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Welcome! The Junior Red Angus Association of America (JRA) is focused on building breed and industry leaders by offering its members various programs and activities. These programs offer members to opportunity to expand their knowledge of cattle, while developing skills for life. Feel free to find out exactly what the JRA can offer you!
Beth
Bazzle
540-433-8767
George and Joyce Tice
540-334-5323
Michelle Boyles
336-859-5684
Below are the current 2004 Junior Officers and a brief description of their responsibilities for the officer positions. Officer terms are for 1 year. To be eligible for the President or Vice President Officer Position members must be in or above the 9th grade and to be eligible for the Secretary or Treasurer Officer Position members must be in or above the 7th grade.
President
Joanna Stewart, Emmitsburg, MD
Responsibilities
include running the junior meetings and assisting the Junior Advisors.
Vice President
Josh Stewart, Emmitsburg, MD
Responsibilities
include assisting the Junior President perform his or her functions and to run
the junior meetings in absence of the Junior President.
Secretary
Amber Boyles, Denton, NC
Responsibilities include taking and
dispensing of the minutes from meetings and mailing out notices of meetings,
events, and reminders.
Treasurer
Katlin Thorsell, Charles
Town, WV
Resonsibilities include working with the Mason-Dixon Treasurer
in keeping the junior account budget.
Click on the JRA link above for more information on the National Junior Roundup. Any junior member is eligible to attend. If junior funds are available the MDRAA may assist in the sponsorship of either or both the registration of the Roundup or transportation to and from the Roundup. Requirements for receiving funding to attend the National Junior Roundup are available below.
Download the National Junior Roundup Funding Requirements (PDF)
The Mason Dixon Red Angus Association (MDRAA) will be having the Red Angus Genetic Improvement Sale in conjunction with the VA Beef Expo on Thursday, April 13, 2006 and a Junior Red Angus Heifer and Steer Show on April 14, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. during the Expo. As in the past the Mason Dixon Red Angus Association would like all available juniors to assist the sale manager in any capacity asked of him or her and to include moving sale cattle to and from the sale ring. Junior participation is much appreciated! The following information contains an entry form for the junior show and if planning to show must be returned no later then Wednesday, April 5, 2006. Please read the rules carefully on the entry form as the MDRAA has decided to be very lenient on ownership of the females shown in an attempt to encourage juniors to exhibit during the junior show. Please note any halter broke and show ready females purchased by a junior or parent of a junior will be allowed to be exhibited during the junior show the next day as long as that junior exhibits the animal and is between the eligible age limits. Please be advised if a minimum number of 6 pre-registered animals (heifers or steers) the heifers will be incorporated to the Youth Other Breed of Registered Heifers Show scheduled for Friday, April 14, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. and steers with the Youth Steer Show scheduled for Saturday, April 15, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. Note these two youth shows are for VA residents only while the Youth Red Angus Show is open to out of State residents. Gabe Zepp will notify all participants in advance if this occurs. If you have questions please contact me and I will assist you in any way I can. During the sale the juniors will also be hosting a silent auction and potentially a 50/50 raffle as fund raiser activities. If you would like to donate an item for the silent auction please bring it with you and give to me before the sale on Friday. I will provide silent auction slips as to who donated the item and bidding sheets. A junior meeting may be held on Friday, April 14, 2006 at the VA Beef Expo at 11:00 a.m. Please make plans to be present. During this time we will select officers for 2006 and discuss upcoming activities with the juniors. If the Youth Red Angus Show is cancelled there will be no junior meeting. If planning to attend the junior meeting and not planning to show please contact Gabe Zepp (443-340-0808) in advanced to determine the status of the meeting.
National Junior Roundup Any junior member is eligible to attend. If junior funds are available the MDRAA may assist in the sponsorship of either or both the registration of the Roundup or transportation to and from the Roundup. Requirements for receiving funding to attend the National Junior Roundup are available below. Requirements for receiving funding to attend the National Junior Roundup. The following are requirements for funding juniors in attending the National Junior Roundup. Monies allotted to any junior member, based upon the amount to be determined by the Junior Advisors and the Mason Dixon elected Officers, in attending the National Junior Roundup will be based on a percentage basis by performing the four following requirements and/or one substitution. 1) Must be a junior member of the Mason Dixon Red Angus Association for at-least one year by the time of the National Junior Roundup. 25% 2) Must attend a minimum of one annual meeting per year at either the regular January meeting in Harrisonburg, VA, the Summer Field Day at a designated location or any additional proposed meeting. 25% 3) Participation in a minimum of one National Jr. Red Angus Association activity including Youth Beef Industry Congress, Junior Herd Builder Program, Summer Job Program, Sal Forbes Traveling Female Program, Junior Red Angus Photography contest, National Junior Show, Application for a Junior Scholarship, Essay Contest, Junior Stock growers Contest or the American / Canadian Exchange. 25% 4) Participation in the Junior Fund Raiser of the given year. 25% Substitution – one of the above requirements, except #1 and #4, may be substituted by the following: 5) It is requested and highly recommended to assist the VA Beef Expo Red Angus Sale Manager in any capacity asked of him or her and specifically when moving cattle to and from the sale pens to the sale ring during the VA Beef Expo Red Angus sale. 25%