NEW THIS YEAR — Market Consignment shop

A store was set up during the OABA AlpacaFest on November 8-9, 2008 to help sell YOUR alpaca goods. In order to participate, the following guidelines were followed:

1. You were required to be a member of OABA to participate in the store
2. You were required to participate in the OABA Alpacafest as an exhibitor or volunteer
3. You were required to sign up to volunteer for at least two 1 hour shifts to help run the store. Store hours were 10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday.
4. All items consigned to the store were alpaca related
5. All items consigned to the store were made by you, your family, or your alpacas. NO COMMERCIALLY PURCHASED ITEMS was ACCEPTED.
6. The completed inventory list was sent NO LATER THAN Friday, October 24, 2008.
7. All items were sent to the store by 8pm on Friday, November 7, 2008.

How it worked:

Participants determined what items that they wanted to consign to the store, and completed the Consignor Registration Form. A description and quantities of the items was included.

Inventory codes: We tracked your items by inventory codes. Inventory codes begin with your ARI herd code, then add 001, 002, 003 and so on. For example, if I consign 3 scarves, the codes for those scarves are HE422001, HE422002, HE422003.

Tagging: Participants WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAGGING ALL OF THEIR ITEMS. Tags were to be a 2 part tag, either purchased (any office supply store has these) or made. A tagging gun was available at the store on Friday when particpants checked their items in.

Participants had the option to use business cards, perforated labels, or anything with 2 pieces. Their code for the item had to be on each part of the tag.

Income: All monies were collected and counted by the OABA Treasurer, Bob Danielson. Bob then distributed the participants' profit, minus a 15% consignment fee, a few weeks after Alpacafest ended. All consignment fees have gone toward rent of tables and chairs, advertising and expenses. Our hope is that we were able to allocate some of those fees to support the ICI.

Completed forms were sent to:
Jana Lee-Harris
1682 Putnam Rd. SW
Pataskala, OH 43062

If you have any questions, please email Jana at jleeharris@aol.com or
Sheri at sdeily@heatherbrookfarms.com.

Thank you for your consignments during the 2008 OABA Alpacafest!

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AlpacaFest Speakers

AlpacaFest had several keynote speakers for your enjoyment and education.

• Brett Kaysen Colorado State University — Topic: EPD's
• Alicia Rocco — Topic: Natural Health Practices
• Cool Breeze Fiber Products — Topic: Fiber to Products
• Gary Harrisberger — Topic: Pasture Management

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SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:

Grand Sponsor: $1,500 2 free stalls in Celeste Building Free full page ad in show book Ad placed on class announcement screens Breeder responsible for contacting Show Solutions, LLC to place ad to be shown on the class show screens. For more information go to: www.showsolutions.net Preferred stalling Option to purchase more stalls in Celeste Building for $290 each 3 Class Sponsorships 1 Championship Class Sponsorship Special recognition announcements during show time Listed on OABA Web site	Platinum Sponsor: $1,000 2 free stalls in Bricker Building Free full page ad in show book Preferred stalling 3 Class Sponsorships 1 Championship Class Sponsorship Special recognition announcements during show time Listed on OABA Web site
Gold Sponsor: $750 1 free stall in Bricker Building Free full page ad in show book 2 Class Sponsorships Listed on OABA Web site	Silver Sponsor: $500 1 free stall in Bricker Building Free half page ad in show book 2 Class Sponsorships Listed on OABA Web site
Bronze Sponsor: $250 Free business card ad in show book 1 Class Sponsorship Listed on OABA Web site	Championship Sponsor: $175 1 Championship Class Sponsorship Listed on OABA Web site
Class Sponsor: $150 1 Class Sponsorship Listed on OABA Web site

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Fleece Show Judges:

Andrea MacDonald	All Suris
Jill MacLeod	Huacaya whites and lights
Kevin O’Leary	Huacaya fawns and browns
Stephanie Glyptis	Huacaya blacks, multis, and grays

FIBER ARTS JUDGE:

Cheryl Laufer

SKEIN COMPETITION JUDGE:

Jennifer Folkman

SPIN-OF JUDGES:

Billie Bookamer, Judy Keske, and Unni Heineking

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