DUTCHESS COUNTY WOOL AMBASSADOR
SPONSORED BY THE DUTCHESS COUNTY SHEEP AND WOOL GROWERS

Applications are now being accepted for the position of Wool Ambassador. Please read the responsibilities and rules listed below and submitt your application by November 20, 2008.

Send applications to:   

Julie Jones Harrison

PO Box 215

Tivoli, NY 12583  


The announcement of the 2009 Wool Ambassador will take place at the Sheep and Wool Growers Annual Dinner on December 6, 2008. If you have any questions please call Julie at (845)756-4100.  Good Luck!

RESPONSIBILITIES :

1. Promote sheep, wool and lamb through participation in various community and school activities.
    
2. Appear, when requested, by an organization interested in sheep and wool promotion.
    
3. Be available during the week of the Dutchess County Fair for scheduled sheep and wool events.
    

RULES:

1. The contestant must be single and between 12 and 22 years of age by January 1, 2007.
    
2. Contestants should have a working knowledge of sheep and wool. The contestant must own their own sheep, be a sheep sponsorship or parents/guardians must raise sheep.
    

JUDGING:

There will be a maximum of three judges conducting an interview. The contestant will
be judged on; knowledge of sheep and wool, poise, personality and appearance.


PRIZES:

Ambassador - $60.00
Alternate -      $30.00
Runner-up -    $15.00

FOR A PRINTABLE VERSION OF APPLICATION CLICK HERE