fee of $115  (whether single or whole family), but that
  2009 membership fee is only $75 for Seniors aged 65+, or fulltime students
  in high school or college.
   
• WORK HOURS DISCOUNT FOR RENEWAL MEMBERS ONLY:
  If you have documented "work hours" for last year (2008) by submitting the
  work hours form, then you have earned a $5 per hour discount, up to a
  maximum $20 discount.
   

ANNUAL  MEMBERSHIP  RENEWAL  ANNOUNCEMENT  E-MAIL
FROM  KEITH  SPAULDING  TO  CRNG  MEMBERSHIP  ON-LINE

Download this free Acrobat Reader 
program if you don't already have it to use with PDF files.

• Call or write to Keith Spaulding to request that we mail a printed form to you.

STEP 3:  ATTEND MEETING TO JOIN:

At the beginning of most all monthly meetings, we ask for new members to join.
Therefore, please see the Membership Secretary to turn in the application form,
with your fees/dues ABOUT A HALF-HOUR BEFORE THE
MEETING STARTS.   See our Club Meetings page for additional details.

The "membership service" or "work hours" usually consists of some
organized and supervised maintenance jobs on the grounds or helping
to set up, run, or clean-up after an event.   There are always plenty of
Membership Service Time opportunities.  
 

STEP 4:  FOR INDOOR RANGE ACCESS:

Membership is based on the calendar year.  Brand new members are
not allowed immediate access to the INDOOR RANGE, but they
may use the OUTDOOR ranges.   We require new members to
complete three months as a club member on the outdoor ranges first. 
Then, they will be allowed the "gold" membership card and they
are then eligible for INDOOR range access.

Members must pass a safety qualification test administered by
a CRNG range officer:

• For unsupervised INDOOR pistol / .22 rimfire range access
  (combination to the doorlock), you must pass the firearms test.
• For unsupervised INDOOR archery range access (combination
  to the doorlock), you must pass the archery test.

Some events present additional costs to the club, so fees are applied for some
but not all special events held throughout the year.   These fees are subject
to change at any time: