Re: [RC] Fw: AHA E-News Flash: Effective April 1, 2008 AHA to raise program fees for first time since 2005 - rides2far
Title: AHA Enews Flash
Yeah, I felt sorry for Eric Reuter. He's worked so hard to get the AHA
distance awards going. I got a competition card for the first time this year but
it may be the last. Love they way they say "FIRST time since
2005....as if that's been sooo long. Also, I don't believe that increasing the
charge 75% is exactly following inflation trends. :-P
Subject: AHA E-News Flash: Effective April 1, 2008 AHA to raise
program fees for first time since 2005
March 26,
2008
Effective April 1, 2008 AHA to raise program
fees for first time since 2005
On March 8, the Board of Directors of the Arabian
Horse Association approved recommendations of the Budget & Finance
Committee to raise program fees in order to offset price increases
passed on to AHA by awards vendors over the past 4 years. In addition,
inflationary adjustments have not been made as evidenced by the Halter
Futurity processing fee which has not seen an increase since 1989.
For the first time since 2002, there will also be an increase in
the Competition Card fee from $20 to $35.
The AHA Board of
Directors weighed these increases very carefully and found that AHA has
not kept up with inflation in our program fees. These incremental
adjustments will help keep AHA's awards programs active and financially
healthy.
The chart below details the AHA program fee changes,
which will be effective as of April 1, 2008.
The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is a 40,000 member
equine breed association that registers and maintains a database of more
then one million Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses. It
publishes the bimonthly Modern Arabian Horse Magazine, provides
activities and programs that promote breeding and ownership, administers
$4 million in annual prize money, produces national events and
recognizes more than 500 Arabian horse shows and distance
rides.
Angie
McGhee http://www.lightersideofendurance.com Work it harder, Make it
better, Do it faster, Makes us stronger!