Alex has been arranging Stewards for five different shows per year in Region 6. Plus, she has volunteered to sing the national anthem at the shows. And Alex has assisted with the Costume Contest at several of the shows. Not only that – she has also arranged for the Stewards for the Kansas City area shows. And she has greeted spectators as they came in the door, handed out CFA flyers and even has run a raffle table or two.
2019 - ALEX MARSH
Junior Cat Fancier Spotlight Award Winner – 2015
The success of CFA’s future is dependent upon our cats and our young exhibitors. We have a young lady who certainly demonstrates everything we look for in our youth. She has demonstrated a sense of fair play taking the wins and losses in stride. She shows her cat in great condition and is fully engaged in all aspects of showing. She is just what we want in our youth and we would like to recognize her and encourage her to continue along her path in the Cat Fancy. The sky is the limit for this young lady. Tonight we would like award the Midwest Regions Junior Cat Fanciers Spotlight award to Simone Miller
2015 – SIMONE MILLER
Junior Cat Fancier Spotlight Award Winner – 2014
This years award winner has grown up in the cat fancy helping her grandmother to show several breeds of cats, she hold offices in clubs and provides help where needed in show production.
She is a member for the Youth Feline Education Program and has promoted CFA around the world, ran fund raisers for her local shelter, makes cat toys for exhibitors at many shows, takes her therapy cat to visit long-term care faculties and hospitals.
Please congratulate Richelle Hanes.
2014 - RICHELLE HANES
Initiated at the end of the 2012-2013 show season, the Junior Cat Fancier Award recognizes a “future” exhibitor in the Midwest Region who goes above and beyond for the region, and/or CFA, and who shows dedication, stamina and a love of cats and cat shows. The award isn’t an annual award, but a special award, presented when appropriate.
Junior Cat Fanciers Award Winners
2019 – Alex Marsh
2015 – Simone Miller
2014 – Richelle Hanes
2013 – Alex Emory
JUNIOR CAT FANCIER AWARD
Junior Cat Fancier Spotlight Award Winner – 2013
This is something new for the Midwest Region. It isn’t an “every year” award, but a special award, presented when appropriate.
One of the requirements for every show is having ring stewards. I think we all know that this is hard work and requires dedication and stamina. Occasionally someone comes along who not only shows this dedication, but takes it many steps further by stewarding in two or more rings when needed, teaching the ropes to new stewards, assisting clerks, and always performing her job with a smile on her face.
The first recipient of this award is a young lady who has shown this dedication and more, over her three years of association with the cat fancy. She is also the reason this award has been established.
Growing up in St. Louis, as part as Marygrove’s residential program, then in foster homes, this young lady first fell in love with cats when she befriended a Maine Coon lookalike, Jazzy, who lived in Marygrove’s administration building for 20 years. When Jazzy crossed the rainbow bridge, Sister Helen, head of Marygrove, decided to adopt two Maine Coons, and show them. Realizing she needed assistance, Sister Helen thought this particular, cat-loving young lady, would be a good “show companion”.
And what a great decision that was, not only for this young lady, who now attends regular high school, has plans to attend college, and has overcome so many obstacles in her young life, but for the cat fancy, and our Midwest Region. Our award winner this year is not only a dedicated worker, she wants to attend a clerking school, and one day soon, would like to have her own show cat (she’s currently learning about all the different breeds and talking to exhibitors when she isn’t scrubbing cages). This young lady is truly the future of the cat fancy. This young lady is Alex Emory.