Approved Minutes of the C.V.V.C Board meeting held on February 16, 2005 in Waterubry, CT (Adopted at the March 16, 2005 General Membership Meeting) i
In attendance: Carol Phelps, Saul & Kim Himmelfarb, Susan Potocik, Sandy Jacobus, Rich Loomis, Kim Karkut, Dave Margolin and Elaine Poulin. After the assembly of the CVVC newsletter and dinner, Carol Phelps called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. Kim Karkut moved to amend the minutes of the January meeting and Susan Potocik 2nd the motion.
Treasurer’s Report: Saul Himmelfarb reported the following balances: CD $3,225.00, Rescue $3,914.00, Checking Account $7,765.00. Saul reported that anyone who has not paid their dues will be removed from the membership list by the end of February. He also reported the big increase in the rescue balance of $945.00 is due to the huge response of ticket sales at the GSA show for the signed, numbered Vizsla print that was donated by Saul & Kim Himmelfarb. A huge thanks to Saul & Kim and the volunteers who worked the crowd selling tickets. Also, the CD will be maturing shortly and will be moved from the New Alliance Bank to an ING account that will yield 2.5% interest with a no term requirement.
Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Susan had received no correspondence in the month. She reported that a plant was sent to Stan Miller with wishes for a speedy recovery, a $50 donation was made to the Lung Association in memory of Karen Berger and a donation to the Ambulance Association in memory of Emily Loselle.
Breed Rescue: John Morris is working on guidelines and procedures for screening dogs for acceptance into CVVC’s rescue program. There are no reported dogs in rescue at this time.
Conformation Committee: GSA was a success in terms of the amount of entries – 105 in regular classes and 35 in sweeps. The final expense & revenue report will be completed shortly. There was no report on the upcoming Summer Specialty on June 11th at Taylor Farm Park in Norwalk, CT and June 12th Supported entry at FDR Park at Yorktown Heights, NY.
2005 Field Trial Committee Report: Event Secretary Saul Himmelfarb reported that AKC has approved and posted the judges for the upcoming FT on April 22-24. At the time of the meeting Saul indicated the premium draft was ready for the printer. Club members on the email list will receive with in the week the premium, entry form and dinner reservation form, all of which will also be posted on CVVC’s website. We need someone to coordinate & oversee the hospitality, also volunteers who can donate some of their time & energy to various responsibilities such in the kitchen or field. Contact Saul Himmelfarb at 860-693-8154, email: pekogait@comcast.net or Joan Heimbach at 914-533-6560, email: birddoggal@aol.com. if you would like to help out, they would love to hear from you. So come out to the three day event, donate some time and enjoy this exciting event.
2005 Hunt Test: Dave Margolin will be the Hunt Test Chairman which will be held on the weekend of Oct 1st & 2nd. In the coming month Dave will assemble the list of judges, gunners and then will register the event with AKC.
Publication Committee Report: By now you should have received the Winter 2004/2005 CVVC newsletter. When the new membership list is available after March 1st, Rich Loomis will begin the job of assembling the 2005 Membership Directory.
Fun Day Committee: By now you should have received the March 12th Fun Day premium and it is also on the website. Kim Karkut will be overseeing the hospitality. The program for the day: Registration and Continental Breakfast 8-8:30; AKC Sanctioned Obedience Match 8:30-12:00, Lunch and Obedience Presentation 12-2:30; Introduction to Agility 2:30-5:30; Tattooing 12-2:00
The Summer Fun Day will be on Saturday, August 6, at Flaherty Field Trial Area, East Windsor, CT and will feature an Introduction to Hunt Tests in the morning and follow with lunch and a relaxing get-together for Vizslas and their owners. Dave Margolin has agreed to chair the event along with Elaine Poulin as event secretary.
Old Business: The decision has been made to seek a new vendor to complete the redesign of CVVC’s logo. Susan Potocik will bring the logo to a vendor within her own town to finalize the logo and have a sample within a few weeks. It was decided to form a Merchandise Committee which will include Susan Potocik, Elaine Poulin, Kim Karkut and Carol Phelps. Hopefully, we will have some sample merchandise with the logo present at June specialty.
Nominating Committee: The nominating committee for upcoming elections will be Susan Potocik, Kim Himmelfarb & John Morris.
Meeting Adjourned: With a motion to adjourn the meeting by Susan Potocik and 2nd by Dave Margolin the meeting ended at 9:00 p.m.
CVVC’s NEW MEMBERS
Debra Rhodes & Groeme Steel
Judith Bridges
Stephen Hanna & Hejin Hahn
Thomas & Stacy Dinatale
Marea & Jim Tumber
Nancy Lang
Tim & Sheryl Morse
Samantha Shapiro & Jeff Bone
