Exciting News for Junior Exhibitors and their Families

A new program for young exhibitors has just been fully sponsored by Royal Canin. Thanks to Royal Canin the CFA program for young exhibitors has been greatly expanded.

The CFA Youth Feline Education Program (YFEP), which replaces the Junior Showmanship Program, has divisions for youth from 8 to 18 years old, with age appropriate activities and opportunities.

The new program is not limited to breed presentations. Points can be earned by showing your cat in competitive or HHP classes, giving a short talk about your cat, working as a steward in a ring, creating a health journal for your cat, helping at a no-kill shelter, working as a CFA Ambassador, and more. We want it to be fun while you learn about cats.

The points you earn can qualify you for an annual award. The top YFEP participants will be awarded savings bonds at the CFA Annual Awards Banquet.

And YFEP is going social! If you are a member of Facebook please search for “CFA Youth Feline Education Program.” There, YFEP members can talk with each other and share their experiences. A YFEP web site is also under development. When the web site is ready, you will be able download your needed forms and information. Handbooks and Forms are currently being developed and will be available at the YFEP web site in the near future. Please do a Facebook search to see our fun new logo and our mascot, Professor YFEP and students.

The CFA Youth Feline Education Program (YFEP) will be introduced at the CFA National Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 19 and 20, 2011. Please come by the CFA Youth Feline Education Booth for more information.

Committee Chair: Jo Ann Cummings
Committee Co-Chair: Karen Lane
Liaison to Board: Loretta Baugh

List of Committee Members and Regional Representatives

Region One

Debra Fagerstrom, Susan Melia, B Iris Tanner Zinck*.

Region Two

Aubrey Anderson, Nancy Jo Bueno, Jeanie Miller*, Linda Osburn*, Orca Starbuck *.

Region Three

Kathy Black, Sunny Lodge , Susan McNeice.

Region Four

Martha Auspitz abizaq@bellsouth.net
Donna Runzel moonstars@columbus.rr.com
Ruth Snow* resnow001@yahoo.com
Dee White* codakatz@gmail.com

Region Five

Sharon Rogers, Dee Dee Cantley*.

Region Six

Cathy Dunham (YFEP Secretary), Maureen Kramanak.

Region Seven

Marguerite Epstein, Susan Melia, Sheri Hillis*, Donna Trusler*.

Region Eight

Edward Maeda

Region Nine

Maria Kaldeweida

Regional Representatives were appointed by the Regional Directors. Names with (*) are volunteers.

For more information, please contact Cathy Dunham at brtzohny@mchsi.com.