2023 Youth Follow Me
Ava Mattia
LANA is proud to announce Ava Mattia as the 2023 Youth Follow Me Award Winner.
Ava started working alpacas when she was nine years old. Now 17, she has been serving as the Team Leader of the Alpaca & Llama 4-H Project, a position she has held for the past three years. She has been showing her alpacas since 2017 at local shows and the California State Fair. Ava is currently the President of the Miners Ravine 4-H Club with over 190 4-H members. She is a Junior Member of her County Fair Board.
Ava enjoys taking her alpacas to events and sharing them with the public. Parades, Festivals, Youth Fair, Animal Expo and FFA Day to name a few. She recently wrote an article that appears in the Spring 2024 LANA Newsleter about a recent event; Adoption Day, that she attended with her alpacas.
She volunteers her time with her veterinarian, Dr. Michele Ing, helping with vaccinations, shearing and neutering.
Congratulations, Ava!
PAST RECIPIENTS OF
ADULT FOLLOW ME
2023 - Not Awarded
2022 - Lee & Linda Beringsmith
2021 - Kayla Rogers
2020 - Phil & Linda Nuechterlein
2019 - Not Awarded
2018 - Maureen Macedo
2017 - Lisa Labendeira
2016 - Chene Mogler
2015 - Sherri Tallman
2014 - Not Awarded
2013 - Jerry Kimbro
2012 - Sue Rich
2011 - Joy Pedroni
2010 - Amy Simons
2009 - Margaret Drew
2008 - Sharon Weisenberger & Robin Bohac
2007 - Kathy Nichols
2006 - Nina Pederson & Kate Roach
2005 - Tammie Munson
2004 - Deborah Slocum & Bandit
2003 - Bob & Jeannie Vaum
2002 - Donna McMann & Linda Augustin
2001 - Dolly Peters
2000 - Nancy Redden
1999 - Jim & Sally Otto
1998 - Dick Denning
PAST RECIPIENTS OF HUMMDINGER:
2023 - Not Awarded
2022 - Jerry & Kim Kimbro
2021 - Nina Pedersen
2020 - Lisa Labendeira
2019 - Not Awarded
2018 - Not awarded
2017 - Eileen Ditsler
2016 - Rick & Mary Adams
2015 - Dolly Peters
2014 - Margaret Drew
2013 - Tom Hansen
2012 - Sharon Carrier
2011 - Not awarded in 2011
2010 - Greg & EstherSue Sykes
2009 - Tammie Munson
2008 - Charlie Hackbarth
2007 - Wally & Maryan Baker
2006 - Linda Heune-Solomon
2005 - Nelson Leonard
2004 - Cris Jennings
2003 - Pat McCarthy & Gerry Sammon
2002 - Dick & Linda Reichle
2001 - Rob & Susie Pollard
2000 - Jim & Amy Logan
1999 - Dan & Marilyn Milton
1998 - Bobra Goldsmith
1997 - Virginia & Dick Christensen
1996 - Francie Grath-Peto
PAST RECIPIENTS OF
YOUTH FOLLOW ME
2023 - Ava Mattia
2022 - Not Awarded
2021 - Not Awarded
2020 - Not Awarded
2019 - Not Awarded
2018 - Not Awarded
2017 - Christopher Varga
2016 - Trinity Harry
2015 - Kayla Rogers
2014 - Pamela Mogler
2013 - Colleen Kutzler
2012 - Not awarded in 2012
2011 - Not awarded in 2011
2010 - Hector Mejia
2009 - Caitlin Colburn
2008 - Heather Koenig
2006 - Sarah Aly
2005 - Rebecca Andrew
2004 - AndraKay Hoisington, Corin &
Tara Munson
2003 - Kenny Peterson
2002 - Justin Timm
2001 - Colin Hodge
2000 - Ashley Fike
1999 - Lydia Redden
1998 - Amanda Wright
PAST RECIPIENTS OF
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT:
2023 - Not Awarded
2022 - Not Awarded
2021 - Not Awarded
2020 - Not Awarded
2019 - Dr. Julie Dechant
2018 - Rob & Suzy Pollard
2017 - George Caldwell
2016 - Dr. Patrick Long
2015 - Chela Grey
2014 - Not Awarded
2013 - Cris Jennings
2012 - Judy Johnson
2011 - Gary Kaufman
2010 - Rudy Stauffer
2008 - Cathy Spalding
2007 - Kay Sharpnack
2005 - Paul & Sally Taylor
2004 - Karen Conyngham
2003 - Dan & Marilyn Milton
2002 - Kathi McKinney
2001 - Jack & Donna Moore
2000 - Lora Crawford
1999 - Paul & Betty Barkman
1998 - Murray Fowler