The Great Lakes Alpaca Association (GLAA) was formed in 1995 to promote the growth of the alpaca industry in the Great Lakes region. Our membership includes both new and established alpaca breeders.
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GLAA November Board Meeting Minutes
Great Lakes Alpaca Association Board meeting 7/23/08:
In attendance: Tom, Chris, Wade, and Helen.
The board reviewed logistics for the first GLAA educational conference being held at the Clairemont Inn in West Bend,WI August 16, 2008.
A vote was taken and found unanimously in favor for the development of a new web site for GLAA. This will create more member benefits including automatic membership renewal and automatic on-line payments for dues and educational programs. The new site will also provide a forum for members to list alpacas for sale as a benefit of membership.
Next meeting will held at 8:30pm Wednesday August 13, 2008.
Respectfully submitted,
Helen Thomas-Bronk
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Learn more about alpacas and farming...
Beautiful, valuable, and companionable, alpacas are a great addition to
any rural life or the perfect antidote to a too hectic urban or
suburban one. Learn more about these easy to love animals and what it
takes to raise them.
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Find out more about GLAA...
GLAA is a community of other alpaca owners and lovers. Together we help
each other succeed in the alpaca business by providing educational
resources and marketing activities.
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| Event Date | Event Name |
| 08/30/2008 | Managing Diseases of Alpacas and Llamas
Marriot Madison West, Madison, Wisconsin |
| 08/30/2008 | Tenth Annual Day on the Alpaca Farm
KeLe Alpacas, Kewaunee, WI |
| 10/11/2008 | Northeast Wisconsin Alpaca Basics Clinic
LondonDairy Alpacas Ranch, Two Rivers, WI |
| 10/11/2008 | 5th Annual Autumn Alpaca Affair
St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds, South Bend, IN |
| 10/25/2008 | ABC-Alpaca Beginners Conference
Middleville MI, October 25, 2008 |
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JOIN GLAA:
Updated information on joining GLAA! Click on the "Member Services" tab for updated information and detailed instructions on joining GLAA. Need to renew? To continue your membership in the GLAA without interruption in service remember to send your check for $50 (payable to GLAA) to Dan Emmerich (GLAA), 9357 County Rd O, Wausau, WI 54401-8810 by January 15 for the coming year. Membership runs from January 31 to the following January 31.
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GLAA Initiates Education Series - August 16, 2008
The Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Alpaca Association has initiated a program of offering timely seminars aimed at helping alpaca breeders grow their business.
The first of these, a “double feature” pilot program on Marketing and Genetics has been set up for August 16, 2008 .
Deb Hill, Cloud Dancer Alpacas, Flagstaff, Arizona has been contracted to present the one day program. She has been raising alpacas in northern Arizona since 1996. With husband Don Sanfilippo, she runs a successful alpaca operation using experience gained from farm life and decades in small business management. The result is a profitable venture based on a small herd of 12-20 alpacas. Deb is on the board of the Alpaca Registry, and previously chaired the AOBA Education Committee for several years. She was also on the Development Committee for the Alpaca Research Foundation, and has presented at many regional and national alpaca conferences, always to rave reviews.
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Sponsorships for Clinics
Thinking of doing a new clinic this year? See if you can qualify for a GLAA grant. Go to "About GLAA" and click on "GLAA Event Sponsorships".
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Key Benefits of Joining GLAA
We're always looking for new ways to serve the alpaca community. Some key benefits of GLAA membership are: - Farm listing on this site
- Monthly newsbits and calendar updates
- GLAA event sponsorship opportunties
- Marketing and public outreach on our members' behalf
- Monitoring of industry news, trends, and governmental issues on our members' behalf
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GLAA Board of Directors
All of your GLAA Directors meet each month by phone conferences. If you have issues you would like discussed, please email them to Wade Gease. Please put GLAA in the subject line of your email. President: Wade Gease, Vice-President Tom Olson, Treasurer Dan Emmerich, Secretary Helen Thomas-Bronk, and Director at Large Chris Rogers, Director at Large Peggy Emmerich. The GLAA website is moving along, but still needs some fixing. If you have any issues placing your information there, please contact Tom Olson, tom@fevoldenfarm.com or Wade Gease, ldalpacas@charter.net for assistance. Please place "GLAA" in the subject line of your email.
With summertime finally here, thoughts are turning from shows to fields and farm work. If you are holding a farm event this summer, email Tom Olson with the details and it will be posted on the website calendar. Continue to monitor the calendar here periodically as new items are being added. We encourage you to take advantage of opportunities for learning more about alpacas. Watch for news of the first GLAA hosted education event coming up on August 16. Save the date.
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