CONGRATS TO THE NATIONWIDE TRAINING GIVEAWAY WINNERS WHO GET TO TRAIN WITH OUTSTANDING PEOPLE!

WE RAISED $6350! PROCEEDS WILL HELP SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND ACTS OF VIOLENCE THROUGH RACHEAL'S REST AND HELP CONTINUE EDUCATION FOR LADIES IN THE FIREARMS INDUSTRY THROUGH THE MINGLE.

CONGRATS TO TIM HERRON, THE INSTRUCTOR THAT HAD THE MOST TICKET SALES AND EARNED THE FIRST PLACE "BRAGGING RIGHTS!" AWARD!

AND THE WINNERS ARE...........

CONGRATS TO THE 19 WINNERS OF THE MINGLE'S 2022 FALL FUNDRAISER!!

WE RAISED $3285! PROCEEDS WILL HELP SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND ACTS OF VIOLENCE THROUGH RACHEAL'S REST AND HELP CONTINUE EDUCATION FOR LADIES IN THE FIREARMS INDUSTRY THROUGH THE MINGLE.

AND THE WINNERS ARE........
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ATTENTION "THE MINGLE" 2022 FUTURE GUESTS. CLICK HERE for the "meat and potatoes" of The Mingle event. That main page is all about who's invited and how, skill level required, invites for past industry guests, invites for new attendees,  and our featured charity. The details below are ONLY pertaining to The Mingle 2022.

The Mingle 2022 will be held at the Pickens County Sportsman's Club (click here for club info, ranges, towns to stay in, etc.) in the beautiful North GA Mountains. Just wanted you to know that even if our Dahlonega range is up and running by May 2022, we still feel like we have "outgrown" just using one range. We are looking forward 2 full days and running 2 live fire classes and 1 classroom presentation AT THE SAME TIME. We will "red robin" it and everyone will get to train in each 3 hour block! WHOOOOT!  Our sponsors are still covering half of your registration fees so it will ONLY BE $270 per person for the entire weekend!! We will provide lunch, snacks and water.  Oh, they are also covering all range fees and ammo to shoot during the HK live fire block ! 
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REGISTRATION FOR THE MINGLE 2022 WILL BE OPEN ON JANUARY 5TH, 2022. ​Please make note that the refund policy is simple. There are no refunds. Thank you.​​
  • Saturday, May 21st and Sunday, May 22nd, 2022​​​
  • 8:00am-6:00pm 
  • Location: In the beautiful North Georgia Mountains at the Pickens County Sportsman's Club (click here for club info, ranges, towns to stay in, etc.)
  • ​Hotels, restaurants, and other lodging: Jasper, Ellijay and Canton, GA​
  • CLICK HERE to get details on our three training blocks
  • ​After you register, go to Facebook and ask to join the The Mingle 2022 Facebook Group. Here you will find updates, guest conversations and other things pertaining to The Mingle 2022. 
  • CLICK HERE to view our outstanding sponsors! Please make sure to THANK THEM on social media or even email them! They WANT to hear from you!
​We are so very happy to announce that The Mingle 2022 has a NEW HOME. It will be held in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains at the Pickens County Sportsmans Club. HUGE HUGE thank you to Steve, Chris, and the PCSC Board for making this happen!

PCSC is located in Talking Rock, GA (Jasper address) and is an OUTSTANDING facility with kind, generous and helpful Board and members.

739 Old Jones Mountain Rd
Jasper, GA  30175

Check out their layout. We will be occupying 3 ranges and the clubhouse for The Mingle 2022. We will have 3 designated parking areas, covered areas on each range, bathrooms w indoor plumbing, excellent classroom, and so much more!

​Please make note that each block/range will already have a medical protocol, primary and secondary medical responders, and transport vehicles in place. Review TM22 Training Blocks for details.

The Mingle 2022 Projected Schedule

Saturday, May 21st, 2022:
  • Arrive 8:00am to get parked (designated areas) and then head to the 25 Yard Pistol Bay (E) to get registered, get your free raffle tickets, name tag and your weekend training schedule. I assume range E is clearly marked but if not, it is the the range right next to the Club House. You will see all the tables and canopies.
  • 8:45am-9:30am EVERYONE needs to be the 25 Yard Pistol Bay (E) BY 8:45am for opening statements, medical response plan, and safety protocols.  You MUST be registered by then and present for the morning meeting or you will not be able to participate in any live fire blocks. 
  • Report to your training block
  • 9:45am - 12:45pm 3 hour training block
  • 12:45pm-2:00pm EVERYONE  needs to go to the 25 Yard Pistol Bay (E)  to grab their lunch
Coach's Cut Hoagies: Ham w cheese and turkey w cheese, chips, dessert, and drinks. If you have food restrictions, please bring your own lunch. Thank you.
  • Report to your training block
  • 2:15pm - 5:15pm 3 hour training block
  • 5:30pm-6:00pm EVERYONE needs to be at the 25 Yard Pistol Bay (E) for The Mingle's Day 1 closing statements and announcements 
  • Day 1 can run as late as 6:30pm 

