COMMITTEES

Outreach Committee

Please contact Barbara Downing
for information regarding Outreach Committee presentations.

NYRCBA’s Outreach Committee was formed with the purpose of promoting rabbit education and showmanship to interested parties, especially youth. The committee is available for presentations, displays, hands-on demonstrations and speaking engagements. They provide literature and ARBA affiliated club information upon request. The committee consists of three dedicated individuals with various backgrounds in rabbit management.

NYR&CBA OUTREACH AT THE 2009 STATE FAIR. . CLICK HERE FOR DISPLAY PHOTOS!

To view more photos of Outreach activities, click here.

For some of the Projects I have done during Outreach events, click here.
OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Barbara Downing has raised rabbits both as a teen and as an adult and has competitively shown rabbits for the past 9 years. Although employed full time as a Sr. Utility Business Analyst, she still has found time to belong to several local and national clubs and sits on the State's 4-H Rabbit Advisory Committee for Cornell Cooperative Extension. She is an ANDRC charter breeder and has placed rabbits in both ARBA and ANDRC National Conventions. Her specialty is raising orange and fawn Netherland Dwarfs. Barbara works in the rabbit department at the New York State Fair and therefore has a great deal of interaction with the general public. This led to her desire to form the Outreach Committee for the NYR&CBA in the year 2000. In 2001 she was the proud recipient of the "Person Of The Year" award for website design and Outreach Committee involvement. In 2004 Barbara received another award in recognition for her years of service to the New York State Fair.

Outreach Coordinator
Barbara Downing
Snowshoebunny@yahoo.com


Youth Scholarship Committee

By unanimous vote in the year 2000 a Youth Scholarship Fund was established by the NYR&CBA. The committee administers the fund, plans fund-raisers throughout the show season and provides information to interested scholarship applicants at shows around the State. A scholarship is awarded once a year to a youth who has been active for at least 3 years in an NYRCBA member club and has shown outstanding rabbit management skills and personal achievement.

Youth Scholarship Committee

Please contact Soren Johnson at AlecofAvalon@aol.com

Applications due by SEPTEMBER 15th of each year.

Requirements for Receiving a Scholarship :

A. The recipient must have been a member of a NYSRCBA Club for at least three (3) years prior to submitting an application.

B. The applicant must be a graduating high school senior.

C. The scholarship will be paid to the recipient and the school upon proof of completion of one semester in an accredited two or four-year college/university or vocational school.

D. Finalist will be required to interview with at least two (2) members of the Youth Scholarship Committee at a Rabbit & Cavy Show or an affiliated club meeting.

CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM.
Also please note. . .
Agriculture Scholarship Opportunity for students who plan to pursue higher education in agriculture or related field is being offered by the NYS Association of Agricultural Fairs. For more information on the scholarship and its requirements call 487-7711 ext. 1335 or visit www.nyfairs.org/scholarship.htm.

The Scholarship Committee is a member of Purina Mills Rabbit Club Of America Rebate Program. For every set of 50 weight circles collected from Purina's Advanced Nutrition Professional Formula 50 lb. bag, Purina will donate $25.00. For every set of 75 weight circles collected from Show Formula 25 lb. bag, Purina will donate $18.75 and for every set of 100 weight circles collected from Show Formula 50 lb. bag, Purina will donate $50.00! Please save those weight circles and give to Tammy Cook.

Youth Committee
The Youth Committee was formed to support our youth breeders with the hopes of continuing their interest through adulthood. The committee sponsors contests and fun events throughout the show season. These events are meant to test rabbit knowledge and provide additional support to those wishing to compete at a national level in State Teams or for the honor of ARBA "Rabbit King", "Rabbit Duke", "Rabbit Dutchess", "Rabbit Princess", "Cavy Duke" or "Cavy Lady"
YOUTH COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON Paula Schutz
Paula is a member of the Catskill Region R&CBA and club Leader of the Orange County Hare Raisers 4H club for 10 years. Paula has 2 children, Morgan and Alex. She is also a member of ARBA for approximately 10 years. Paula's family raises Tans (all varieties), American Fuzzy Lops, a few Californians and a few pet Mini Rex, with approximately 75 rabbits. They also have a couple of American and Texel cavies. For more information about the Youth Committee, please contact Paula at eyedocgoshen@frontiernet.net
New York Breed ID and Breed Judging Teams
2008 ARBA Convention - Louisville KY

Front Row: Erik Jorgenson, Star Granning, and Kaitlyn Smith.
Back row, Aaron Dillon, Carly Cazer, Morgan Kissinger, Raven Dillon, and Chas Hardin. Missing was Harold Smith.

The Senior Breed ID and Judging team: Front row: Kaitlyn Smith, Star Granning. Back Row: Aaron Dillon, Harold Smith, Morgan Kissinger.

The Intermediate team members doing the judging contest.


Alex Schutz, was the winner of the NYRCBA Youth Scholarship. He also was one of 5 winners to receive an ARBA scholarship. Alex has been an active breeder and exhibitor in American Fuzzy Lops for a number of years in ARBA and 4-H. He has participated in numerous judging and breed ID events at conventions, as well as winning national awards in youth educational contests in games and woodworking, as well as national achievement and management events.

Return to NYR&CBA Home Page