At Contra Costa KC show
Meeting was called to order at 9.45am by Lisa. A quorum is present, (18 necessary, 22
present), the club may do business.
Mark Reed, Scott Ewart, Susan Phillips, Lucia Torres-Simon, Donna Shank, Brenda Schuettenberg, Myrna Powell, Peggy Bennington, Cynthia Cool, Vicki Schnurpfeil, Ernie Schnurpfeil, Lisa Sheeran, Donna Manha, Joe Sullivan, Rosemary Robles, Kelley Ruffoni, Karen Carsner, Steve Baldwin, Debbie Baldwin, Bob Birdwell, Keven Birdwell, and Donnelle Richards.
Cindy Johnston, Aleris Hart, Jackie Mason, Shelley Webb, Francesca
Paurel and DeAnna Peters.
No prior minutes have been published.
Lisa welcomed everyone, introduced guests. Reminder on the Puppy Match/Potluck on the
24th & said there will be an informal birthday party for Otto
& Gage who turn 11. Informed the membership
of the reinstatement of Jim Williams as Board member post immediate past
president during yesterdays Board meeting.
none.
none.
AKC sent a PR Binder (given to Public Ed. Chair, Susan
Phillips)
She received correspondence, with a photo, from Sun Maid KC
thanking the club for the Juniors’ Scholarship donation to their recent show.
Received a newsletter from the Great Lakes Pug Club and a
flyer from the Nor Cal Toy Dog Club on their up coming B match.
Current year expenditures vs. receipts reflects a net loss of about $1,800, due to refundable
deposits for future events outlays for major events (Specialty and Pugtacular)
for which revenues won’t be reflected until the end of the year. No handouts were provided; however, members
with an interest in receiving copies of the budget tracking spreadsheets,
balance sheet, or profit and loss statement should contact Susan. Balance Sheet,
deposit detail & Expense Summary are attached to the hard copy of this
report (EX#1).
Advertising/PR/Pug
Talk Liaison: (Peggy
Bennington, chair) Need to put an ad, ½ page, together on the Specialty for Pug
Talk & Pug Pen.
Annual
Auction (Specialty): (Peggy
Bennington, chair) Start thinking of things you may want to donate for the
annual auction/raffle. Send them, or at
least a description, to her when you have a donation. She needs volunteers to help gather the donations at up coming
shows to make transport easier. Cynthia
offered to co chair as the Raffle coordinator.
Awards/Membership: (Jim Williams, chair) Lisa read short bios
on 2 people waiting on our vote for membership. Aleris Hart and Shelley Webb (& her almost 8 year old junior
handler Haley).
Bench
Show Decoration: Heather Brandon has agreed to
Co-Chair, she would like another person to Chair with her. Jackie Mason volunteered to help decorate
(if she could get down from the mountains through the snow).
B-OB
Match: (Joanne Clark,
chair) date is 6/24 at the Hercules Club House. Match in the morning, Jim Williams will offer beginner handling
workshop & Lynn Petrangelo will do advanced handling workshop after the
match. Need donations for trophy fund.
By Laws
Review: (Helen Danna,
chair) no report. Send her any changes.
Good
Sportsmanship: (Cynthia Cool,
chair) no report.
Historian: (Donna Manha, chair) no report.
Judges
Education/Breeders Seminar: (Donnelle
Richards, chair) no report.
Legislative
Liaison: (Marie Clifford,
chair) no report. If you know of new or
proposed laws/regulations for your area pass them on to her so the rest of the
club can be informed.
Litter
Liaison: (Keven Birdwell,
chair) please let her know when your pups get placed so she doesn’t send buyers
where there are no available pups.
NCPC
Picnic: (Joanne
Clark/Vicky Schnurpfeil, co-chairs) on track.
Too many desserts last year, thinking of a more planned/defined menu,
will get back to us on that.
Pug Pen
Editors: (Cathy
Loomis/Scott Ewart) Proposed a change in pricing for prime advertising pages –
additional $5 for inside front, inside back, or centerfold (per page), price
break for camera ready vs. ‘need set-up help’ ads. Scott will charge $2 - $5 for ad design help. 1st come – 1st serve
on ad placement. No reservations for placement in future
issues. Kelley moved/Cynthia 2nd
– accepted. ERNIE SCHNURPFEIL ABSTAINED
FROM THIS VOTE BECAUSE HE WANTED HIS NAME IN THE MINUTES.
Public
Education: (Susan Phillips –
only through the end of November) we need a person to step in as of December of
this year to cover this position.
Pug Health: (Denise Panzich, chair) no report.
Pug
Rescue Liaison: (Tony Roberts,
chair) no report.
Pugtacular: (Jim Williams & Dennis Lauterbach,
co-chair) no report.
Specialty
Show 2006: (Lucia Torres- Simon) Lowered
advertising price, Bob Birdwell will be the ad designer/coordinator again this
year. Deadline 9/2/06 for receiving ads,
email or snail mail them to Bob.
Inside
Front Cover: $65,
(includes
1 photo)
Inside
Back Cover: $50,
(includes 1 photo)
Full
Page: $35,
(includes 1 photo)
Half
Page: $25,
(includes 1 photo)
Quarter
Page, (business card): $15
Your ad
can be made to look professional too!
For an additional $10, they'll do a complete ad lay out for you.
Professional
Handlers can not handle in Sweeps unless they own the dog.
Judges for that
weekend are – Del Richards (Regular classes & Junior Showmanship)/Bob
Birdwell (Sweepstakes) for NCPC on Saturday, Dr. Draper for Del Valle on
Sunday, & Edd Bivin for Del Valle on Monday.
2008
National Specialty: (Donnelle Richards,
Chair) Donnelle checked out the San Ramon Marriott, room rate $119, with a $75
one time non-refundable deposit (good for the whole week between NCPC Specialty
& National Specialty), up to 4 dogs to a room. Two areas of grass to use for the dogs, needs volunteers for
committees. Hotel will be totally
renovated within the next 2 years, they really want our business. No RV hook-ups, but spots will be
available. She will reserve the whole
ballroom so there is a set-up similar to San Antonio for the rings &
vendors.
Statistician: Top 10 Pugs (Ernie Schnurpfeil, chair) no
report.
Supported
Entries: (Donnelle
Richards, chair) has some nice trophies.
The shows are Richmond, Del Valle, Golden Valley, Gavilan, Nor-Cal Toy
Show & Mensona.
Sunshine: (Rebecca Green, chair; Doug Green, Peggy
Bennington, & Annette Friskopp) received $45.28 at last meeting. Cards have been sent to Mark Reed &
Kelly Birmingham for the loss of their pugs.
Comment was made that Dennis Lauterbach needed to be sent a card &
that Peggy should send Rebecca & Doug a card for their pug suffering with
numerous mast cell tumors.
Ways & Means: (Cynthia Cool, chair) Yard/Tag Sale will be at Ohlone College 7/8, she needs donations (no clothes) & volunteers. 7.30 – 3, need tables, a pop-up also. All proceeds go to Rescue/Health. No dogs allowed there, please leave yours at home if you come.
Website: (Joanne Clark, webmaster) POTM drawing for the next 12 may be at
the picnic at Richmond shows.
ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS
No membership requests have been published since the last
meeting.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Storage – need a larger, ground floor unit as soon as one
is available.
Judges Selection Committee – Cynthia chairs & would
like at least 2 more people to help with this.
Brenda volunteered to be a member.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Cynthia Cool moved that the meeting be adjourned/Peggy
Bennington 2nd, meeting was adjourned at 10.55am.
Submitted by
Brenda Schuettenberg
NCPC Recording Secretary
06/13/06