NEDA A Tip of the Hat January 2021

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HOPE \hop\ vb hoped; hop l ing :
a feeling of expectation and desire for
a certain thing to happen.
(Google)
I
t is a new year and there is
hope in the air! Hope for an effective
vaccine that can and will
be distributed quickly. Hope for
reconciliation across racial, political and
social chasms. Hope for economic recovery
and safe ways to get back to meaningful,
sustainable work. Hope that the unimaginable
pain of having lost a loved one or the
uncertainty of lingering covid virus debilitations
will ease. Hope that we can get back
to normal. While we are not out of the woods
yet, the NEDA Board is hopeful for many
things. Here are some of them:
Stallion Auction
January 18 until Tuesday, February
16, 2021
Breed Show
And Northeast USDF Breed Show
Series Finals at the new Four Town
Fair Grounds in Somers, CT.
NEDA Know How Series
Continues through the end of June.
Every Thursday at 7:30pm.
Judges Program
L “C session scheduled for April, location
dependent on covid restrictions.
Part II sessions at Saugerties
as planned.
NEDA Spring Show Competitions
I & II – the 25th Anniversary
Competition!!
We have been running the NEDA
Spring Show since 1996, and for our
25th Anniversary, we will be at a new
location at Fieldstone Show Park in
Halifax, MA.
Show Dates: Saturday & Sunday
June 5 & 6, 2021,
Opening Date April 12, 2021, Closing
Date May 14, 2021
NEDA Summer Dressage
Competition
Show Date: Sunday July 18, 2021
Opening DateJune 7, 2021, Closing
Date June 28, 2021
NEDA Fall Festival USDF
Region 8 Finals
Show Date: Thursday to Sunday
September 23 to 26, 2021.
Opening Date August 2.
2021, Closing Date August 30, 2021.
NEDA Fall Symposium
Plans are underway, dependent on
covid restrictions.
In addition, the NEDA Board is busily
working on revitalizing a schooling show
program, revamping our website, and energizing
a new cohort of volunteers. There
is lots going on and we need you! If you
have any interest in helping for a day,
taking on a project, serving on a committee,
or joining the Board, PLEASE send me a
note – berdrowi@neda.org. NEDA is a
volunteer organization. Our Board is a
working group. The list above does not
happen on its own; it takes dedicated folks
to deliver these programs. Not to mention
the TIP, the OPL, the website, membership
management and communications, scholarship,
sponsorship, education outreach,
year-end awards, and so much more. Join
our happy army of volunteers. We really
are a great bunch of folks!
In closing let me just say how grateful I am
for the NEDA Board. 2020 was a tough year.
It’s behind us and I am hopeful that 2021 will
be the phoenix rising out of the ashes with
renewed color and plumage. I look forward
to seeing you on the showgrounds!
Cheers
Iris
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