AHANY Youth Info

The AHANY Youth program has opportunities for ALL levels of young riders!!!

Activities Offered:

Youth Sponsorship Program (read below for program details)- NEW FOR 2010!!!!!
AHANY Scholarship

Highscore Awards

Clinics

Youth Judging Competitions (scholorship opportunites)

Team Tournaments, (open and rated levels)

Youth Divisions at both Open and A-rated Shows

Youth Director
Heather Bridge
hb1arabians@mac.com

Officers:

President

Vice President

Secretary

Tresurer

ATTENTION ALL AHANY Youth and AHANY YOUTH Wannabes

WE WANT YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For 2010, I am ramping up our AHANY youth group. The youth calendar fundraiser has been a HUGE success, with only a handful of calendar still needing a home. Now for the fun part… putting the profits back into our youth and Arabian horse community!!!

Come be a part of the fun! 2010 is still taking shape and I need input from current and new youth members. Our February meeting will count as the first youth meeting for 2010 and we will be discussing ideas for clinics, fundraisers and fun!!! In addition to reminding our college age ‘Youth’ to submit applications for the long-standing AHANY SCHOLARSHIP Program, available to one AHANY member each year who has completed at least one semester of college and who is enrolled for the next, I would also like to introduce our new YOUTH SPONSORSHIP Program for 2010. This award will be presented to ONE deserving youth member at the 2011 AHANY Highscore Banquet. It is my hope that this will become a long-standing program to help encourage, enable and promote participation with the Arabian horse.

The 2010, $750.00 YOUTH SPONSORSHIP AWARD will be based on:

Club event participation & Fundraising

An essay, submitted prior to October 1st, 2010

Individual need and intended use

*Candidate selection will be made by the AHANY Board of Directors and will be entirely at their discretion. The program award status and amount will be determined on a yearly basis as Youth funds and participation allow. The success of the program in 2010, will help to determine its future success and viability!!!

High Score Awards:

-The Top 5 youth participants will receive special recognition at the year-end High Score Banquet held in January, 2011. For more on points and criteria for the Youth Sponsorship Award Program, please see the attached sheets. We welcome our youth new and old and hope to see some renewed interest and enthusiasm for the year to come. I am pleased to be coordinating our youth and can be reached by phone or e-mail.

Thanks & Welcome!

Heather Bridge

AHANY Youth Coordinator

716 816-6316 or e-mail: hb1arabians@mac.com

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Points for Club Participation and Fundraising:

Fundraising: 1pt will be awarded for every dollar earned through individual fundraising.

Club Meetings: 5 pts will be awarded for every monthly meeting attended. *MAKE SURE TO

PERIOD.

Special Youth Group Meetings: 10 pts- These will be held as needed with at least 2 weeks prior notice or won’t count towards points.

Club Events:

-AHANY Spring Clinic- 10 pts for auditing at least one full session

15 pts for riding at the clinic

5 pts for each hour volunteering (bake sale, tickets, seating, etc)

*Maximum of 40 pts for this event

*AHANY youth coordinators are the ONLY verifiable members to sign off on volunteering and audit attendance.

-AHANY Free Youth Clinics- 20 pts for full clinic attendance

*Dates and locations to be announced…

-AHANY FUN SHOWS- 10 pts for showing

5 pts for each hour volunteering (gates, ribbons, entries, bake sale, etc.)

*Maximum of 40 pts for each show

*AHANY youth coordinators and show coordinators are the verifiable members to sign off on these events

-EASTERN CLASSIC 10 points for showing

HORSE SHOW- 5 pts for each hour volunteering (gates, ribbons, hospitality, exhibitor party, errands for show staff, etc.)

*Maximum 40 pts/day

*AHANY youth coordinators or Marlene Kreigbaum are verifiable members for sign off on this event

Essay Due Prior to October 1st, 2010:

-All youth members in consideration for this award MUST submit an essay on what their experience with the Arabian horse has been and exactly how any award money would be used to help enhance their participation with the Arabian horse. All award money MUST go back into the Arabian horse and community in one way or another. Some acceptable use of funds might include the lease or purchase of an Arabian or Half-Arabian, tack, equipment or show clothes, riding lessons, horse training, show fees, etc. ***AHANY reserves the right to make checks payable directly to the provider of the Sponsorship winner’s intended use or require receipts as proof of use. Award winners have 1 year to use the program money or forfeit it back to the AHANY youth funds.***

Heather Bridge
Youth Director
hb1arabians@mac.com
716 816-6316