Update from Kaitlin: 11/5/18
Hey everyone,
It was great to meet most of you at the Fall Color Classic!
Reece Chapman, AjPHA National Director, gave an update to the AjPHA Presidential Project, "Coloring the Community". This project is focused on rewarding AjPHA Youth for participating in community service, both at horse shows and in their communities. If you volunteer with your sports team/4-H/FFA/church/school, fill out your hours through this link: http://aphayouth.wixsite.com/colorthecommunity . You (and our club) could win prizes!
I will be sending out a conference call invite to all of you for the 1st Tuesday of every month starting in December. This is in effort to start planning for 2019, and to keep getting to know everyone. If an overwhelming majority oppose Tuesday's, please let me know your preference. We will plan for in-person meetings at all MPHC shows or as often as possible/needed. Communication will frequently be via email or Facebook. In the event you don't have a Facebook, everything will be sent out in email.
We discussed the urgent need to establish leadership roles in the club. I've listed below some roles and responsibilities. If you would like to nominate yourself, or anyone else, please let me know. I will reach out to those nominated and circulate a ballot in December. Keep in mind, these positions look great on college resumes and those in these positions will be a HUGE help to me as our club works to achieve our goals. Please send your nominations back to me no later than November 20.
President
I'm almost always available, so don't hesitate to reach out with any questions/comments/concerns.
Kaitlin
641-990-6580
It was great to meet most of you at the Fall Color Classic!
Reece Chapman, AjPHA National Director, gave an update to the AjPHA Presidential Project, "Coloring the Community". This project is focused on rewarding AjPHA Youth for participating in community service, both at horse shows and in their communities. If you volunteer with your sports team/4-H/FFA/church/school, fill out your hours through this link: http://aphayouth.wixsite.com/colorthecommunity . You (and our club) could win prizes!
I will be sending out a conference call invite to all of you for the 1st Tuesday of every month starting in December. This is in effort to start planning for 2019, and to keep getting to know everyone. If an overwhelming majority oppose Tuesday's, please let me know your preference. We will plan for in-person meetings at all MPHC shows or as often as possible/needed. Communication will frequently be via email or Facebook. In the event you don't have a Facebook, everything will be sent out in email.
We discussed the urgent need to establish leadership roles in the club. I've listed below some roles and responsibilities. If you would like to nominate yourself, or anyone else, please let me know. I will reach out to those nominated and circulate a ballot in December. Keep in mind, these positions look great on college resumes and those in these positions will be a HUGE help to me as our club works to achieve our goals. Please send your nominations back to me no later than November 20.
President
- Holds a position of responsibility for MjPHC
- Provides leadership and direction to the club organization
- Presides at meetings of the club and assists the youth leader in club functions
- Assists youth leader in coordinating club activities through the executive committee
- Works with the executive committee and youth leader to establish short- and long-range objectives and goals
- Represents MjPHC at the local, state and national level professionally and respectfully
- Maintains regular contact with the MPHC Board of Directors
- Presides at meetings in the absence of the president
- Plans, coordinates, and recruits committees to manage a series of meetings and programs
- Assists the president & youth leader in coordinating programs with the president and the executive committee
- Provides timely and interesting advance information for newsletters, social media, and/or mailings
- Provides or coordinates information on forthcoming events to the secretary for inclusion in meeting notices or newsletters
- Ensures strong leadership by identifying and recruiting new club volunteers
- Provides mentorship to new officers
- Handles the correspondence of the club and keeps records of it
- Maintains official records of meetings
- Informs officers of deadlines for reports, mailings, future commitments
- Informs the president of plans and activities by forwarding copies of all meeting notes to be communicated to the Michigan Paint Horse Club Board of Directors
- Oversees club finances
- Completes and submits the annual financial spreadsheet
- Maintains and supervises club bank accounts
- Ensures that adequate budget and financial controls are maintained
- Prepares and submits financial statements to the president and youth on a regular basis, i.e. before all monthly meetings
- Sending a MjPHC team to the AjPHA World Show to compete in the team tournament
- Scholarships for our older members
I'm almost always available, so don't hesitate to reach out with any questions/comments/concerns.
Kaitlin
641-990-6580