Sunday, May 22nd, 2022:
  • Arrive 8:00am to get parked (same designated areas) and then head to the 25 Yard Pistol Bay (E)
  • 8:45am-9:30am EVERYONE needs to be at the 25 Yard Pistol Bay (E)  BY 9am for The Mingle's Day 2 opening statements. We will review medical response plan and safety protocols. You MUST be present or you will not be able to participate in any live fire blocks. 
  • Report to your training block
  • 9:45am - 12:45pm 3 hour training block
  • THE MINGLING BEGINS!!! 1:00pm EVERYONE needs to be at the 25 Yard Pistol Bay (E). Training blocks are over and MINGLING begins! We will have lunch, networking, door prizes, HK firearm giveaway, Image Based Decisional Drills PROPS TABLE, SWAG bags and MORE! 
BIGUN'S BBQ: Pulled pork, chopped chicken, mac and cheese, green beans, coleslaw, drinks, and desserts.  If you have food restrictions, please bring your own lunch. Thank you.
  • YES, as always, Chris North and Bryan will be interviewing designated Mingle guests! 
  • 5:30pm - 6:00pm The Mingle's 2022 closing statements and announcements 
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"The Mingle" HASHTAG Photo Contest: TAKE PHOTOS on the way TO the event, DURING the event and on the way HOME from the event and upload them to social media using #TheMingle22 by Tuesday 8pm. We will pick our favorite #photo on Monday and contact the WINNER via email and social media.  We will mail your PRIZE to you that week!
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​APRIL IS THE MINGLE'S SCHOLARSHIP MONTH:
Each year we feel more and more blessed by The Mingle. The people that attend, coach, instruct, AI, RSO and volunteer are the best of the best. The companies that sponsor our event are very generous and ask for so little in return. We would like to THANK our awesome monetary sponsors via a scholarship. It is because of THEM that we can offer such a quality and unique weekend for ladies in the firearms/self defense industry. As a small token of our thanks, we dedicate this scholarship program to our monetary sponsors. 
  • We are going to step outside the box and offer a scholarship (free) spot to one lucky lady that is, or is not, in the firearms/self defense industry.
  •  A Mingle registered guest can nominate ONE family member, friend, peer, etc. 
  • April 1st- April 14th we ask that our Mingle's registered guests to go to The Mingle's private FB Group (make sure you post in the current Mingle year) and nominate a peer that you would like to attend AT NO CHARGE to them.
  • NOMINEE INFO TO PROVIDE: Please provide any info that you think would be important to know about this person and most important.....WHY you think they will benefit from attending The Mingle. 
  • Your nominee MUST meet The Mingle's Skill Level requirements:
  1. The Mingle will require you to have safe gun handling skills
  2. You need to be able to follow directions from our coaches
  3. You need to have experience working from a holster​
  4. We run a "hot" range and follow guidelines based from Jeff Cooper's 4 rules of gun safety aka lifestyle rules 
  • The person you nominate needs to know that you are entering their name and be prepared to attend TM if they win.
  • We will have a few Team Mingle ladies decide who the winner of TM scholarship will be. They will actually pick 3 people and will give the names to me based on top pick, second pick and third pick. We will do this in case the top pick can't make it. I will help organize but I will not have any vote on who receives this gift. After Team Mingle tells me who they choose, I will jump in again with admin duties.
  • On April 15th I will announce the winner in the private FB Group
  • Once the winner is confirmed, I will announce on all public social media outlets

Thank You!

The WINNER of the HK VP9 or VP9SK will also receive a free CUSTOM holster from Gabe New of KSG Armory.     WWW.KSGARMORY.COM
 
Just contact Gabe at [email protected] and let him know you are The Mingle’s 2022 HK WINNER and
 he will take it from there. You are in GREAT hands!
 
THANK YOU GABE & CONGRATS TO THE WINNER!!
The Mingle's SPECIAL sponsor is Heckler and Koch!
  • This is the 3rd year in a row that Bill Dermody has jumped at the chance to support The Mingle! Thank you Bill, Angela, Karie and the team at HK for your support!
  • Karie Borel of HK will be at The Mingle to train, spread HK joy throughout the land and hand one lucky winner a HK pistol donation letter! !​
  • HK is buying you lunch BOTH DAYS!
  • Do you want shoot a HK VP9 or VP9SK with Iron Sights all weekend for FREE? Want to shoot a HK VP9 with Holosun Red Dot/Pistol Optics all weekend for $35? CLICK HERE to reserve! 
  • HK is GIVING AWAY a VP9 or a VP9SK FREE! You are automatically entered into the GIVE AWAY with your paid ticket. You will receive 2 a raffle tickets on Saturday morning (one for a door prize and one for a chance to win the HK on Sunday). You MUST be present to WIN. The winner will receive a GIFT CERTIFICATE to redeem her choice of either a VP9 or a VP9SK (follow HK's directions to the "T"). Please ask Angela (will provide email) about OPTIC READY VP9s if you are interested in shooting a Red Dot.

