A Hosting Facility
The facility was not the major concern for McElveen. She knew having spent the past decade in Laurinburg, North Carolina that the little town with a population of a mere 15,000 was not capable of providing adequate accommodations for the expected 3,000 people involved in the national competition. McElveen suggested that St. Andrews host the competition but at a more suitable facility that was also travel friendly. McElveen called up Dale Barnett, a friend of hers who was the Manager of the Governor James B. Hunt Horse complex and a former IHSA rider, to schedule a meeting to see if the dates for the 2012 nationals were available. Days before the July 4th holiday, McElveen and Barnett met to discuss the actuality of the national competition being held at the Hunt Horse Complex. With extreme enthusiasm the two spread out their three-year planners and began discussing the timeline. Barnett’s ability to move other horse show dates around sealed the deal in guaranteeing the facility’s availability to host Nationals. 1
Social Media Intern, Kimberly Graves, took on the challenge of documenting the planning and organization of the IHSA National Championships that we hosted in Raleigh, NC last May.
Part One posted last week explained the vision of IHSA CEO Bob Cacchione. Next week Part Three - St. Andrews Universty Support.
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