The concept of this ladies-only charity skeet weekend came from the 4 ladies in Florida who years ago had created the Florida Ladies Skeet Association: Winnie Tucker, Carolyn Lause, Barbara Bozard and Mary Beverly. They began their Ladies Charity shoot back in the early '90's, holding it in March each year, rotating it between several clubs in Florida [St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Palatka]. Each year, they selected a local women's charity group in the host town to be the beneficiary of the shoot proceeds. They worked long and hard on their shoot format,  securing donations and sponsors for a weekend raffle that was to become the heart of their fund-raising efforts. Another important concept that they incorporated from the beginning was to open the weekend fun and experience to all ladies who were interested in shotgun shooting, even if they weren't experienced registered competitors. Mary Beverly spent a day with beginner shooters presenting her SHOTGUN FUN program, and guest instructor Buck Buchannan donated his time hosting a Novice program that soon fondly became known as " Buck's Girls" !! 

Their first year,  they only had about 6 ladies, but they weren't easily discouraged !!

They kept at it - passing the word, sending out more programs, inviting ladies from all over to attend, and encouraging attendees to return and bring a friend the next year. Many of the ladies who attended brought the men in their lives who pitched in during the weekend as referees, trap loaders, bartenders, cooks, and general " go-fers" to show their support for what the ladies were doing. Eventually, they even added to the program a special men's .410 event ( all proceeds to charity, of course) as a side event to keep the guys happy during the weekend.  

By the time they hosted their 10th shoot in March, 2002 at the St. Augustine Gun Club, they had 60 ladies participate in the weekend of ladies shooting!!   At that point, tiring of the extensive effort which lasts year-round, they made the decision to stop the shoot and rest on their laurels, very satisfied with their results that had promoted ladies skeet, as well as spearheading the donation of many thousands of dollars to Florida ladies' charities over the 10 year period.