11-Aug-11	Summer 2011 Member Newsletter           ARG 13790 E. Rice Place, #100 Aurora, CO 80015 303-693-0133   lori@associationresource.net www.associationresource.net       ______________________   Don't forget about all your  wonderful benefits as a member of ARG.  We recently added Constant Contact as a benefit provider.  Constant Contact is an email marketing company that lets you send newsletters and information to your members via email.  It's a great way to communicate with your members as well as a database to keep member information and email addresses.  You can even try their services free for 60 days.  ARG members receive a 20% discount on a 6-month subscription or a 25% discount on a 1-year subscription.  Click on the link below to find out more and receive your discount!    http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?pn=associationresource   _______________________________________   Check out our Message Boards!   Do you need advice, want to ask a question or have a great tip?  Then try out our new message board.  Go to www.associationresource.netand click the "Message Board" tab.   Our goal this year is to have a thriving community of members giving and receiving valuable information across our message board.   Try it out  today! Hello ARG Members,   As the weather warms up, so does our event calendar.  Our members are very busy this summer with dressage shows, schooling clinics, trail rides and conferences.  Please take a minute to check out our Calendar of Events on our website.  If you would like to add your events to our calendar, please email them to:lori@associationresource.net.   ____________________________________     Member Club Highlight:  CT Color Breed   CT Color Breed Association was founded by Nicole Souza in November 2010. Paperwork has been filed and we are in the process of becoming a non profit organization. CT Color Breed Association is open to all. CT Color Breed Association was created to provide a club in Connecticut strictly for color breed horses included but not limited to Palominos, Paints, Pintos, Appaloosas, Buckskins, and breeding stock/solid paints and pintos. There is no other club in Connecticut like this. We offer education clinics and horses shows for people who own color breed horses. Our goal and mission  is to showcase color breed horses, promote an interest in color breed horses, educate people on the different color breeds, and generate more sales for color breed horses. For more information or questions please feel free to email ctcolorbreed@yahoo.com or check out us out on facebook under "Connecticut Color Breed". Our website is pending.    ____________________________________________    Upcoming Events for May   North American Trail Ride Conference   Rockie Mountain Saddle Club - English/Western/Gymkhana   Utah All Breed Horse Association - Kathy Dorius Spring Classic   Buxmont Riding Club - Western/Gymkhana/English/Driving   Alaska State Quarter Horse Association - Tough Enough to Wear Pink   CT Color Breed - Western Pleasure/Horsemanship Clinic   More information on all upcoming events can be found on our website at: www.associationresource.netunder our Calendar of Events
03-May-11	Spring 2011 Member Newsletter             ARG 13790 E. Rice Place, #100 Aurora, CO 80015 303-693-0133   lori@associationresource.net www.associationresource.net       ______________________   Member Benefit Highlight:    1-800-Petmeds   America's largest pet pharmacy.  Get medication delivered right to your door at really low prices!  Just like your veterinarian, Petmeds provides only U.S. FDA/EPA approved medications. Petmeds also offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee.  The best part is that Pedmeds gives ARG members an additional 10% off their order!   To take advantage of this discount, simply go to our website at www.associationresource.net and click on the "Member Benefits" tab.  Once on the Members Benefit page, click on the 1-800-Petmeds link to begin.  Your 10% discount will show up in your cart when you are ready to purchase.    ____________________________________   What's Going on?   September 2-5- Ellensburg Rodeo in Ellensburg, WA   September 3- NATRC Region Five Benefit   September 9-19- Utah State Fair   September 10- Rockie Mountain Saddle Club show in Wellington, CO   September 10- NATRC - Chile Line, Region Four Benefit, Ride the Edge   September 10-11- Buxmont Riding CLub Horse Show in   September 11- Clark Co. Saddle Fun Show in Winchester, KY   September 17- NATRC - Oakland Hills Region One Benefit    September 18- CT Color Breed Horse Show #4 in Wolcott, CT     To find out more about these and other events, visit our website at: www.associationresource.net Hello ARG Members,   Summer isn't over yet!  Check out our calendar of events on our website...September is shaping up to be one busy month!   The Utah State Fair runs September 8-18 in Salt Lake City.   There is plenty of fun, food and of course great entertainment.  To find out more about the Fair, visit www.utah-state-fair.com.      It looks like our members will be busy with horse shows and competitions throughout the fall and into November.  Wrapping up the November shows is Equine Affaire, held in W. Springfield, MA on November 10-13.  Equine Affaire is one of the largest equine expositions and equestrian gatherings. For more information on the great educational programs presented at Equine Affaire, visit www.equineaffaire.com.     ____________________________________         Things to Remember   Send in your dues as soon as you receive your invoice to avoid any lapse in membership Members with Personal Excess policies - your monthly member reports are due on the 15th of each month and the premium due the by 20th of each month Check out the ARG website for new member benefits, news and more Submit your events to be added to our online calendar of events.     _________________________________________________     Welcome to our Newest ARG Members      Heaven Bound Cowboy Church Kids Junior Rodeo Association Kit Carson Riding Club Lake County Mounted Posse Lehigh Riding Club North Florida Paso Fino Association Ultimate Horseman's Challenge Foxhorn Horse Shows Country Cowboy Church Exceptional Riders Program Kyova Morgan Horse Association Rush Springs Ranch Serenity Farms Top Horse Solutions KB Dressage Bay Area Dressage Wisconsin Horse Council High Plains Paint Horse Club Rising Star Equestrian Association Western Dressage Association of America Wheeler Saddle Club  Blazes Equine Rescue Great Lakes Arabian Horse Association The Arabian Horse Society of SD Cypress Creek Equine Corral Productions S. Karbelk A. Hanna Equivents IS Pre USA Events
27-Jan-11	Winter 2011 Member Newsletter             ARG 13790 E. Rice Place, #100 Aurora, CO 80015 303-693-0133   lori@associationresource.net www.associationresource.net       Don't forget to send me your upcoming events.  I will put them on our home page and on our calendar page to promote your club!!  Send all events to: lori@associationresource.net               ARG Benefit Providers   Equisure    VPI Pet Insurance   Hertz   Hotels.com   Horse Saddle Shop   Office Depot   PetsMart   Sheplers   1-800-Petmeds  Dear ARG Members,    I am excited to announce that we have a new benefit provider for ARG members....Constant Contact.  Constant Contact is an email marketing company that can help you streamline your communication with your members.   Are you still sending out a newsletter on paper and mailing it?  Do you wonder how to send those beautiful email newsletters with links and pictures?  Do you have a large volume of email addresses that you would like to store and manage in one place?  Do you have a need to survey your members?    If you answered yes to any of the above, then Constant Contact is a good fit for you.  For as little as $15.00 per month, you can send out newsletters, surveys and information to your members via email.  At that price, you can only send 35 newsletters through the postal service!  You can manage and store all your email contacts in one place and your members can modify or update their own email in your system.  Best of all, Constant Contact gives you feedback on the email communication you send out, such as who has opened your email, did anyone click through on your links, or did you have any email addresses that were not valid.   Even better yet, Constant Contact is giving ARG members a discount on their services!  You can try Constant Contact's services free on a 60 day trial.  After that, you can sign up for your own account and receive the ARG discount.  Constant Contact gives ARG members a 20% discount on a 6-month subscription and a 25% discount on a 1-year subscription.   Do you like this email from ARG?  I am using Constant Contact, and you can too.  To get started, click on the link below.  Remember, you can begin with a free 60 day trial!!   http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?pn=associationresource   Sincerely,   Lori Hampton ARG