The American Connemara Pony Society (ACPS) Board of Governors voted last fall for the Society to support the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Lexington, KY, with a promotional “Connemara Pony Booth” within the site’s Equestrian Village. The consensus was that the international exposure, media coverage, demographics and expected record-breaking attendance added up to “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” for the ACPS to showcase the remarkable traits and breed characteristics of the Connemara Pony.

The ACPS now encourages your enthusiasm and commitment to a “virtual” fundraising campaign, “Ride to WEG!” It is a national campaign, created not only to raise funds for the WEG Connemara Pony booth, but also to create awareness throughout our country and the world about the Connemara Pony breed.

Monies raised will go directly to the American Connemara Pony Society Foundation (ACPS-F), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and will be used only to cover expenses for the educational Connemara Pony booth in the Irish Village at “the Games.” All donations are tax deductible.

The Concept of the American Connemara Pony Society “Ride to WEG Campaign”
The “Ride to WEG” Campaign is simply that a $1 donation equals one mile. Each dollar gets us closer to our goal of Connemaras in Kentucky at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

The ACPS fundraising committee hopes that all 10 ACPS Regions will rally to support this major fundraiser in order to reach the national goal of $50,000. We’re “thinking big,” and hope that every ACPS member, along with family and friends, will support this effort “big time!”

This is a “virtual ride.” Regional Team Leaders, within each of the 10 ACPS Regions, will be recognized as the fundraising coordinators. Participants (those raising funds), are to register as “riders” to raise funds from family and friends (sponsors).

The campaign will be run pnline as well as on paper via the U. S. Postal Service. Those sponsors wishing to pay by credit card, or to make outright donations using a credit card, may access PayPal by going directly to the ACPS website, www.acps.org. Sponsors will give the name of the rider they are sponsoring and his/her ACPS Region Number. Ultimately, monies donated online and on paper, will be tracked by “Rider name” and ACPS Region.