Our featured target sponsor for the 3rd year in a row is none other than Target Barn! 

THANK YOU Chris North and Bryan Willy (assisting this year)! Chris is our photographer/videographer for the 4th year in a row. Chris competes in GADPA, he trains with professional instructors, he is a fan of practice and works very hard to be a marksman in competition and self defense. THANK YOU Chris for volunteering your time. 

THANK YOU Paul Lathrop of Polite Society Podcast , the 2nd Amendment Foundation, The Daily Bullet Podcast, and AMM-CON for being The Mingle's 2022 FEATURED MEDIA! That means pre-Mingle podcast, research and interviews while AT The Mingle, and post-Mingle podcast. 
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THANK YOU coaches and volunteers. We are ONLY here because of YOU! You are the best of the best and trusted friends. We really can't tell you how much we cherish you, your time and your expertise. GO TEAM MINGLE!!!!

2022 Team Mingle
  • Shelley Hill: Host/Indispensable Organizational Wizard 
  • Brian Hill: Host/Coach​
  • Elaine Cook: Head Admin/Lunch/Door Prizes/SWAG - REGISTRATION
  • Lee Weems: Coach
  • Nathan Goode: Presenter/Assistant Instructor/Range Safety Officer
  • Howie Marbury: Coach/HK Shoot​
  • Steve Havey: Assistant Instructor/Range Safety Officer - PARKING
  • Shannon Pable: Assistant Instructor/Range Safety Officer - REGISTRATION
  • Karen Whitlock: Assistant Instructor/Range Safety Officer - REGISTRATION
  • Mike Rossi: Assistant Instructor/Range Safety Officer - SHELLEY'S SHADOW
  • Chris Bean: Assistant Instructor/Range Safety Officer - PARKING
  • Neil Weidner:  Assistant Instructor/Range Safety Officer - PARKING
  • Tamara Kosoris: In Charge of Front Gate/First HELLO to our guests/Get Lunches/Lunch/Head Coach at the Image Based Decisional Drills PROPS TABLE (Sunday afternoon)
  • Chris North: Videographer, Interviewer and photographer
  • Bryan Willie: Videographer and photographer
  • Jen Hutchinson: Door Prizes/SWAG /Get Lunches/Lunch - REGISTRATION
  • Tamara Kosoris, Bobbi Duck, Karen Farthing, Courtney M. Beadnell, Harriett Williams, and Stacy Dawson are all Image Based Decisional Drills Certified Instructors and they have volunteered to take turns running our IBDD "PROPS TABLE" on Sunday afternoon. THANK YOU! 

Event Sponsors Needed

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​NONE NEEDED!!! EVENT MONETARY SPONSORS NEEDED for 2022 Sponsors come in all shapes and sizes....INSIDE and OUTSIDE of the "gun" community but they all have one thing in common....they are all leaders that want to help keep our neighborhoods safe. They are all people that support us and want to see successful businesses in their area. They want to be a part of something bigger than themselves and give back! The Complete Combatant is happy to host this but we need sponsors to make it happen so we offer many different sponsorship opportunity levels.  Sponsorship Opportunities HERE - DEADLINE IS MARCH 1ST, 2022

ALWAYS!! DOOR PRIZES AND SWAG NEEDED . We need door prizes to raffle off for FREE and the 80 items will be placed in SWAG bags! This is a fun way to help! DOOR PRIZES and SWAG can be anything that is cool, new, needed or fun! If you donate, you will receive a BRONZE sponsorship level. THANK YOU!! We would like nice gifts that can include range needs, gifts specific to ladies, training time, and MORE! Mail to The Complete Combatant at 2755 Porter Springs Rd, Dahlonega, GA 30533. Sponsorship Opportunities HERE - DEADLINE IS APRIL 1ST, 2022

Monetary SPONSORSHIPS can be sent via check (payable to The Mingle) or VENMO (thecompletecombatant). If check, please write The Mingle 2022 in the note/memo sections and mail to The Complete Combatant at 2755 Porter Springs Road, Dahlonega, GA 30533. Thank you for your consideration and we hope you choose to support your community through this AWESOME EVENT for the ladies! Sponsorship Opportunities HERE

The Mingle 2022 SWAG

The Mingle 2022 SWAG will be purchased through our TEESPRING STORE. 
  • Everything is available NOW! 
  • If you buy a shirt, and you are attending TM22, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE wear it on Saturday. This will be our GROUP PHOTO day.

Want to come? Fill out the "ADD ME TO YOUR INVITE LIST" (please add your "industry" involvement). Once received, I will approve the request and add you to my invite list. I usually start sending out official event invites on January 5th and will continue to do so until we are FULL!

    Add me to your INVITE LIST

The Mingle 2023 will be held in North Ga on May 20th & 21st from
9am-6pm so save the date!