Napa Valley Dog Training Club General Membership Meeting Minutes
August 11, 2008 UNAPPROVED
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UNAPPROVED
NAPA VALLEY DOG TRAINING CLUB
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
08/11/08
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Laura Ecklin, President, called meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
B. Board Members present: Linda Luchsinger-Adamich, Mary Ash, Janet Davis, Laura Ecklin, Kelly Finn, Sue Osborn, Lynda Rhyno, Gary Walker, and Joy Wood.
II. MINUTES—M/S/C to accept minutes from the July 14, 2008 general meeting as published in the August newsletter.
III. TREASURER’S REPORT, Lynda Rhyno
A. Checking: $7,647
B. Money Market: $8,924
C. CD: $11,224.00
D. All bills paid except trainers who have not turned in their invoices.
IV. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
A. Building was cleaned July 29th from 9 to 2.
1. A BIG thanks you to everyone who showed up to help!
2. All equipment was power washed.
3. Everything now has a place, except in office & foyer, which still needs work.
4. Gayle Bray came up with a beautification project. She knows a photographer who is willing to come to club to take photos of dogs to display on the walls. If anyone is interested, let Gayle know.
B. Updated guidelines, policies and procedures, most of which came from minutes, are now all collated together and will be forwarded to trainers.
1. Interested members may request a copy.
2. To be posted on website
3. Will go into new members packets
V. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. BUILDING, Gary Walker
1. All the hard work to clean the building very much appreciated.
2. No other issues, all is working
B. TRAINING, Kelly Finn
1. Sessions 5 begins Monday, August 18th and goes through October 3rd.
2. Ad went into the Napa Valley Register on Friday, August 8th, and will run for seven days.
3. The August 24th AOCNC Workshop presented by Wendy Wallace will be attended by Linda Luchsinger-Adamich, Teresa Russell, and Marlene Soldavini. Laura Ecklin is alternate. Information will be brought back to other trainers.
C. AGILITY TRIAL-August 16 & 17, 2008
Laura Ecklin, chair
1. All those who have signed or are interested in signing up talk to Laura after tonight’s meeting.
2. Raffle donations are still being accepted.
3. More EZ ups needed.
4. For those helping on Friday, be at clubhouse at noon to load up.
5. Linda Luchsinger-Adamich will fax information for insurance writer
6. Linda Wargo is chief ring steward for jumpers.
D. CASHIERS
1. There is a full set of workers for session 5, same people as last session.
2. Anyone interested in cashiering one hour a week, let Mary Ash know.
3. Duties: take messages, return calls in timely manner so people get signed up, log in money, and put equipment away (on slower nights).
4. $50 voucher per session available to members.
5. Training for cashiering provided.
E. AOCNC, Gerry Glantz
1. Dog Emergency Packs have arrived and Gerry will pass them out after tonight’s meeting.
2. Gerry will give briefing of August 24th AOCNC seminar at next general meeting.
F. HOSPITALITY
1. Thank you to Sandy Bonifield and Linda Adamich for tonight’s hospitality!
2. The September meeting is the annual barbecue.
a. Club will provide hamburgers, buns, condiments and drinks.
b. Members and their families to bring an appetizer, salad or dessert.
c. Attendees to bring their own plates and silverware.
G. SUNSHINE, Mary Joy Davis
1. Teresa Russell and Marilane Bergfelt are recovering fine.
2. Let Mary Joy know of anyone who is a candidate for sunshine.
H. PUBLICITY, Janet Davis
1. Janet has had a plastic holder installed outside front entry to club. Holder contains club brochures. Mini-schedules, as needed, to be inserted into each brochure.
2. Per Janet Davis’ request for more brochures, Sue Osborn to repeat previous brochure order through Minuteman.
I. SPEAKERS
Dr. Ohm, a holistic vet, is tentatively scheduled for October meeting. Laura to talk to Linda Wargo about this presentation.
J. NEWSLETTER/WEBSITE, Sue Osborn
Deadline for September newsletter is August 20th.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
A. Nominating Committee for New Board
1. Members are Mary Ash, Mary Joy and Gerry Glantz
2. Information will be ready for newsletter.
B. End of Year Banquet
1. To be held in February again.
2. When details are known, they will be published in newsletter.
3. Forms for awards will go up at club and go in newsletter.
C. By-Laws
1. Letter received from AKC asking for changes that had already been requested.
2. Linda Adamich and Laura Ecklin will assess and respond to AKC request. If any action is required it will be brought back to general.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Hometown Harvest Festival, October 18th
1. Committee members: Dee McNeil, Marcie Neller, and Laura Ecklin
2. There is enough interest and enough dogs to move forward to put on a rally and agility demo after the parade.
3. When more information is available it will be published in the newsletter.
B. LAPS Building Use
Building use was approved previously. Exact date has now been confirmed: November 16th.
C. Play Day–Fun Day for Dogs
1. Committee: Vange Leonis, Teresa Russell, Karen Jackson, and Frances Harvey
2. Committee to come up with a proposal and present to general.
3. Tentative date and time is Monday after the November general meeting
D. Two Rivers Agility Club
1. Request to NVDTC to donate to their raffle for military cooling vests and more.
2. M/S/C to donate a free NVDTC agility trial entry to Two Rivers.
E. Assistants
1. If anyone is interested in becoming a training assistant, especially for Friday night, contact Kelly Finn.
2. Gayle Bray was recently approved as a provisional assistant.
VIII. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
1. Karen Shuppert, who has an Australian Shepherd named Ellie
2. Sadhana Brent—Sadhana’s new puppy is Shasta, a Golden Retriever.
3. Chris Young whose dog is Stanley, a Terrier mix.
4. Aimee Nelson currently does not have any dogs. She is ready to welcome a new one into her life when she meets him or her.
IX. BRAGS: Steve Ward, Stefanie Meinhardt, Frances Harvey, Katherine Rhyno, Linda Wargo, Mary Joy Davis and Teresa Russell.
X. MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:05 p.m.
Respectively submitted,
Sue Osborn, Secretary