GALA
The Greater Appalachian Llama and Alpaca Association

               


GALA Conference/Annual Meeting

 

 

 

"LEAVE" ALL YOUR WORRIES BEHIND
 AND COME TO THE
2009 GALA CONFERENCE

NOVEMBER 12-15, 2009

CLARION HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER

ITHACA, NEW YORK

Keynote Speaker:  Charlie Hackbarth from Colorado

GALA 2009 Conference Sponsor Information

GALA 2009 Conference Sponsor Confirmation Form

GALA 2009 Conference Notebook Advertiser Form

GALA 2009 Photo Contest Guidelines

 

Want to learn more about Ithaca? 
Click Here for a great
story Good Morning America ran on Ithaca, NY

Check back for more details!

Letter from Dawn Bishop to GALA Members regarding the 2009 Conference

Conference Contact : Dawn Bishop

You must be a GALA member to attend the annual conference, click here to learn about joining GALA or download the membership form below. 

GALA Membership Form.


Fun Facts about New York

FUN FACT:  Did you know that in the Adirondack Park located in New York is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier and Olympic Parks combined.

FUN FACT:  If you are a Hollywood buff.....Did you know that the Baldwin Boys are from Camillus, N.Y. (about 1 hour from Ithaca) and their mom still resides there and is very active in Breast Cancer Awareness. (The Carol Baldwin Foundation) 
Tom Cruise is from Syracuse
Vanessa Williams was a Syracuse University Graduate.
Richard Gere is from North Syracuse. 
Humphrye Bogart used to spend his summers on Canandaigua Lake.
(Canandaigua is derived from a Native American word meaning the chosen spot.)

FUN FACT:  If you are a sports buff....Did you know that Babe Ruth slammed his first home run in the first game ever played at the New York Stadium.
Geneva is known as the "Lake Trout Capital of the World."
The longest game in Baseball history was played between Rochester and the Pawtucket Red Socks.
The game lasted a total of 33 innings.
The New York Jets will be training in Cortland this summer (30 minutes from Ithaca).

There are many more fun things to learn about New York and Camelids so, please plan on joining us this fall in Ithaca, N.Y. for the 2009 GALA conference