ATTENTION TRAINERS:

PLEASE READ THIS PROMOTERS MESSAGE REGARDING THIS AWARD. THE "AWARD LANGUAGE" HAS CHANGED FOR 2012. THIS IS NO LONGER RECOGNIZED AS A "TEAM AWARD", THIS IS A "TRAINER RECOGNITION".

WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO TRAIN A COMPETITOR FROM START TO FINISH IN THEIR CONTEST PREPARATION. WE ASK THAT ALL TRAINERS SUBMIT ONLY THE ENTRIES OF THOSE THAT FOLLOW THIS GUIDELINE.

NAMES OF THE COMPETITORS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LISTED ON THE AWARD, BUT WE WILL NOT BE READING THEM BEFORE THE AUDIENCE.

WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE EXCELLENT TRAINERS WE HAVE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR AND ALL NPC SANCTIONED EVENTS!

FROM HERE FORWARD PLEASE REFER TO THIS AWARD AS A "TRAINER RECOGNITION".

THANK YOU,
RON AND SUSAN SMITH