This year AFA plans to have the following specialty classes at each show (Spring Nats, Dooktoberfest, Winter Nats): Albino/Dark-eyed White Black Mitt/Black Roan Mitt Black Sable Blaze/Mutt/Panda Champagne/Chocolate Mitt Passport Required Point Roan Sable Shelter Super Senior The following class will only be offered at Spring and Winter Nats. Invitational Last year's sponsors were: Albino/Dark-eyed White - Digital Photography by Joe & Suzy Black Mitt/Black Roan Mitt - Liezel's Weasels Black Sable - The Clay Ferret Blaze/Mutt/Panda - The Hidey Hole Gang Ferrets Champagne/Chocolate - In Loving Memory of Snags Weasel/Rhawnhurst Animal Hospital Mitt - Scarlett's Happy Dookers Passport Required - In Loving Memory of Mooter Physically Challenged - Ravensnest Ferrets Point - In Loving Memory of Rob Toole Roan - Casey's Hidden Pantry Sable - Mi Corazon Ferrets Shelter - Noah's Ark Ferretry In Memory Of All Rainbow Ferrets Super Senior - Wannabee Wild Weasels Invitational - Just a Business of Ferrets/Ravensnest Ferrets This year we will not be offering Physically Challenged. We can look at this as a good thing and that we have a lot of great ferret moms who are not injuring their kits. If this season doesn't continue the good trend then we may offer the class again in the fall. This year AFA is offering a full year (3 show) sponsorship of the same ring for $125 (for the 2 show Invitational it would be $90). Single show specialty sponsorships will still be $50. For the 3 show sponsorship I can split the payment having the first be $45 due by Spring Nats and the balance of $80 due by Dooktoberfest. Priority will be given to last year's sponsors to continue to sponsor the same ring this year for the full year. For those who do not wish to continue or wish to change rings, please let me know and I will put you on a list and will let you know more once I do. Rings that are not picked up will be offered on the show to show basis. I would like to thank each of you for your continued support to the AFA and AFA shows. Without continued support, AFA would not be able to continue to do shows. Again, thank you so much. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask! (email me at [log in to unmask]) Vickie Vickie McKimmey Director of Shows and Special Events American Ferret Association, Inc. www.ferret.org [Posted in FML 7673]