2012 Awards

It is time to tally your points. There are several different awards programs and not all are related to showing. So let’s talk a little about the award programs.

SHOW AWARDS PROGRAM:

There is a $10 fee per donkey. Fee must be paid prior to a show for that show’s points to count for the 2012 show season. At the end of the show season, you may only count four (4) Tennessee shows for points. Exhibitor will choose which four (4) shows he/she wishes to count. This year due to the lack of halter and or color classes at some shows starting with the 2012 show season exhibitors will be allowed to choose four (4) shows for halter, four (4) shows for color and 4 shows for performance. They do not need to be the same 4 shows. There is a champion and reserve in all categories. There are 8 awards in halter, In-hand and In-Harness which are broken down by sex and one for Standard/Mammoth in each category. Also new this year is an award for Adult Performance Duo this award is for the donkey which was shown by the same handler for 4 shows this will be 2 awards a Champion and Reserve and will not count towards Grand Champion.  There are two color awards, one for solid and one for spots, a best matched pair (must be the same two donkeys) and a Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. In addition to these awards there are two youth awards (the donkey being shown by youth must be signed up). This program runs from Jan 1, 2012 thru Oct 31, 2012. Each member is responsible for turning in their own points! The cutoff date for turning in your points is Nov 12, 2012. The rules and tally sheets for these awards can be found at http://www.tennessee-donkeys.com/HighPointAwardRules.html

MIKE PALLOTA MEMORIAL AMBASSADOR OF THE BREED AWARD:

This is an annual award for any event, in any state, that promotes the breed (outside of the show ring). This award is open to all members and there is no sign up fee. Parades, exhibitions, social events, plays, pet days, etc count. Only one event per day will count unless the second event is totally different than the first. Exp: Parade counts 1 point but later that day you do a driving or jumping exhibition that would count separately, but a breed parade two or three times the same day is only 1 point. Group visits, such as schools or other groups to educate or promote the breed also count. This award will run from Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012. Deadline for turning in these points is Jan 7, 2013.

KERRI LITTLE MEMORIAL ROOKIE AWARD:

This award is open to a “novice” person or farm. The winner would be the farm or person that has just started participating in our clinics, exhibitions, parades, shows, or any event that promotes our club/breed and each event is worth 1 point. A person/farm is considered a rookie for two years, unless they win the Rookie Award their first year, which will then make them ineligible for this award the next year. There is no sign up fee for this award. The award will run from Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012. Deadline for turning in these points is Jan 7, 2013.

The TDA awards committee is responsible for the above awards. If you have any questions or need copies of any of the point tally sheets, please contact one of us. Dayle Haworth minidonks@united.net 931-364-3715, Theresa Puckett ccrdonkeys@comcast.net 615-230-7260 or Kay Allen kayy@united.net .

MARTHA WILHOIT MEMORIAL DRIVING AWARD :

This award was named after Martha because she loved to drive, so this award is for the members who have her passion for driving. There is a $5 sign up fee per donkey which must be paid prior to counting any driving time. This award is tailored with an emphasis on driving. A member that signs up for this award, is expected to keep a driving log of the time spent at the reins, which includes ground driving. The only driving time that a member can’t claim is time in the show ring. This award runs from Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012. Deadline for turning in your driving log is Jan 7, 2013. If you have any questions about this award please contact Lydia Spears, Ph #931-796-4920 or email: miniacre@bellsouth.net .

CARSON CARROLL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD:

This is a $250 scholarship based on merit awarded to our youth members as they prepare for college or technical school. This award must be asked for and be accompanied by the member’s high school transcript through the third semester prior to graduation. Any member that wants to contribute to this award fund is welcome to do so. If you have any questions or have a youth member that wants to apply for this award, please contact Lydia Spears, Ph # 931-796-4920 or email miniacre@bellsouth.net .

The Path to the Awards Banquet

by Theresa Puckett

Wow, we actually made it! This year’s award ceremony read something like an “action thriller”. It began in early November… I started trying to contact the lady that we had been using the last several years for our plaques, only to find out that she no longer worked there and the new owner had no idea how to do them. So, I am now standing there with my pants down trying to figure out what we were going to do. Franticly, we started looking for an alternative for the plaques, but was finding it difficult to stay within our budget. Then we found a lady that could do sublimation (a type of printing for the plaques) but had never done one with photos before… but said she would like to give it a try.  So we sent her a design, she printed it, and it looked great.   To help keep the price of the plaques in budget, the awards committee designed the plaques.

