| Washington State Paint Horse Club earns
top APHA honors for community service
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The Washington State Paint Horse Club
was recently honored with the American Paint Horse Association’s
(APHA’s) President’s Club of Distinction Award for the eighth
time for its outstanding contributions to the worldwide breed
organization. The award was presented to the club, one of more
than 100 affiliated with the association, during APHA’s recent
annual convention in Colorado Springs, Colo. Only four other
clubs received APHA’s highest club honor for their
accomplishments last year.
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Washington State Paint
Horse club members Zach Hemond, Jeri Stone, Edie Hill,
Linda Vance, Grace Harris and Gladys Doidge accept an
awards package for the club that featured a Gist
Silversmiths gift certificate and APHA General Store gift
certificates.
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Annually, APHA recognizes outstanding clubs for their
contributions to the Paint Horse industry and their
respective communities by honoring them with Gold Star
Club status. From among these clubs, the President’s
Club of Distinction award winners are chosen. The
selected clubs exemplify the qualities of a premier
regional club through services to their members, their
community and APHA.
To earn the honor, the
Washington State Paint Horse Club submitted materials
that detailed community service and other worthwhile
activities taken on by the APHA local affiliate during
the previous year to a panel of three judges. For
example, the club held shows with fantastic prizes and
inclusive activities, produced an informative and
detailed monthly newsletter, offered a youth
scholarship, had a large group of youth attend the Youth
Leadership Conference, held a cookie drive for
Make-A-Wish Foundation, a clothing drive for the Ready
To Learn fair, held a judging clinic to educate their
members and local 4-H group, a stuffed animal drive for
their Sheriff’s Department plus many other activities
throughout the year. For several years they have raised
money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities and the
Army Fisher House program.
More About
APHA
Currently, American Paint Horses are
being registered at APHA’s Fort Worth, Texas,
headquarters at a rate of more than 35,000 horses each
year. APHA has registered more than 958,000 horses in 59
nations and territories since it was founded 47 years
ago, and now serves approximately 85,000 active members
around the world. APHA, a non-profit organization,
prides itself on community involvement and educating the
public about the beauty and talent of the breed. Among
its many activities, APHA works to preserve bloodlines
and maintain the outstanding characteristics of Paint
Horses. For more information, visit the Association’s
Web site at apha.com
or call (817) 834-2742.
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