Kinder Goat Breeders Association

KGBA

News and Announcements

Want to Help?

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It’s nomination time at the KGBA!

All positions on the board are annual except Member at Large (which alternates on a three year schedule). Descriptions of the positions are posted in the Bylaws, under the “Membership” section of the KGBA website at www.kindergoatbreeders.com. 


Anyone interested in running for positions on the Board of Directors should contact the nominating committee as soon as possible. This year’s nominating committee consists of the following people:

Carla Durham
Jean Jajan
Sue Beck


Nominations need to be in by August 15th in order to have our ballots out by September first. Please spread the word – the success of our organization depends on the help and enthusiasm of our members!



What’s New!?!

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Hello Everyone!

The KGBA Board has had an exciting and busy start to the year, and we are hard at work trying to make the KGBA Association better than ever! We have some fresh new faces on the Board, and some exciting changes right around the corner. Some of the things that you should be seeing soon are:

A NEWSLETTER – After stalling last year, our newsletter is back on track, and coming soon to a mailbox near you (well, your mailbox, actually…). A special thanks to Jeanette Woods and Laura Kennett for working so hard to create past newsletters – I know you both did a ton of work, and they were awesome!

HERD EVALUATIONS – Tom Considine will be on the road this summer, and has graciously offered to come to farms within a certain radius of his show route for no additional traveling fee. We will be posting his route soon!

WEBSITE – We are updating the website with a fresh face and lots of new information. Please check back regularly, as this will be an ongoing project.

CALENDAR – We hope to put out a calendar this year, including photos submitted by members of all your beautiful Kinder goats. More details coming soon!

Please check back often to the Communique and the website – We would love ideas, suggestions and pictures!!!  We can always use more photos of registered Kinder goats for the website, newsletters and future promotional materials. If you want to donate pictures that you have taken of your own registered Kinders, please send photos to: sue@jabeck.com **

We look forward to hearing from all of you, and to sharing a great new year of growth, goats and good times!

Warm Regards,
Sue Beck
KGBA President

**By sending photos, you are agreeing to have them posted on the website with no compensation other than bragging rights. Depending on how many we receive, your photos may or may not be used, but we’ll also be posting pics to the communique in mini “breed brags,” so watch for them there, too!

Don’t Wait – Register Your Goats!

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As springs nears, the number of registration applications for new kids increases dramatically. It is extremely exciting to see how many new Kinder kids are being born, the increase in new herds, and the increased interest in our membership. This is a great time of growth for the Kinder Association and our little goats, and we couldn’t be happier about it. But as you breed, buy and sell your Kinders, please remember how important it is to make sure that all of your paperwork is current and cmplete.

On occasion, we run into issues with applications, and those problems are inevitably compounded if the goats in question have been sold or bred. PLEASE REGISTER YOUR GOATS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! It is not good practice to offer your bucks for buck service if they have not yet been registered, nor is it a good idea to sell kids as “registered” or “registerable” if their parents do not yet have papers. It is our responsibility as reputable breeders to supply buyers with all the information and documentation necessary to register their new goats. This includes ensuring that our own bucks and does are registered BEFORE we breed them, and certainly before selling their offspring, so that all paperwork can be completely quickly and without problems.

If you are buying new goats, the best way to protect yourself from problems is to require either:

A. The goats you are buying are registered, and you receive the registration(s) and signed transfer at the time of purchase.
B. Both parents are registered, and you receive copies of their registrations, a signed transfer, and a completed registration application for your new kid at the time of purchase.

If you purchase or breed to goats with “pending” registrations, the KGBA can not guarantee that your goats will actually be registrable with the association, so please protect yourselves – make sure that all paperwork is in order before you buy or breed!

The KGBA Board of Directors welcome any and all questions related to buying, selling, and breeding Kinders, and are happy to help you in any way we can. Please feel free to contact us at any time… we’re happy to help!

Selling Kinder® Products

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On September 25th of last year, the KGBA board made an announcement regarding the sales of products labeled with the Kinder® name. In the announcement, we asked that people considering selling such products apply for a license to do so through our association. Upon further consideration, we have decided NOT to ask our members for a licensing agreement when selling Kinder labeled products.
As your board, one of our top goals and responsibilities is to promote and propagate the Kinder goat breed. In order to do this, we count on our members’ help. After all, our best marketing tools are our goats, our members, and the products that they create together!
We want to make it as easy as possible for members to advertise, register and sell their goats. We also want to make it as easy as possible to benefit from owning Kinder goats. Hopefully, removing licensing requirements from members’ Kinder® products will do this.
Please feel free to contact any board members with questions or comments regarding this change. We hope that the decision will encourage even more of our members to help show the world why Kinders really are the greatest goats on Earth!

The Votes Are In!

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The votes are in for the 2013 Kinder Goat Breeder’s Association board positions!
Membership voting was higher than in past years, so thank you all for your enthusiasm and participation. The elected board members for 2013 are as follows:

President – Sue Beck

Vice President – Lisa Lamm

Secretary – Jean Jajan

Treasurer – Lisa Nauman

Member at Large – Carla Durham (on-going position)

Member at Large – Deb Ezzati

Member at Large – Beth Ten Dolle

Congratulations and welcome to all new board members! These members bring a diverse set of background experiences and leadership qualities to the KGBA, and I look forward to working with the entire board as we pursue exciting new opportunities to grow and improve.

While we are thrilled to welcome these new members to the KGBA board, the change is bittersweet, as we bid farewell to three long-time members and KGBA leaders.
Sue Huston, Ramona Birdsall and Dawn Leaming have all been on the board or years, working tirelessly for our members and our beloved goats. Dawn spreads the word about the Kinder goat at every opportunity she gets, and Sue and Ramona have worked hard to get Kinders into the show ring, and improve the breed through herd evaluations and education. Ladies – thank you so much for your hard work and dedication – the breed is better for having you in it, and we look forward to your continued involvement in it!

Thank you again to all our members for your hard work, support and participation!

Sincerely,

Sue Beck
Vice President

Would You Like to Sell Kinder® Products?

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Do you have a great product idea that will highlight your Kinders? We love to spread the word about Kinder goats, and hope you will, too! Products with our sweet goats and the Kinder name on them promote our breed while making you money. They are conversation starters, too!

The name Kinder is a registered trademark. Because of this, there are certain rules and regulations that the association and anyone using the name in commerce must follow. If you are considering selling products with the Kinder name on them, here is what you need to know:

If you are interested in using the name on goods and products, you must first obtain a license from the KGBA. In the license grant procedure, you must complete a form with your contact details, and a description of the intended use of the Kinder trademark. All items bearing the Kinder name must also bear the trademark (circle r) symbol.
The fee for applying for a license is $25, and covers a portion of the cost incurred in processing the application. It may take a month or more for your application to be evaluated, and applications may be rejected for any reason (you may, however, reapply as often as you like). If your application is accepted, you will be granted a license to sell your product, with the provision that you agree to pay the KGBA a 5% royalty on the product you are selling. Applications for licenses can be found in the “forms” section of our website.

By imposing these simple rules, we aim to protect the Kinder name from misuse, and create a level playing field for everyone interested in using it in the marketplace.