Things were looking up.  The points were tallied, photos were sent in, the date was set and a place was booked. All seemed to being going well then BAM! We found out that the place had double booked and we got bumped. So we were then faced with the question of a different date or place. After talking to several members to see what would work best it was decided to try to find a different place and keep the date. We started calling around trying to find another place and most were booked already. Finally after talking to about a dozen places we located a meeting room and booked it. You would think at this point all was good but, NO.  I got a phone call Friday night about 6 PM, the awards are the next day, and the storm the night before had damaged the roof and the room we had booked had gotten flooded. They wanted to know if we wanted to go ahead or cancel.  After banging my head against the wall for a few minutes I called them back.  They had been working on the room all day and assured me that they felt that it would be fine in time for our meeting but it was our call. So we went with it and everything turned out great.

Front Row (L to R) Zach Puckett, Kay Allen, Shyanne Lopp, Laura George, Lydia Spears, Theresa Puckett
Back Row (L to R) Kandi Wilhoit, Katrina Fleener, Dennis Vonderfecht, Dena Wilson & Travis Henderson

Congratulations winners! 

Show Awards:

Grand Champion: Crooked Creek’s Bosco

Res. Grand Champion: Crooked Creek’s Beaujolais

Champion Youth:  Katie Randall

Res. Champion Youth: Shyanne Lopp

Champion Halter Jack: Country Music's Rusty Weir

Res. Champion Halter Jack: KKR Stroke of Midnight and Farmstead's William Blount

Champion Halter Jennet: Hill Co Mini's Lexus

Res. Champion Halter jennet: Farmstead's Chessie

Champion Halter Gelding: Wit's End Tumbleweed

Res. Champion Halter Gelding: Farmstead's James Otis Watson

Champion Halter Mammoth: J. B. Royal Alexandria

Champion In-Hand Performance Jack: Crooked Creek’s Bosco

Champion In-Hand Performance Jennet: Crooked Creek’s Beaujolais

Res. Champion In-Hand Performance Jennet: Legendary's Heart's Wide Open

Champion In-Hand Performance Gelding: God's Little Acre Farm Dan

Res. Champion In-Hand Performance Gelding: HHAA Valiant Diego

Champion Harness Jack: Crooked Creek’s Bosco

Champion Harness jennet: Crooked Creek's Beaujolais  

Champion Harness Gelding: HHAA Valiant Diego

Res. Champion Harness Gelding: CCC Love Bug

Champion Spotted Color: KKR Merlin

Res. Champion Spotted Color: Ma & Pa's Antonia

Champion Solid Color: God's Little Acre Farm Stormy

Res. Champion Solid Color: Country Music's Rusty Weir

Champion Best Matched Pair: Crooked Creek Bosco & Beaujolais

Res. Champion Best Matched Pair: HHAA Valiant Diego/Circle C Radar

Non-show Awards:

Kerri Little Memorial Rookie of the year: Dena Wilson

Mike Pallota Memorial Ambassador of the breed: Champion: Heavenly Snickers

                                                                                          Res. Champion: J&E Ezra

Martha Wilhoit Memorial Driving Award: Champion: Heavenly Snickers

                                                                            Res. Champion: Assphalt Acres Good Tipper

2010 Season Awards Banquet

The awards banquet for 2010 is on Feb 26th 4 to 6PM. Everyone is welcome! The location is the Ramada Inn at 704 South Cumberland Street Lebanon, TN 37087 (615) 444-7400. 

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Specialty Awards Log due now

This is a reminder that the deadline for turning in your points for the special awards (non showing awards) is January 15^th.  So to help you with these I am republishing my article about the awards and how they work. There are several different awards program, so let’s talk a little about the awards programs.

MIKE PALLOTA MEMORIAL AMBASSADOR OF THE BREED AWARD:

Annual award for any event, in any state, that promotes the breed (outside of the show ring). This award is open to all members and there is no sign up fee. Parades, exhibitions, social events, plays, pet days, etc count. Only one event per day will count unless the second event is totally different than the first. Exp: Parade counts 1 point but later that day you do a driving or jumping exhibition that would count separately, but a breed parade two or three times the same day is only 1 point. Group visits, such as schools or other groups to educate or promote the breed also count. Due to a change in our by-laws, this year only, the award will run from Oct 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2010. Deadline for turning in these points is Jan 15, 2011.

KERRI LITTLE MEMORIAL ROOKIE AWARD:

This award is open to a “novice” person or farm. The winner would be the farm or person that has just started participating in our clinics, exhibitions, parades, shows, or any event that promotes our club/breed and each event is worth 1 point. A person/farm is considered a rookie for two years, unless they win the Rookie Award their first year, which will then make them ineligible for this award the next year. There is no sign up fee for this award.  Due to a change in our by-laws, this year only, the award will run from Oct 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2010. Deadline for turning in these points is Jan 15, 2011.  

The TDA awards committee is responsible for the above awards. If you have any questions or need copies of any of the point tally sheets, please contact one of us. Dayle Haworth minidonks@united.net  931-364-3715, Theresa Puckett ccrdonkeys@comcast.net  615-230-7260 or Kay Allen kayy@united.net .

