Awards

Sweepstakes OPEN Awards:

UARC shall award OPEN Herdsman of the Year $30

*Each breed winner $15. There must be at least 3 breed participants in open to be eligible for breed cash award.
*In breeds where there are at least 10 participants, second place will receive $10, and third place will receive $5.

Sweepstakes YOUTH Awards:

UARC shall award YOUTH Herdsman of the Year $30

*Each breed winner $15 . 2nd place – $10, and 3rd place, $5.

There is no restriction on number of participants in youth to be eligible for breed cash awards.

Rules

The Sweepstakes Chairperson can be reached at uarcsweeps@gmail.com

Sweepstake Rules as of 1/01/2023

The UARC Sweepstakes program recognizes its members in various ways. One of the ways you can participate in our Sweepstakes program is by showing your angoras in ARBA Sanctioned Shows, and UARC Specialty Shows (by entering in breed and/or wool classes as a bonus).

Sweepstakes Rules (Breed/Wool):

Section 1: Eligibility

To qualify for United Angora Rabbit Club sweepstakes points, the exhibitor must be a member of the United Angora Rabbit Club or join before the judging starts. If an individual applies for membership and is accepted, their points will begin on the Quarter that their membership application is approved and run for the length of the remaining quarters.

Section 2: Membership

A member’s name and address as listed on the show entry must match the United Angora Rabbit Club membership record.

Memberships will be classified as adults (upon 19th birthday) or youth.

A youth membership conforms to the ARBA requirements for youth.

Section 3: Youth Sweepstakes

A youth may show in an open or youth show. All points earned will count toward the youth sweepstakes. Unless the youth must notify the Sweepstakes Chairman immediately in writing to have their points applied to the Open Sweepstakes Program.

If a youth chooses to show as an individual in the open, they must decide if they want their sweepstakes points calculated for the open (adult) or the youth.

A youth must show in the open class immediately upon turning 19, but the club sweepstakes points will continue to be counted in the youth category by the UARC until the end of that points season.

Youth may not compete in both open and youth sweepstakes the same year.

Section 4: Follow up.

Sweepstakes results will be calculated and posted quarterly (4X a year) by the UARC Sweepstakes Chairperson.

Sweepstakes standings will be posted on the UARC Website on a designated Sweepstakes page.

Prizes for top Sweep placements will be distributed at the end of each calendar year.

Section 5: Submission of Show Reports

Show reports will be submitted to the Sweepstakes Chair by participating members via email or snail mail. Contact information for Show Secretaries will be included in ALL reports so that results can be verified and confirmed as needed. If the numbers of rabbits shown are not in the show report, a leg certificate can be used as proof, or written correspondence from that show secretary.

Upon receipt of show reports, the Sweepstakes chair will send email confirmations to members to save and print their own records.

TIP: There is a free app called CamScanner you can take a high-quality photo of your reports and then email a PDF from your smartphone. Actual photos aren’t always clear. Reports must be readable to count. This app converts it to a PDF. Or you can forward them to me when you receive them from the show secretary.

Sweepstakes submission deadlines are quarterly. Each UARC member is responsible for submitting their own show reports (for Breed and Wool entries). ALL ARBA shows count toward this sweepstakes. (Not just those sanctioned with NARBC) For sweeps to count in 2023, you must submit your reports via email to the above address by the deadlines below:

*Shows occurring Jan-Feb-March submit BY APRIL 30.

*Shows occurring April-May-June submit BY JULY 31.

*Shows occurring July-Aug-Sept submit BY OCTOBER 31.

*Shows occurring Oct-Nov-Dec submit BY JAN 31 *which is the final year deadline.

Section 6: Sweepstake Year
The sweepstakes year will run from January 31 through January 31.

Section 7: Wool Classes

If you show in wool classes, you may as well get credit for them too. Both colored and white wool will compete together in quality points.

A rabbit must be shown in the breed class before it can be entered in the wool competition. If a rabbit is disqualified in the breed class, it cannot compete in the wool class.

*We understand that Giant Angoras can only be shown in White Wool*

Sweepstakes Awards will be given at the end of the sweepstakes year.

Breed Point Awards for Open/Youth Members:

Section 8: Open Awards

*Each breed (English, French, Giant, and Satin Angora) winners (First place) $15.00. In breeds where there are at least 10 participants (2nd place) will receive $10.00 and (3rd place) will receive $5.00.

There must be at least 3 breed participants in the open division to be eligible for the breed cash award.

