Monthly Membership / Dinner Meeting
2026-04-15 18:15 - 21:30, 2026-05-20 18:15 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Chapterhouse
Dinner is usually served: 6:15pm – 6:30pm
Membership meeting starts: 7:30pm
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter of the IWLA Monthly Membership Meeting
Time: 3rd Wednesday of each Month @ 07:30pm Eastern
Dinner meeting logistics:

Dinner is $15.00 per head (Please bring change for a $20)
Dinner is generally served between 6:15 & 6:30pm
The membership meeting itself begins at 7:30pm, sometimes a little earlier
All prospective members and those members who sit on the chapter Board of Governors are expected to attend
Members & Guests may buy their dinner tickets in the boardroom
BYOB

Membership meetings’ Dinner Menus are posted monthly in the chapter newsletters (bcciwla.org/newsletters)

Spring Chapter Cleanup Day & Picnic
2026-04-18 08:30 - 15:00 | Chapterhouse
Come to the Chapter, earn some volunteer hours, enjoy a picnic lunch and join with our fellow chapter members as we clean and prepare the Chapter for the upcoming year.

8:30am: Members will assemble at the chapterhouse to sign-up for work crews
9am – 1pm: work crews will complete projects across the conservation farm, trails, and facilities
1pm-3pm: Volunteers will have a nice lunch prepared for them to enjoy while sharing cleanup-day war-stories

Sign up below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DACAA28A7F8C25-62715509-chapter

Spring Hunter Education Course
2026-04-25 07:00 - 2026-04-26 18:00 | Chapterhouse
Spring Hunters’ Education Course
B-CC IWLA Hunter Safety Education instructors will be using the entire chapterhouse all weekend to teach their annual spring class
Bathrooms will be open, and members are asked to enter the chapterhouse respectfully when accessing them
The greatroom of the chapterhouse, the boardroom, the cardroom, and both kitchens will be occupied by the class all weekend

Summer Biathlon Program
2026-04-25 07:30 - 09:30, 2026-05-09 07:30 - 09:30 | Chapterhouse
Practice is open to members 12 years and older, and sponsored guests. Fee: $2 per session for members and $5 for non-members. Text Steve Escholtz 240-472-6512 for info.

Montgomery Bird Club’s Spring Walk (7am-Noon)
2026-05-03 07:00 - 12:00 | Chapterhouse

Apollo Archery - veterans & active military invited
2026-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Archery Range / Gardens / Greenhouse, 20601 Izaak Walton Way, Poolesville, MD, 20837, United States
Military members and their families are invited to use our archery range 6PM until dark.

Mother's Day
2026-05-10 - 2026-05-11 | Archery Range / Gardens / Greenhouse, 20601 Izaak Walton Way, Poolesville, MD, 20837, United States

Chapterhouse Cleanup (Closed 9am-Noon)
2026-05-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Chapterhouse
Chapterhouse Cleanup:
B-CC Member, the chapterhouse will be closed in the morning for its monthly cleaning & dusting just in time for the following Wednesday’s dinner meeting. Great opportunity to earn volunteer hours.
remember to sign up at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DACAA28A7F8C25-51060445-monthly

2026 Spring Family Campout
2026-05-16 15:00 - 2026-05-17 10:00 | Chapterhouse
The Annual Spring Family Campout is scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd (weather permitting). This event is open for members and their guests. As usual, the events will start Saturday afternoon and continue into Sunday morning (dinner and breakfast provided). The Chapterhouse will remain open throughout the event. This is a great opportunity for first-time campers.

Saturday
Tent setup around the chapterhouse begins at 3pm
Fishing and Crafts 4pm-6pm
Evening cookout will be provided from 6pm-7pm
S’mores around the campfire @ the chapterhouse firepit

Sunday
Breakfast will be served Sunday morning to campers starting at 7:00am
Breakdown & cleanup will be completed by 9 am

This is a great time to spend time with your immediate family and to meet other B-CC IWLA members, families and guests. The event is free to members, but we ask for donations from guests to help offset our costs.

Please register before the 21st May so we can plan for food and provide updates due to weather.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DACAA28A7F8C25-63229055-2026
