November 9, 2022
Present: Jane Hammett, Patty Pace, Bill Pace, Ursula Walsh, Karolynne McAteer, Betty Chapman, Marjorie Riddle Watson, Carol Kamalbake Dowd, Ellen Pfann
Called to order at 5:00 PM.
DOG SHOW
Regular Agenda items were put aside in lieu of an upcoming issue that will affect the club’s annual May All-Breed Dog Shows. Westminster Kennel Club has rescheduled their 2023 date to May 6-9, and will be preceded by an All-Breed Dog Show sponsored by the Trenton Clubs (dates conflict directly with our own). The educated projection is that the exhibitors who normally come to our shows, will attend the Trenton Shows and then nearby Westminster. More importantly, our Show Committee plans to attend Westminster, leaving the club without important leadership during the show.
There are options, most of which have seen or unseen financial, current and future AKC scheduling, and worker support consequences.
Key show committee members, Karolynne McAteer, Patty Pace, Bill Pace and Treasurer Betty Chapman will be reviewing the Club’s liabilities, contracts, steward availability and Judging Conflicts. The board plans to meet on Monday evening to assess. And the Membership will be informed once the board has a conclusion.
K-9 COP
The Board voted to approve a $2,500 donation to assist funding of a new dog for the Moore County Sherriff’s Department to be purchased from K-2. The dog is a German Shepherd Dog named Senna. The handler, Officer Kevin Dean, will be applying for the $7,500 grant from AKC to underwrite the purchase via AKC’s Adopt a K-9 Cop program.
MEMBERSHIP
Alicia Alviani was put forward by the board to be read at the meeting after the addition of two sponsors. The board also waived her first reading to proceed to the second reading with the general membership (she has had sponsors, but they weren’t listed on the paperwork).
John and Mary Jo Stockman were put forward by the board to be read at the meeting after the addition of two sponsors. The board also waived their first reading to proceed to the second reading with the general membership (they also had sponsors that had just not signed the paperwork).
Katherine and Ken Rice were approved by the Board for their first reading to the General Membership
Meeting Adjourned 6:05 PM.