Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: [alpacapolitics] Re: AOBA fees
I beg to differ with you. People I know of who went this past summer were
refused admittance.
Nancy Miller
Crooked Pine Hollow
Winterville, GA
In a message dated 1/1/2008 3:33:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
alpacas@acresoflove
Yes... fees for Nationals are too high. However, you do not have to pay to
attend the AOBA meeting (or ARI meeting, for that matter) as they are not
held in the barn. Those meetings are held in a portion of the venue that is
open to everyone.
Jess
Jess & Cookie Bowers
Acres of Love Alpaca Ranch
Acres of Love Alpaca Transport
11006 N 92nd East Ave
Owasso, OK 74055-6531
(918) 327-3519
Fax (918) 272-0969
WWW.Acresoflove.
----- Original Message -----
From: <_cphalpacas@
To: <_AlpacaTalk@
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: [alpacapolitics] Re: AOBA fees
> Hi all, and Happy New Year!
> I understand the need for this new "department" of AOBA. I can
> understand the fees that are set for
> different services. I do not understand why you have to pay the
> exorbitant
> fees to enter the Nationals, just to attend the national meeting. Those
> of
> us small farmers who cannot afford to attend, can at least come to the
> Nationals in the public domain and enjoy those things available to the
> public as
> well as attend the meeting.
> THERE SHOULD NOT BE A CHARGE FOR ATTENDING ANY FORMAL MEETING OF ANY
> ORGANIZATION EXCEPT FOR YOUR ANNUAL FEE TO JOIN. That action alone makes
> me angry
> and
> suspicious of anything AOBA does. "It ain't right!
> One other idea I wish AOBA would look at is which alpacas are
> entered into the Nationals. Shouldn't these entries be limited to
> alpacas who
> have already won in other shows? Seems like the National show
> entries should be some sort of reward for alpacas who have already won and
> these should compete against other winners. Sort of like the local high
> school
> ball team beating every one else out and attending a state competition.
> When we had very few alpacas in the US, this was probably an acceptable
> way to
> do things...... do things......
> Nancy Miller
> Crooked Pine Hollow Alpacas
> Winterville, Ga
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