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OFF
TO A GREAT START!
Congratulations to every member of the Area VI Young Riders
for making 2008 a record-breaking year for membership! Your
participation and enthusiasm in the program has been instrumental
to our success. The administrative Young Rider team is very
proud of all of you! Keep up the good work!
Team Challenges
Congrats to our team challenge winners. Our first of 2008
was held at 3-Day Ranch where all of our team challenge members
received a fancy 1st and 2nd place neck sash. In addition,
the 1st place team members each received "Antares"
open-front leather boots that are valued at more then $300.00.
WOW!!!
Galway Downs at the end of March was our second team challenge
where 1st and 2nd place teams received their sashes and the
1st place team members received "Antares" leather
halters valued at $230.00.
The third team challenge was held at Twin rives this April.
Due to an unfortunate accident our "Antares" representative,
Kevin Kress, suffered a back injury that has put him out of
commission for the next three months. Our ribbons and prizes
have been delayed a few weeks, however they will be mailed
to you shortly. We are putting together a Thank You poster
to "Antares" and Kevin for their generosity and
would like all of our Team Challenge Winners to forward any
pictures you may have to me at tsmitheventing@aol.com.
NAJYRC
We have amazing candidates that are striving to compete at
Championships this summer. Our Area VI Team Candidates are
considered the most competitive in the country! Come get to
know your Candidates at Woodside this May. We will be displaying
portfolios at the Young Rider booth. Competing at the North
American Junior Young Rider Championships is an enormous accomplishment.
It is considered the "Junior Olympics". Let's support
our Area VI Team and help them get to Championships. You ask
"How"? You can give a cash donation, purchase something
from our Silent Auction this May at Woodside, contact people
you know that might be interested in giving a tax-deductible
donation, or product donation for our silent auction. Proceeds
from this silent auction will go directly to the Team Travel
Fund.
We have seven two-star candidates and seven one-star candidates.
With each portfolio, other YRs, parents, trainers, and spectators
will get to know them. Many of you who aspire to go to NAJYRC
someday can get to know the candidates and what you have to
do to get there. Also, at YR camp is another place to get
to know the candidates as they will all be there having training
sessions, which, if you go, you can observe. We are really
excited about the phenomenal success our candidates are having
at the competitions thus far in the 2008 season.
YOUNG RIDER REPRESENTATIVE
If you have not heard, Max McManamy is your new representative.
She is your Advocate! If you have any suggestions or ideas
as a young rider she can present your ideas to the Young Rider
Committee to help improve our program! Max can be reached
at 805-835-8222 or email @ kweenofhearts97@aol.com.
Max's first fantastic idea as your rider rep was the YR Hoe
Down at Twin Rivers in April. Read more about this fun and
profitable event under fundraising.
Camp
Area VI Young Rider Camp is renowned for the outstanding
training opportunities offered each year. 2008 promises to
be better than ever, with an impressive list of trainers (Derek
di Grazia, Bea di Grazia, John Camlin & Lynn Roberts-Johnson.)
In addition, Shannon Lilley will be coordinating fun, educational
activities and the visit to the waterpark each afternoon will
be a most welcome chance to cool off & relax.
Applications are being accepted now. Don't miss the May 31st
deadline. There is a huge discount for "members in good
standing." Do you qualify? Have you completed your 8
volunteer hours & sent those records to Ellen? If so,
the camp entry fee is $550.00. If not, it will be $800.00.
What are you waiting for? If you need help arranging volunteer
hours contact Ellen right away. asihome@silcom.com
or 805-646-9994.
FUNDRAISING
This has been a busy year with wide-spread participation
in our fundraising projects such as Pancake Breakfast and
Rent-A-Young Rider. Unlike the Woodside silent auction, the
rest of YRs fundraising projects benefit the whole YR membership.
The large discount offered for camp is a good example of such
benefit.
Pancake Breakfast
We have had great success with the pancake breakfasts! Your
participation has been fantastic. THANK YOU! And THANK YOU
to DAWN BENSON for organizing and running this event! We still
have the following breakfasts left for the year. They are:
Woodside May 23-25
Woodside August 8-10
Twin Rivers September 26-28
Galway Downs October 30 Nov 2
Many of you have made a real effort to help out at these
breakfasts, sometimes pitching in as you have a few moments
here & there during these busy mornings. Be sure to notify
Ellen of your hours donated.
YR HOE DOWN
The "YR Hoe Down" was the ingenious idea of your
YR Rep Max and was a Barbecue on Friday night at Twin Rivers.
THANK YOU MAX AND CHRISTIE (Max's mom) for bringing everyone
together and raising money. It was a huge success and the
participation from our YR's and their parents was appreciated.
Thank you to all of you who helped and come to show your support.
SILENT AUCTION AT WOODSIDE
We are going to have a YR Silent Auction at Woodside in May.
This is pretty short notice so we need all the help we can
get. Proceeds from this auction will go straight to a travel
fund for the 2008 NAJYRC teams. Let's all pitch in and help
get these YRs to Colorado.
Margie Molloy is heading up the silent auction and she is
asking all the trainers in Area VI to put together baskets
to auction for this travel fund. Please tell your trainers
about this great opportunity to help the Area VI teams reach
Colorado! Margie can be contacted at mmolly@3dayranch.com
or 714-342-0040. All ideas and help are needed and appreciated.
Hula Hoop & Limbo
That's right, here's your big chance to show your hidden
talents. YRs is hosting a Hula Hoop & Limbo contest during
the Sat. competitor's party at the Woodside event in May.
So dust off those hoops, get those hips swinging and come
join the fun. Dayna Lynd-Pugh is coordinating this if you
have any questions.
The 2008 season has been amazing and it has been great getting
to know all of you. I'm very excited to be a part of our Area
VI Young Rider program and look forward to a record breaking
2008 season.
Thanks, Tamra Smith
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