AMMHA August News

Hello! Here is the report for the month of August. I am a way behind in getting this posted, many apologies. Also, little news to report -- July was a pretty quiet month.

Membership:

We are now officially open for membership. If you would like to become a member and haven't paid your 2007/2008 dues, please consider doing so now. First off, since we are starting so late in the season we have decided to make the membership active for both 2007 AND 2008. In essence, when you pay the $5.00 membership dues you will be a member for both 2007 and 2008 ... can't beat that!

Please remit your $5.00 2007/2008 Membership to Thomas Bainbridge. You may do this via PayPal at: bainbridge@jackpine.com or thru snail mail at:

Thomas Bainbridge
7393 Chief Road
Kaleva, MI 49645

When making payment, please be sure to note that it is for AMMHA membership. Effective immediately you must be a member to be eligible to show in AMMHA Point Only Shows, gather points towards Year End Awards, gain points towards accumulative AMMHA Medallion awards, entry to Nationals, voting privileges and other forthcoming Club special functions.

We have added two new members to our membership --- they are Kim Carter and Katherine (Kay) Meyers. Welcome to both these ladies - we hope to see you as an active member. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to post or ask.

Treasurers Report:

We added 15.00 to the Club treasury during August. POS entry fee for August brought in $5.00 (5 entrants), I had the honor to judge this show. Our total account balance is $141.50 currently with no expenses to report.

Show News:

GRAND NATIONALS are next month! Are you getting excited yet? The following people are qualified to show at Grand Nationals 2007 by attending (or judging) three shows. Those qualified are: Diana Thiele, BJ Owens, Delana Metcalf, Marie Phillips, Ann Bilon, Beth Gustas and Thomas Bainbridge. Entrants, remember that this is a double point show and the awards are in and you will definitely not want to miss the show. Kate Cabot has agreed to be our judge and I will send each qualified entrant Kate's snail mail address privately so they know where to send their entries. Watch our club website for results and photos from the excited and competitive show.

Show results are now being posted on the official website. Just go to: http://www.starrfyre.com/ammha/results.htm to view. Thank you to Beth Gustas for her endless devotion of time and energy to keep the website updated and fresh. I should hopefully have updated point tabulations soon, these will be posted to our Yahoogroup when done. This will let all exhibitors know where they currently stand/rank in year end points for the point only shows.

Registration News:

Delana Metcalf, our Registrar is working on a computer system to record our horses. There will be some kind of linkage to our main website, where at least the names of all registered model Morgans will be listed so people do not duplicate names. Of course, feel free to add your prefix to any name to ensure there is now duplication of names, a very simple solution. If you have a prefix you would like to record with AMMHA, simply send your desired prefix and your name to the Registrar ( bratcat5@charter.net )

Laura Hornick Behning, founder of this great Club reports that she still has original registrations from past years, some dating back 20 years. She will locate this information and pass it onto Delana so it can be updated and incorportated into the AMMHA registry.

There seems to be renewed interest in registering your model Morgans, and we couldn't be happier. It is alot of fun, and educational, to research bloodlines and family traits to make sure your registered model Morgan represents his heritage well. Even if you have a couple OF Morgans sitting about, think about creating an identity for them and then registering them. Our Club and Registry is only what we make it!

Website Gallery:

Gallery is now open for submissions. If you have a favorite Morgan sculture (or two) feel free to submit them for the upcoming Gallery. You simply need to send the photo (resized please) to Thomas Bainbridge ( bainbridge@jackpine.com ) and he will forward the photo onto Beth for adding to the Gallery. As soon as the Gallery is all set and ready for it's unveiling there will be an announcement made. So please send a shot or two of your favorites.

Club Donations:

I have been asked if the Club will accept donations? Heavens yes! No matter what it is --- they can be used for Year End awards, National Awards, raffled, auctioned, etc. We are always in need of additional fundage. Also, if you have a skill that you can donate (such as newsletter editing, etc.) please let me know, we can use your help. So clean out that clutter and think about us --- your trash may very well be our treasure. I hope to have a list of donated items in the next couple months - both for sale and for future Club use.

I guess that wraps it up for now. Any questions, comments, ideas, concerns --- please feel free to email me at bainbridge@jackpine.com and I will be sure to pass them along. We are slowly but surely gathering steam and hopefully by 2008 we will have all our programs in full swing and an eager and active membership in place. Thank you and enjoy your Summer!

Thomas Bainbridge
bainbridge@jackpine.com
AMMHA President/Treasurer and 2007 Pointkeeper

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