Dear ODS Members,
Please nominate all of those special people you know for the 2017 ODS Special Awards! We have received VERY FEW nominations – at this point, some categories have ZERO nominations!
The categories with the October 1st deadline are:
- Instructor of the Year
- Teresa Dunlap – Special Recognition Award
- Support Person of the Year
- Sportsmanship
- Connie J. Keith Memorial Trust Award
- ODS Dressage Horse Hall of Fame
Exact criteria and details of the awards are available online – visit http://oregondressage.com/awards.html and select “Special Awards” or “Horse Hall of Fame”. PLEASE review the criteria before you send a nomination and make sure to have some substance to your nomination – simply “I nominate a person” isn’t enough for the committee to make a decision about a deserving candidate when there are multiple people nominated.
Save the Date! November 4th!
The ODS Special Awards Committee will unveil the winners of the 2017 ODS Special Awards during our evening reception, which is scheduled Saturday, November 4st in the Sherwood Arts Center in Sherwood, OR following the ODS General Membership Meeting.
Compliments of several ODS Chapters, there will be light appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages served.
Watch for more details about registration.
Turn in your Special Awards Nominations ASAP – Don’t wait for the deadline!
Awards nominations sent via e-mail will be printed and mailed to the Special Awards Committee, however, because our office staffer is part-time and this time of year is terribly busy, we strongly encourage that you go old school and slap a postage stamp on an envelope and mail your nomination to:
Attn. Special Awards Committee
C/O Joyce Stride
16144 NW Dixie MT Rd.
North Plains, OR 97133
If you have any questions about how to nominate an individual for our very special awards, or if you need help with your nomination – please contact Joyce Stride, Special Awards Coordinator, 503-647-0168, not the ODS Office.
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