Section 9: Youth Awards

*Each breed winner (English, French, Giant, and Satin Angora) (First place) will receive $15.00. There is no restriction on the number of participants in youth to be eligible for breed cash awards. Which means (2nd place) will receive $10.00 and (3rd place) will receive $5.00.

Herdsman Points Awards Open/Youth:

Section 10: Awards Open/Youth

UARC shall award OPEN Herdsman of the Year $30.00 and YOUTH Herdsman of The Year $30.00

Wool Point Awards Open/Youth:

Section 11: Open Awards

Wool of The Year (top points) between white and colored wool will receive $____

Do we want to do $15.00 per white and $15.00 per colored per breed?

*Each breed (English, French, Giant, and Satin Angora) winners (First place) $15.00. In breeds where there are at least 10 participants (2nd place) will receive $10.00 and (3rd place) will receive $5.00.

There must be at least 3 breed participants in the open division to be eligible for the breed cash award.

Section 12: Youth Awards

Wool of The Year (top points) between white and colored wool will receive $____

Do we want to do $15.00 per white and $15.00 per colored per breed?

*Each breed winner (English, French, Giant, and Satin Angora) (First place) will receive $15.00. There is no restriction on the number of participants in youth to be eligible for breed cash awards. Which means (2nd place) will receive $10.00 and (3rd place) will receive $5.00.

Breed Point Calculations Quality Points Open/Youth

Section 13: Quality Point Calculations

-1st place rabbit in a class gets 6 points X number of rabbits in the class

-2nd place rabbit in a class gets 4 points X number of rabbits in the class

-3rd place rabbit in a class gets 3 points X number of rabbits in the class

-4th place rabbit in a class gets 2 points X number of rabbits in the class

-5th place rabbit in a class gets 1 point X number of rabbits in the class

Subsection 14: UARC Specialty Show Quality points

BOUNUS: In a UARC Specialty Show Quality points will be doubled X the total number of rabbits shown in the breed (EA, FA, SA, and GA) calculated separately.

Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex of Breed Points Open/Youth

Section 15: Best of Breed and Best Opposite of Sex Calculations

Points for BOB and BOS wins are ADDED points to the points exhibitors have already earned from class placements.

-BOB winner earns 2 Quality points X the total number of rabbits shown in the breed (EA, FA, SA, and GA) calculated separately.

-BOS winner earns 1 Quality point X the total number of rabbits of that sex shown in breed

Section 16: UARC Specialty Show Best of Breed and Best Opposite of Sex Calculations

BOUNUS: In a UARC Specialty Show Quality points will be doubled X the total number of rabbits shown in the breed (EA, FA, SA, and GA) calculated separately.

Best In Show/Reserve in Show Points Open/Youth:

Section 17: Best in Show/Reserve In Show Calculations:

-BIS winner in an all-breed show earns 100 extra Quality points

-RIS winner in an all-breed show earns 50 extra Quality points

-No additional points for 2nd RIS or Honorable Mention

-Specialty BIS (BISS) winner earns 25 extra Quality points

**In a NARBC national show or ARBA Convention, points are figured, then DOUBLED

Section 18: UARC Specialty Show Best in Show Calculations

UARC BISS (Best in a UARC Specialty Show) earned in a UARC specialty and 50 extra points.

HERDSMAN POINTS Overall Open/Youth:

Section 19: Herdsman Calculations

Herdsman of the Year points shall be accumulated by members in good standing as follows:

–1 point given for each DIFFERENT rabbit winning BOB or BOS. If a rabbit wins BOB in one show, and BOS in another, each win counts as a separate point. (Each rabbit will not earn its exhibitor more than 2 herdsman points total in a year.)

Wool Quality Points for Open/Youth Members:

Both colored and white wool will compete together in quality points.

Section 20: Wool Calculations

-1st place rabbit in a class gets 6 points X number of rabbits in the class

-2nd place rabbit in a class gets 4 points X number of rabbits in the class

-3rd place rabbit in a class gets 3 points X number of rabbits in the class

-4th place rabbit in a class gets 2 points X number of rabbits in the class

-5th place rabbit in a class gets 1 point X number of rabbits in the class

**In a NARBC national show or ARBA Convention, points are figured, then DOUBLED

Section 21: UARC Specialty Show Wool Points

BOUNUS: In a UARC Specialty Show Wool points will be doubled X the total number of rabbits shown in the breed (EA, FA, SA, and GA) calculated separately.

If the UARC offers a BISS Wool (Best in Specialty Show Wool) an additional 25 points will be added. **Make sure you get something in writing, from the UARC to support this win for verification. **

Contact for Questions and Reports:

Melissa Deitrich at uarcsweeps@gmail.com