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AFA AUCTION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 6:30PM
Dear Donor,
Hello, hello, we're BACK! Now what's better than Kansas City and all those ribs? The Auction at Friday night's banquet promises to be better than ever. We had a great year in Reno, let's do it again. We can't do it without you. Think of some wonderful thing you could give to support our great American Farrier's Association.
Special memorabilia from out in the shed or up in the attic
A destination: you might have a cabin; give it away for a week
A day with a great farrier, help someone improve their skill
A clinic or convention package
Handmade blacksmith items
Special items from our great supplier's inventory
A great auction takes planning and preparation. The hardest part is receiving items at the last minute, very difficult to include them when everything is all laid out. Help me, help you pull together your wonderful items, by planning ahead with me.
To make a donation, fill out the DONATION FORM which is linked below and return it to the AFA office by mail, fax or email. If you are sending your donation to the AFA office, it must be received by Thursday, February 19 in order to get on the truck to Overland Park.
American Farrier's Association
Attn: Rachel Heighton
4059 Iron Works Parkway, Suite 1
Lexington, KY 40511
O: 859-233-7411
F: 859-231-7861
rheighton@americanfarriers.org
To ship a donation directly to the event, please send to:
Jon Johnson, CJF
16638 Leavenworth Rd
Basehor, KS 66007
Deliver items at Convention. All items will be displayed in the AFA Registration Office, Courtyard Room 2 in the Convention Center. Please bring items there. Any questions? Call, text, or email Ada Gates Patton. I'll be staying at the Sheraton under Ada Gates Patton.
Auction: Friday, February 27, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Location: Cottonwood Ballroom 2 & 3 in the Sheraton
Thank you, thank you!
Auction Donation Form
Ada Gates Patton
Auction Director
626-327-3650 cell
adagates1@gmail.com
626-357-0048 fax
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
Learn About Staffing the AFA Booth at the Convention Workshop
Do you want to represent the AFA at the Hoofcare Summit, AAEP Convention, AFA Convention, WCB contests, and other events? We need people from all areas of the country who are geographically close to our potential events, so we can have a presence and increase awareness of our organization. We have worked it into our budget to be able to cover reasonable travel expenses for AFA members who staff the booth. In order to represent the AFA at these events, members need to attend a brief mandatory training session at this year's convention. Attending the training will qualify you to represent our organization in a positive way that conveys a consistent message to both horse owners and potential members. New this year - we are planning on having a booth at all the WCB events. We need farriers who live nearby to staff this smaller booth (not what you see at the big trade shows) and make sure materials are secured by the end of the event. If you are even a little bit interested in helping with our booth at events, come to this brief and concise training session.
We will go over some basic public relations issues, explain the AFA message, and discuss the impact our booth staff has on potential and current members as well as how they reflect on the AFA as a whole. We will have instructional material on setting up and tearing down the booth, so you know what to do and where to put everything.
We really need members to step up and be willing to help. If you are a tester, examiner, board member, or officer, your knowledge and understanding already put you ahead of the game. Check out the Convention schedule for our time - I promise it will be a short session!
Christine Abramo, CF
Chair, Marketing Committee
ARE YOU GOING TO THE CONVENTION?
FEBRUARY 24-25-26-27
FEATURING: FORGE AND ANVIL
HANDS ON ONE ON ONE DEMO'S AND TRAINING
WEDNESDAY - 8: AM to 3: PM and 6: 15 PM to 8:15 PM
THURSDAY - NOON to 3: PM
COME AND HAMMER IT OUT!
LEARN NEW TECHNIQUES
TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEMS
WORK ON MODIFICATIONS; PULL CLIPS
LEARN A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO AN OLD SKILL
WE'RE OFFERING IT ALL IN HALF HOUR SESSIONS
BRING NOTHING!
ANVILS, TOOLS AND SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED
20 FORGE PRO'S WILL BE THERE FOR YOU.
SEE YOU SOON!
Contact: Doug Hogue
Cell phone: 915-637-8322
Email: dougtheshoer@hotmail.com
Find him on Facebook
View this link to learn more: Hands-On Video
AFA 45th Anniversary
2016 will be the 45th Anniversary of the American Farrier's Association.
To remember the past 45 years, we are calling out to the membership to send the office old photos from past AFA events, AFT team members, certifications, conventions, you name it! We will post these photos throughout the year and ask the membership to guess who is in the photos and where they were taken.
Help us by sending submissions to info@americanfarriers.org. This should be a fun trip down memory lane.
Super Shuttle Information
As there is no shuttle available from the host hotel to get you to and from the airport, the AFA and FIA have partnered with Super Shuttle to provide discounted shuttle services for you. This service will allow you to travel from the airport to the hotel and back for a round trip rate of $50.00, or $49.00 one-way per person.
To make your reservation, please call 1-800-258-3826, or select the link here: Super Shuttle
Once you have reached the online booking site, please follow these steps:
1. Open the Link, enter number of passengers and if using mobile device then enter discount code DPQ5Y.
2. After hitting NEXT, screen comes up asking for Hotel. Enter FARR - which will bring up FARRIER HOTEL and then select BOOK NOW.
3. A screen will come up to where you will need to enter your arrival, departure dates, times and your flight information.
4. Once all this information is entered, the screen for payment will come up for you to finalize your reservation. The discount will be applied on this page.
Please select this link to download the flyer:
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