2008 AFCNA CONTINENTAL FLEECE SHOW
INFO FOR EXHIBITORS
Below is a
complete listing of registration policies and deadlines for the 2008 AFCNA
Continental Fleece Show:
·
Send all fleeces,
registration materials and payments to:
2008 AFCNA Continental Fleece Show
c/o Robin Gilmore Events,
LLC
2079 Farmington Avenue
Boyertown, PA 19512
· Include return postage, and your fleeces will be returned
promptly.
· The registration forms will be available
for downloading from the website as of Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
· Registration opens on Tuesday,
April 1, 2008. Registrations will be logged in based on postmark date.
· Registration deadline is Friday,
July 11, 2008. Your registration materials MUST be postmarked NO LATER
than July 11, 2008.
· To simplify the process for both breeders and our
registration team, we will accept mailed, faxed and emailed registrations.
Please include a fleece sample for each fleece entered with your registration
materials. A copy of the ARI Certificate for each alpaca,
and a Buyer's Permission to Show form, if applicable, and an Exhibitors'
Disclosure Form must be included.
·
Mail
all registration materials, fleeces and payments to:
2008 AFCNA Continental Fleece Show
c/o Robin Gilmore Events, LLC
2079 Farmington Avenue
Boyertown, PA 19512
tel: 610-473-0400
fax: 610-473-0401
info@AlpacaWebsite.com
· Credit Cards, Checks and
Money Orders will be accepted.
· In order to promote the AFCNA Continental
Fleece Show, we will accept late fleece entries until Friday, July 18,
2008
(last postmark date). Please check the registration and entry forms for all
important dates and entry fees.
· Health Requirements
No health checks or CVIs are required for fleeces.
Additional Event Information
In addition to ribbons in six places, you will also receive a
free DVD set of the judges' reasons for ribbon placement - this represents a
terrific new way to understand exactly what judges look for in award-winning
fleeces.
The organizers will offer free seminars throughout the
event.
Your attendance at all seminars is free, and all of the
seminars will be filmed and included on the DVD set...also an invaluable tool
to help you understand nutrition, husbandry and selection for top-quality
fleece production in your herd, whether large or small. Every entrant will be
given these free DVDs - whether you enter one fleece or one hundred! This is
a great opportunity, and one not offered by any other shows - ever! Your
fleece scorecard and any earned ribbons and banners will also accompany your
fleece home. By entering this show, you give the organizers rights to film
your fleece and scorecard in confidence and anonymity - and you get the
DVDs with the seminars absolutely free!
You may also choose to donate your fleece to the AFCNA
after it has shown. Your ribbons and scorecards will be returned to you, whether
you donate your fleece or not. Should you choose to donate your fleeces to
the AFCNA, no return postage is required, but if no return postage is
included with your fleece, AFCNA will be awarded your fleece, with their
thanks and compliments.
Entry
Requirements:
· You must supply a copy of the ARI
Certificate for each alpaca, and a Buyer's Permission to Show form, if
applicable, and an Exhibitors' Disclosure Form must be included.
· You must complete a Registration
Form; Entry Form; and for each entry, one Fleece Tag.
· The Entry Fee is $45 if
entry form is postmarked on or before July 11, 2008.
If you send a fleece sample, you may bring your fleece
to the show facility. You are welcome and encouraged to attend this event in
person!
· The Late Entry fee is
$60 if entry form is postmarked between July 12 and July 25, 2008. If you send a fleece
sample, you may bring your fleece to the show facility. You are welcome and
encouraged to attend this event in person!
· Fleece must have been shorn between July
18, 2007 and August 1, 2008. (This is 380 days.)
·
Breed
type: H = Huacaya, S = Suri
·
Gender:
M = Male, F = Female, NB = Non-Breeder
Age
division at time of shearing:
A: 6 through 12
months (juvenile)
B: First birthday
through 24 months (yearling)
C: Second birthday
through 36 months (two-year-old and older)
D: Third birthday through
60 months (adult)
E: Fifth birthday
and older (mature)
Length
of fiber:
Minimum
fleece length: 3" regardless of age or type of alpaca (Huacaya or Suri)
Huacaya:
no
maximum length for alpacas 12 months or younger.
Huacaya: 8" maximum
for first birthday and older
Suri:
no
maximum length for alpacas under second birthday
Suri: 9" maximum
for second birthday and older.
Fleece must be presented in a clear plastic bag with its
fleece tag, and no other labels or writing.
Color: match to ARI color chart and AOBA 2008
Show Division Handbook color definitions. (Color groups and abbreviations are
listed in Part 7, pages 7-1 through 7-7 of the 2008 AOBA show division
handbook.)
Entries limited to: maximum of three entries per
owner, per breed type, per gender, per age division, per color designation.
(For example, 3 Male Huacaya Juvenile White Fleeces.)
1st through 6th place ribbons will be awarded, as will a free
DVD set for each entrant.
Fleeces must be mailed to the show no later than July
18, 2008, or hand-carried to the show facility on
August 1, 2008. You are encouraged to bring your fleeces to Denver
when you attend the show, but mailed-in entries are also welcome!
Fleeces and samples may be mailed to:
2008 AFCNA Continental Fleece Show
c/o Robin Gilmore Events, LLC
2079 Farmington Avenue
Boyertown, PA 19512
tel: 610-473-0400
fax: 610-473-0401
info@AlpacaWebsite.com
Please remember to include postage or a shipping label
for the return of your fleeces.
Mailed fleece must arrive no later than July 28, 2008. Use an express
mail service if necessary to make sure the fleece arrives by July 28, 2008 if
mailed, or August 1, 2008 if hand-carried.
**If you
do not arrange to have your fleece(s) picked up at the show or mailed back to
you at your expense, your unclaimed fleece(s) will be donated in your name to
the AFCNA.
**Fleeces must be left on display until 3 pm on Sunday, August 3,
2008.
Please
refer to the 2008 AOBA show division handbook for complete rules.
Judges:
Wade Gease
Sharon Loner
Jill MacLeod
Superintendent:
Cindy Vars - 716-353-2963
AHAlpacas@Frontiernet.net
Free Seminars all weekend:
How to Manage the Future of the Fiber Industry - Al Beatty
How to set up Your Farm Store - Brian Chavez
Fleece Preparation for Processing - Heather Arenas
Marketing 101 – How to get Free PR for Your Farm - Robin
Gilmore
Any questions? Please contact:
Robin Gilmore - Event Manager at 610-656-0827.
info@AlpacaWebsite.com
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