JNPtHA Taking the Lead
Club and Community Service Projects
The following is a new activity for the JNPtHA. We all love having horses, showing, competing, and just enjoying them. We are blessed with so much in our lives that it’s important to remember to give back. Whether it’s to help someone less fortunate, to beautify the world, or just help out when you can – it all adds up to help mold you into a kind, responsible, friendly, considerate, and understanding person.
This activity is not mandatory but I hope all youth will look through the different options they can do in order to earn points all while being helpful both in and out of the horse show world.
For the start of this system, we will start earning points with attending the first JNPtHA Meeting of 2017 on February 19. The activity will end October 31. After October 31, you will need to send all filled out forms to me so I can prepare for the Awards Banquet on November 18,2017. The next year activity will start over then November 1, 2017 and go through October 31, 2018.
Points for Pinto related events:
Attending any JNPtHA scheduled meetings/events – 10 pts
Competing in any of the 3 stall area contest at the Youth Show – 10 pts each
Participate in Logo Contest – 15 pts per Logo (3 max)
Helping at a show (gates, running papers to Kim or announcer, getting water for judges, helping set up/tear down trail, etc – 20 pts total a day.
Participating in functions or events with the express intent of promoting the Pinto horse breed and/or JNPtHA – 15 pts
Achieving the 10 for $10 Youth Show Sponsorship – 25 pts
Decorate a scrapbook page for the 2017 JNPtHA season for the youth scrapbook.
Individual Community Service – outside of Pinto
Receive 10 pts for each community service project or charity you participate in. 10 points will be the minimum…make sure when you fill out the form for what you did, the time you spent, etc you are very detailed. When I receive the forms I will carefully go through each one and add additional points to any projects, services, etc that I feel deserve more points.
Forms are included that need to be filled out by the youth in detail for each service you do and a signature (if available) is asked for of any adult that is able to verify your service, help, time, etc. (ex. – 1 hour walking dogs at shelter – shelter staff member would write down what you did, the time spent, and then sign.)
Special awards for all youth who achieve the following:
14-18 – 250 points
11-13 – 100 points
10 & Under – 50 points
All forms and paperwork will need to be turned in to Jamie Yeager no later than November 10, 2017. All points will be tabulated and awards will be given to those who achieve the highest point tabulation in each age group.
Ideas for community service:
Visit nursing homes or shelters and provide some companionship, paint nails, read to, etc.
Volunteer to help or raise money for a charity or special non-profit organization.
Volunteer to read at libraries, daycares, etc.
Community Service Ideas for Kids:
IDEAS to Get you Started...Search on Google for many more ideas!
• Plant trees or wildflowers.
•Plant produce. Donate theharvest to a local food bank.
•Plant seeds.Sell the flowers or plants anddonate the proceedsto a local organization in need.
•Pick uplitterat a park.
•Put on a playat your school, a fair or festival about local environmental or human needs issues.
• Collect items for atime capsule.
•Make treats for a local senior home. (Make sure the home you are looking at doing this for can accept outside home baked items)
•Improve the school grounds.
•Develop and maintain a recycling program at school.
•Collect food, warm clothing, toys, or personal care items for the needy. Deliver to shelters.Remember shelters are in need of supplies all year long!
•Hold a TeddyBear and Friends(Stuffed Animals) Drive.
Donate the collected animals to a Homeless Shelter for new arrivals. Also...check with your local police station or fire station. Many are happy to take Teddy and Friends; a teddy bear can be a comfort to children in times of distress.
•Collect unused make-up, perfume and other cosmetics for a center for abused women.
•Make center pieces, holiday cards, birthday cards, and notes for assisted living facilities, children hospital wards, or meals on wheels.
•Donate old eye glasses to an organization or place that recycles them for the needy.
•Collect old stuffed animals and dolls, clean them up, repair and then donate them.
•Collect old clothes and donate them for a dress-up area at a daycare or family shelter.
•Makea holiday basket for someone in need or crisis.
•Writeletters to service men/women.
•Put together a care-package for service men/women.
•Form a litter patrol on school or park ground.
•In Decembercontact a tree farm or nurseryabout donating a Christmas tree to a needy family, shelter or nursing home.
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Also…
HETRA is hosting our17thAnnual Blue Jeans and Dreamsbenefit onSaturday, April 29th, 2017to raise funds to support our Student Sponsorship Fund. This fund enables HETRA to keep our fees as low as possible for our families who may already be overwhelmed by expenses not encountered by the average family.
This Signature Event includes a live and silent auction, dinner, music, demonstrations, and activities into the evening.
We rely on the very generous contributions from our community to host a successful auction to be able to subsidize the cost of our student fees for theentire year. That is significant!
We hope you will join us this year, as a patron, donor, or sponsor.
Contact Edye Godden if you would like to see if they may need volunteers to help out with the event. Her contact information is in the current directory under the Pinto Membership Roster.
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JNPtHA Point Tabulation
February 19, 2017 – October 31, 2017
Mail forms to Jamie Yeager no later than November 10, 2017 to be eligible for awards!
Participant Name______
Service / Description of Service – Signature and Title / Time Spent / Points
EXAMPLE:
Walked 2 Dogs I went to “Doggie World” pet shelter and walked 2 dogs1 hour (30 –10
on May 14, 2017. Minutes each
Shelter Manager - Sally Jonesdog)