GAHA Youth

Dear Club President:
 
CONGRATULATIONS!  You have helped make Youth the fastest-growing AHA membership segment! AHA greatly appreciates your efforts to recruit and serve young Arabian horse enthusiasts. Here are some pertinent facts about our dynamic Youth members.
Youth is AHA’s fastest growing membership segment, totaling 5,200 members. Youth membership shows 13% growth to date versus last year.
Youth members are the most active component of the AHA base, with 83% holding competition cards.
AHA will soon be announcing a cash award for the club with the highest relative growth in youth membership for 2007. Watch for this exciting news!
 
 
YOUTH CLUB NEWS
 
Regional Youth Team Tournament
RYTT rewards participation at the local and regional level, making it the perfect program for club competition. This competition is minimally priced and each region receives team awards. Kids can enter an unlimited number of teams. Challenge your youth members to enter a team by May 1st!
 
*Below is a paragraph suitable for use in your member communications.*
R-Y-T-T is the B-O-M-B
Sign up for the Regional Youth Team Tournament competition by May 1st and compete for points all year long! Teams of up to six youth members can earn points at events within their respective regions. Great prizes are sent to year-end winners in each region! Join an unlimited number of teams! Cost: $10 per team. In addition to these awards, regional winners are posted on ArabianHorses.org and in Modern Arabian Horse magazine. Visit ArabianHorses.org/youth under "Contests" for more info. 
 
 
Grow Visibility and Give Back
Maximize your club's impact at Youth Nationals by sponsoring the Arabian Horse Youth Association (AHYA). Customized packages boost your club's exposure, and help you earn the loyalty of the fastest-growing segments of the AHA membership. Watch a special slide show by clicking here.
Innovative youth programs encompass a wide variety of interests, ensuring your sponsorship supports and accesses the people you want to reach. Whether it’s a headline concert, the AHYA youth leadership convention, or a stick horse contest; from $250 or $5,000, AHYA has the right sponsorship for your club.
The Arabian Horse Youth Association provides many opportunities for a custom sponsorship package to maximize your exposure, not only to the youth audience, but to the entire AHA membership.
Youth Nationals Qualifier t-shirts are an excellent choice this time of year, with sponsorship levels of $250, $500, or $1,000. Your club name or website can be printed on 1,000 t-shirts.
For more information contact Katie Reynolds, Youth Programs Coordinator, at 303.696.4503 or Katie.Reynolds@ArabianHorses.org.
 
AHYA Convention: AHYA Goes to Hollywood
The 2007 AHYA Convention takes a glamorous turn with the theme "AHYA Goes to Hollywood." The event takes place July 27th and 28th in Albuquerque. Keynote Speaker Liz Carlisle, an award-winning singer-songwriter and summa cum laude Harvard graduate, will challenge youth to answer the question "How High Can You Set the Bar?" The AHYA Convention will also feature free workshops on topics ranging from leadership and teambuilding to social and artistic.
 
Each club can send delegates to the AHYA Convention. Much like the adult Convention, delegates vote on issues and elect national officers. The number of delegates allowed is based on total number of youth as of June 1st.  Delegates benefit from attending and your club will have direct representation. Get your youth excited about it! Find out more by contacting AHA or your Regional Youth Director here http://www.arabianhorses.org/youth/whoswho.asp
 
 
Fundraiser Recipe
Fundraisers not only raise money, but also unify club members and raise public awareness of horse activities. This how-to "recipe" proves that satisfying a sweet tooth is a great way to raise money!
 
Bake Sale
This fundraiser is recommended because it requires little on-site space, last-minute prep, and just a few volunteers. Donate proceeds to a local charity!
Note: A Bake Sale is most successful if held at a local business or during a horse event.
 
Serves           50-200 people
Prep Time 1 month to 1 week
Volunteers Bakers- At least 3; Volunteers- At least 2
Ingredients
-Publicity: Place phone calls to solicit bakers, hang flyers, place signs on busy streets or around grounds, announcements during event
-Facilities: Horse event grounds, school, pet supply store, store front or well-traveled street (pedestrian traffic is best)
-Sponsors: Not needed if bakers will donate ingredients
-Bakers: Invite people to make their favorite recipe, making sure it will package nicely and keep well for at least several hours
Shopping List
-Food containers/wrapping material
-Stickers, markers, and pens to label and mark prices
-Sign materials
-Tables for baked goods, chairs for volunteers
-Cash box and change
Timeline
-1 month to 1 week ahead: contact bakers, volunteers, choose venue
-3 to 4 days ahead: remind bakers, make signs
-1 to 2 days ahead: pick up or collect baked goods, package in individual servings
-Day of: set up tables, lay out baked goods, sell!
-Day after: Make a monetary donation to your charity, donate leftover goods to a shelter 
 
Optional Ingredients
-Include dog and horse treats
-Sell recipe cards
-Sell beverages to wash down treats
-Pairs well with other fundraisers too
 
 
 
Thank you for reading this special youth news bulletin.  Please contact me directly to find out more about youth programs and AHYA sponsorship opportunities.
 
Sincerely,
 
Katie Reynolds
Youth Programs Coordinator
Arabian Horse Association
303.696.4503 Direct
Katie.Reynolds@ArabianHorses.org
303.696.4599 Fax