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Crackerjacks Fireworks Club
Contacts:
Daniel Clark, (410) 551-4874
Email: danny@firework.org
Norman Whetzel, (703) 787-8786
Email: nwhetzel@iamdigex.net
The Crackerjacks was established in 1976
as a fireworks club on the East Coast. Our members consist of
both professional and hobbyist enthusiasts. We have 3 major
shoots each year. We also get together for seminars, meetings,
and parties. New members must be approved by the board, but
everyone is welcome to apply.
MoPyro
Contacts:
Nick Speraneo, (314) 369-1142
Email: nick@mopyro.com
Lisa Speraneo, (314) 369-1142
Email: lisa@mopyro.com
MoPyro was founded to give fireworks
enthusiasts in Missouri and Illinois a local club. We promote
the safe, sane and legal use of fireworks.Ê The club is filled
with members from the interested novice all the way to owner
operators and past PGI Grand masters.
Michigan Pyrotechnics Art Guild
Contacts:
Aaron Enzer, (734) 428-0900
The Michigan Pyrotechnic Arts Guild is a
club largely comprised of shell builders and people that love
to shoot fireworks. We usually have 5 shoots per year allowing
members to bring and shoot fireworks.Ê The club serves the
Great Lakes Region.
New Hampshire
Pyrotechnics Association
Contacts:
Dave Pierson, (978) 897-9729
New England Club dedicated to the safe,
artful, and lawful training and use of pyrotechnics.
Pyrotechnic Artists of Texas
Texas Fireants
Contacts:
Ken and Peggy Barton, (972) 276-4561
Amber Dover, (972) 335-8222
PAT was formed in 1997 as an IRS certified
Not-for Profit Texas Membership Corporation.Ê We presently
offer training and state approved signoff programs in the use
of 1.3G fireworks as well as family involvement with 1.4G
material.Ê We hope to soon have a Texas manufacturers license
to be able to build within our club. We currently meet 3 times
a year Near Houston, Dallas-Ft Worth, and Temple, TX.
Rocky Mountain
Pyrotechnics Guild
Contacts:
Rob Peacock
Stumptown Shooters
Contacts:
Gene Zdrazil, (319) 629-5162
Scott-Allen Stutzman, (319) 631-0224
Email: sstutzman@w-se.com
A group of smoke smellers from Iowa that
will go just about anywhere to shoot fireworks.
Western New York Pyrotechnic Association
Contacts:
Bob Leo, (585) 826-4921
Jeff Staskiewicz, (585) 343-9118
WNYPA was formed in 1992 and incorporated
as a not-for-profit organization in 1995. The organization is
composed of shooters from various companies, distributors,
manufacturers, importers, display company owners, and people
who "just love fireworks"! Our main objectives are to
teach, to learn and to have fun, safely. Our meetings are held
the second Thursday of the Month, usually in Orchard Park, NY.
We strive to have 3-4 family style fireworks picnics each year.
For more information, feel free to contact us!
Western Pyrotechnic Association
Contacts:
Kief Adler
Don Oesterle
The Western Pyrotechnic Assoc. or WPA is a
non-profit group of fireworks professionals and hobbyists. We
are banded together to promote the enjoyment of fireworks of
all types and encourage it's safe and legal use. We have two
gatherings per year, the Western WinterBlast in Lake Havasu
City, AZ over President's Day Weekend and Do-It by the River
outside Laughlin, NV in October.
Wisconsin Pyrotechnic Arts Guild
Contacts:
Steve Hubing, (715) 238-7712
Jerry Worrick, (920) 743-5827
The WPAG holds at least four meetings or
shoots a year. All or our meetings and shoots are held at a
permanent shoot location in central Wisconsin about 20 miles
east of Wausau. Format is generally a business meeting in the
afternoon, followed by hands-on seminars in the early evening
and concluding
with several hours of open 1.4G and 1.3G
shooting after dark. The WPAG also offers shooter training
using the PGI's Display Fireworks Shooter Certification course.
Connecticut Pyrotechnics Association
Contacts:
Alfred Rose, (860) 442-1602
Sean Malley, (860) 669-5674
The CPA was formed in 1986 when several
members got together at the PGI Convention. We have
owner/operators, operators, hobbyists, and enthusiasts in our
organization. Meetings are usually held on the second Saturday
of each month except July and August when we are doing shows or
going to the PGI convention.
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