Approved Minutes of the C.V.V.C General Membership Meeting held on March 16, 2005 at Jefferson House in Newington, CT (Adopted at the April 13, 2005 Board Meeting)
In attendance: Carol Phelps, Saul & Kim Himmelfarb, Susan Potocik, Sandy Jacobus, Dave Margolin, Elaine Poulin, Linda & John Morris, Tony Warchut and Marisa Fowler. Carol Phelps called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Sandy Jacobus moved to amend the minutes of the February meeting and Tony Warchut 2nd the motion.
Treasurer’s Report: Saul Himmelfarb reported the following balances: CD $3,225.00, Rescue $3,914.00, Checking Account $12,005.00. He reported the big increase in the checking account balance is due to the Field Trial entries that have been sent in.
Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Susan received the following Correspondence:
- A thank you note from Col. Jonathan Chase, the sweeps judge at CVVC’s February Specialty, thanking the club for inviting him to judge.
- Also, a thank note from Carol Brown, the steward at CVVC’s February Specialty.
- A notice from AKC stating that their records indicate CVVC will be holding elections in June for Officers and Board of Directors. They are requesting that we update them with the Officers and Board of Directors for CVVC soon after the election.
- A notice from AKC indicating the April Field Trial judging panel has been approved.
- Received a pamphlet for the 24th Annual Walk for Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation to be held on May 21, 2005. For more information you can email: christinebuhler@fidelco.org
Breed Rescue: John Morris discussed some of his thoughts for the guidelines and procedures for screening dogs for acceptance into CVVC’s rescue program. He will present a draft via email to the Board of Directors and Officers for review.
Conformation Committee: Carol Phelps reported she still has not received the final figures from the GSA show in February. The Greenwich/Longshore shows on June 11th & 12th are on track. The motion to hold a Supported Entry at the November 2005 Springfield, MA Thanksgiving Cluster was offered by Saul Himmelfarb and 2nd by Dave Margolin.
2005 Field Trial Committee Report: Event Secretary Saul Himmelfarb reported that he has received 120 entries to date. We are still in need of 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 reported that the judges and captain of gunners have been chosen and the application to hold the event along with the judges’ panel will be submitted to AKC in a few weeks, birds have been ordered and Mike Poulin will be a back-up if needed to transport the birds to Dearborne. Dee Chuisano will be the Hunt Test Secretary with Elaine Poulin assisting her. Someone to oversee the hospitality for the weekend is still needed.
Publication Committee Report: Susan Potocik is working on the April newsletter.
Fun Day Committee:
Winter Fun Day:
Marisa Fowler reported that the March 12th Fun Day went well despite the snow storm. Marisa Fowler stated that going forward she will step down as the Winter Fun Day chairperson. She is willing to help and guide the person who would replace her.
Summer Fun Day:
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, chairperson, reported that the August 6th fun day is on track. Elaine Poulin will be the event secretary, birds will be ordered from Bourdreau’s Bird Farm by Dave Margolin and the hunting mentors will be Dick Frawley, Mike Poulin, Dennis Witzke, Carol Phelps, Rich Loomis and Joe Korczynsky. Dave Margolin will be line marshall and Kim Karkut will head the hospitality. We are still in need of the following help: Assist with line marshalling, help with hospitality and bird planters.
Old Business:
CVVC Logo: Susan is waiting for the reworked version from the new vendor.
2005 Membership Directory: Rich & Deb Loomis have received the membership list and will begin work on the directory.
Nominating Committee: The nominating committee has pretty much finalized the slate of officers and board of directors.
Meeting Adjourned: With a motion to adjourn the meeting by John Morris the meeting ended at 8:30 pm. With the conclusion of the meeting, John Morris gave a great presentation of “Introduction To The Canine Good Citizen Test”. Thanks John for all your work.
