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The Arabian Horse Association's 2016 Member Award winners were presented at Convention this past month. The Club Excellence Awards Program recognizes exceptional clubs in the categories of Breed Promotion/Community Involvement, Membership Recruitment/Retention and Club Projects. The finalists in each category were as follows:

Breed Promotion/Community Involvement

•  San Diego AHA
• Colorado AHC
• AHA of Arizona

Membership Recruitment/Retention

• Wine Country AHA
• AAHA of British Columbia
• AHA of Eastern Canada

Club Projects

• AHA of Arizona
• Colorado AHC
• Pacific Rim AHA

The winners of the 2016 Club Excellence Awards were:

• Breed Promotion/Community Involvement - Colorado AHC
• Member Recruitment or Retention - AHA of Eastern Canada
• Club Projects - AHA of Arizona

This year's Club of the Year was awarded to:

• Colorado AHC

The 2016 National Volunteer Service Award also was presented at this year's Annual Convention. Sharon Richards from the Red Bluff Arabian Horse Association in Region 3 was selected from an outstanding group of nominees to win this prestigious award.

Congratulations to all the award recipients and thank you to everyone who participated!

-- via AHA