Next year all the awards will be from January 1 to December 31.

MARTHA WILHOIT MEMORIAL DRIVING AWARD :

This award was named after Martha because she loved to drive, so this award is for the members who have her passion for driving. There is a $5 sign up fee per donkey which must be paid prior to any driving time to be counted.  This award is tailored with an emphasis on driving. A member that signs up for this award is expected to keep a driving log of the time spent at the reins, which includes ground driving. The only driving time that a member can’t claim is time in the show ring.  Due to a change in our by-laws, this year only, the award will run from Oct 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2010.  Deadline for turning in your driving log is Jan 15, 2011. If you have any questions about this award please contact Lydia Spears, Ph #931-796-4920 or email:  miniacre@bellsouth.net .

REPORTERS CORNER: 2010 Awards Programs

REPORTERS CORNER: 2010 Award Programs
by Theresa Puckett


It’s hard to believe that another year has gone by and it is time to tally your points. There are several different awards programs and not all are related to showing. So let’s talk a little about the awards programs.

MIKE PALLOTA MEMORIAL AMBASSADOR OF THE BREED AWARD:

Annual award for any event, in any state, that promotes the breed (outside of the show ring). This award is open to all members and there is no sign up fee. Parades, exhibitions, social events, plays, pet days, etc count. Only one event per day will count unless the second event is totally different than the first. Exp: Parade counts 1 point but later that day you do a driving or jumping exhibition that would count separately, but a breed parade two or three times the same day is only 1 point. Group visits, such as schools or other groups to educate or promote the breed also count. Due to a change in our by-laws, this year only, the award will run from Oct 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2010. Deadline for turning in these points is Jan 15, 2011.

SHOW AWARDS PROGRAM:

There is a $10 fee per donkey. Fee must be paid prior to a show for that show’s points to count for the 2010 show season. At the end of show season, you may only count four (4) Tennessee shows for points. Exhibitor will choose which four (4) shows he/she wishes to count. There is a champion and reserve in all categories. There are 8 awards in halter, In-hand and in harness which are broken down by sex and one for Standard/Mammoth in each category. There are two color awards, one for solid and one for spots, a best matched pair (must be the same two donkeys) and a Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. In addition to these awards there are two youth awards (the donkey being shown by youth must be signed up). This program runs from October 1st, 2009 thru September 30th, 2010. Each member is responsible for turning in their own points! The cutoff date for turning in your points is Dec. 1st 2010. The rules for these awards can be found at http://www.tennessee-donkeys.com/HighPointAwardRules.html

KERRI LITTLE MEMORIAL ROOKIE AWARD:

This award is open to a “novice” person or farm. The winner would be the farm or person that has just started participating in our clinics, exhibitions, parades, shows, or any event that promotes our club/breed and each event is worth 1 point. A person/farm is considered a rookie for two years, unless they win the Rookie Award their first year, which will then make them ineligible for this award the next year. There is no sign up fee for this award. Due to a change in our by-laws, this year only, the award will run from Oct 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2010. Deadline for turning in these points is Jan 15, 2011.

The TDA awards committee is responsible for the above awards. If you have any questions or need copies of any of the point tally sheets, please contact one of us. Dayle Haworth minidonks@united.net 931-364-3715, Theresa Puckett ccrdonkeys@comcast.net 615-230-7260 or Kay Allen kayy@united.net .

Next year all the awards will be from January 1 to December 31.

MARTHA WILHOIT MEMORIAL DRIVING AWARD :

This award was named after Martha because she loved to drive, so this award is for the members who have her passion for driving. There is a $5 sign up fee per donkey which must be paid prior to any driving time to be counted. This award is tailored with an emphasis on driving. A member that signs up for this award, is expected to keep a driving log of the time spent at the reins, which includes ground driving. The only driving time that a member can’t claim is time in the show ring. Due to a change in our by-laws, this year only, the award will run from Oct 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2010. Deadline for turning in your driving log is Jan 15, 2011. If you have any questions about this award please contact Lydia Spears, Ph #931-796-4920 or email: miniacre@bellsouth.net .



CARSON CARROLL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD:

This is a $250 scholarship based on merit awarded to our youth members as they prepare for college or technical school. This award must be asked for and be accompanied by the member’s high school transcript through the third semester prior to graduation. Any member that wants to contribute to this award fund is welcome to do so. If you have any questions or have a youth member that wants to apply for this award, please contact Diana Poole, Ph #615-807-3848 or email tda.president@gmail.com.

2010 SHOW AWARDS

If you participated in shows this year, make sure to contact someone from the Show Committee, (Theresa Puckett, Dayle Haworth or Kay Allen) and get your form to submit your points.