We are excited to announce the top ten Area III volunteers for 2020! Congratulations to the following individuals. Thank you for all of your help this year and for your support and dedication to the sport!
Cynthia Smith - 255 hrs
David Slagle - 201 hrs
Diane Bird - 191 hrs
Debby Courtney - 122 hrs
Catherine Hale - 117 hrs
Scarlett Schall - 116 hrs
Masae P. Muramatsu - 116 hrs
Art Bird - 112 hrs
Shelley Ryan - 104 hrs
Dick Owen - 104 hrs
USEA has provided $200 to each Area to recognize volunteers. The awards will be distributed this year as follows: 1st Place – 50%; 2nd Place – 30%; 3rd Place – 20%.
1st Place: Cynthia Smith (255 hrs) – Cynthia volunteered at every Pine Top H.T. this year. She also frequented Stable View followed by Full Gallop and Paradise Farm.
2nd Place: David Slagle (191 hrs) – David was more evenly split between Full Gallop, Paradise Farm, Pine Top, Poplar Place Farm, and Stable View.
3rd Place: Diane Bird (101 hrs) – Diane frequently volunteered at Sporting Days. She also volunteered at Full Gallop, Pine Top, Stable View and Paradise Farm.
All three volunteered at the Pine Top Thanksgiving H.T.
Area Volunteer Recognition Program
Starting in 2020, Area 3 will recognize the top ten individuals that volunteer at recognized events. All ten will be named on the Area’s website and social media accounts with the top 3 receiving an award/monetary recognition. Awards will be distributed within 60 days following completion of the competition year (1 Dec – 30 Nov) to the appropriate Organizer for local presentation. Only volunteer hours logged and tallied via eventingvolunteers.com online app will be counted towards the recognition awards program.
$200 is available each year from USEA to fund these awards and associated costs. With approval of the council, Area III may add to this amount. Available awards will be split as follows: 1st Place – 50%; 2nd Place – 30%; 3rd Place – 20%. Cash will not be distributed; gift cards may be used. Items for award will be voted on by the Area Council.
Eligibility
The Area III program shall be limited to volunteers registered in the eventingvolunteers.com program; shall be limited to recognized events listed in or as part of the USEA Calendar; and shall exclude any person associated with the event that is named as an administrator in the program or given access to change, add, or subtract hours volunteered by themselves or others. Also excluded from the program are officials, regardless of whether paid or not, if they are performing an official duty (including but not limited to technical delegate, judge, ground jury member, etc.).
It is the intention of Area III to reward the “boots on the ground” volunteers and offer hours-tracking directly supporting the running of the events themselves, as long as no financial compensation takes place. Rewards or incentives for volunteering given by events and/or sponsors (including but not limited to: vouchers for services like cross-country schooling, apparel, raffle tickets/prize drawings) are not considered payment, but tokens of appreciation and incentives for recruiting volunteers.