Wool Ambassador

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 Nov. 20, 2006.

Send applications to:         Gretchen Burnett

                                         236 Fox Run Road

                                         Salt Point, NY 12578

The announcement of the 2007 Wool Ambassador will take place at the Sheep and Wool Growers Annual Dinner on December 2, 2006. If you have any questions please call Gretchen at (845)266-3312. 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