BARKER BLOG

SPRINGFEST 2023

April 29, 2023

Along Broad Street

Downtown Southern Pines

A More Exact Location TBA

MCKC’S PURPOSE

Encourage people to attend the May 7-8 Dog Show / Hand Out Judging Schedules

Providing our dogs for petting.

Showing how much fun one can have with their dog

Emphasize the club’s charitable donations (banner for illustration).

Encourage folk to join the club / Hand out Membership Applications.

PROVIDED FOR ON SITE

2 Metal Crates

2-3 Chairs

Water Jugs

(please bring your own bowls)

Judging Schedules to hand out.

Banners around the Demo Area to give Demo Dogs some space.

Pop-Up Tent for Shade (with weights).

Grooming Table for dogs to stand when being petted through therapy window.

VOLUNTEERS TO BRING:

A dog who will enjoy the experience of being petted by a lot of people.

Lots of treats for your own dog.

A camera (the one on your phone is fine), or even better, someone who enjoys taking photos during your shift.

Anything you need if you’re doing a demonstration.

PARKING INFORMATION

Cars allowed direct access to our booth via Penn/NE Broad from 6-9AM.

Southern Pines Brewing, 215 W Penn.

Brownson Memorial, Ashe & Mass.

First Bank, 205 SE Broad

The Southern Pines Business Association asks we not park on Broad St, Penn Av, New Hampshire Av, Connecticut Av.

New Booth Design.

MEMBERSHIP

At the March 1 General Membership Meeting, the Club voted unanimously to accept three applicants for Membership:

Alan McKinnon

Esther Shrader

Rosemary Abel

WELCOME Alan, Esther and Rosemary!! We are proud to have you as Members, and look forward to getting to know you better!

MEETING VENUE CHANGE?

The Club has been meeting at Table on the Green for several years. Options are being considered. A questionnaire was passed around at the January Meeting inquiring what would be most important to the Membership in a new meeting space.

There were 23 Members present at this meeting (about half of our Membership):

  1. 15 said it had to have good food.
  2. 12 said it needed to be moderately priced.
  3. 9 said it could be located in Pinehurst.
  4. 7 Said it could be located in Southern Pines.
  5. 7 said the restaurant would need to provide a separate room for us.
  6. 4 said that easy parking was preferred.
  7. 4 said a full bar was preferred.
  8. 2 said being able to Pot Luck would work for them.
  9. 1 said they would be good with a place where you could BYOB.
  10. 1 said they would be good with a place in Aberdeen.
  11. 1 also said they would be ok with a place in Carthage.

There were also some write in suggestions:

A room with space for screen and projector.

A place we can bring our dogs.

Large enough tables to speak with other members (more social).

OK MEMBERSHIP BEEHIVE – GET TO WORK:

Keep your eyes open for possible meeting locations:

Decent Food. Larger tables or only ONE HUGE table fitting 30 or so people. A separate room to hear one another.

You may know of a place. You may know of a private restaurant owner who would open up one Wednesday Night per month for our Private Meeting. Centrally located.

Feel free to ask the Owner/Manager if hosting our meeting would be desirable. And then contact a Board Member with what you find out.