APRIL PIGEON AWARENESS MONTH
PROMOTION CONTEST WINNER ANNOUNCED

We have a winner!

This is the seventh year AU has held the National Pigeon Awareness Month contest during April. AU members are invited to compete for the honor of recognition for most sport promotion presentations during the month-long contest. Entries were reviewed and a winner was selected.

American Racing Pigeon Union announces with pleasure this year’s winner, the AU board’s own By Laws Chair, Herb Cartmell, out of Washington state.

The amazing list of Herb’s accomplishments includes a month full of activities to promote the sport with civic clubs, youth groups and charitable organizations. Herb just retired from the 9-5 office grind and fired up his efforts in sport promotion. He is the mastermind behind the Sky Pilot youth drive. It began as a local effort and is developing into a national program.

Herb has been a member of the Seattle Sno King Invitational RPC for 23 years. He has held the offices of President and Secretary/Treasurer of the club and has served as the AU National By Laws Chairman for 12 years. He has been featured on radio and in newspapers. That publicity drew attention of potential new members and improved public awareness. Herb hooked up with 4-H in his area and is now influencing a national 4-H pigeon club effort and network of members in the sport. It is no surprise that Herb was the 2007 recipient of the AU Rick Phalen Leadership Award.

Herb will receive the contest prize of a $25 AU gift certificate and AU polo. Congratulations to Herb for outstanding work and our deepest gratitude for your selfless contributions.


For information, call the AU office at 405-848-5801 or email us at aupromo@aol.com .