During the August 5,2021 Club meeting, the membership voted to purchase a carport to install over one of the benches on the handgun line to provide shelter and relief from the sun or other weather conditions.

Boy Scout Mason Gilbert, son of Board member Richard Gilbert, requested the opportunity to plan, organize and construct the carport at our range as a service project working for his Eagle Scout Rank. On Wednesday, May 11,2021, 10 Club members reported for duty, with Mason directing the effort to complete the project. Work started at 0730 hrs, which entailed using surplus pier blocks at the range as buried anchors to attach the carport, and the construction of the structure. The job was completed at 1315 hrs, including the re-installation of the shooting bench. Mason is a member of Troop 169 in Kennewick.

The Club has benefited from this project and has supported Mason’s work toward his Eagle Badge. The Club owes a debt of gratitude for Mason’s planning and construction of the protective cover.