JUNIOR ACFA PROGRAM

Program designed for youth in four age classes: 7-9; 10-12; 13-15; 16-17 (Any youth under the age of 7 will be at the determination of the Chairperson)

Class will be determined according to the youth’s age on the last date of the show season.

The purpose of this program is to acknowledge, honor and educate the youth that surrounds us today. Our youth are the future of ACFA and by establishing a program which rewards them for learning about our feline friends, the Cat Fancy, exhibiting, breeding and caring for these beautiful animals we are thus helping to ensure the future of this Association of which we are all so dedicated.

All Junior ACFA Program members will have active ACFA Jr. Memberships. A $15.00 membership fee will be payable BEFORE a Junior ACFA member can start accumulating points for awards. Membership fees are due by January 1st of each year.

The Junior ACFA Program will focus on feline exhibiting and education. Forums to discuss topics of interest to youth such as grooming, handling, behaviors, basic feline first aid, clerking and stewarding techniques will be offered at show hotels in certain venues as attendance allows.

The Program hopes to receive sponsorships to be able to award each participant annually. Achievement Awards will be presented to the highest achieving youth(s) in each age category at the regional and national level who participated in the recent show year. Awards will be calculated based on total points accumulated for the activities listed.

Youth members can attain points for annual and regional awards in the following manner: *Showing a cat owned or co-owned and personally exhibited by the Junior Member (cat cannot be agented) *Showing a cat owned or co-owned and personally exhibited by the Junior Member to an Inter-American and or Regional Win (cat cannot be agented) *Participating in Junior ACFA educational programs *Serving in a Junior ACFA information booth at ACFA shows *Participating in Junior ACFA fundraising activities *Getting a friend to join ACFA as a Junior Member

Rev. 9/9/2013