Approved Minutes of the December 22, 2007 General Membership Meeting in Guilford, CT.

Meeting Called To Order - By President David Margolin at 1:05 p.m. Members wandered in and out of the meeting and arrived late, but at some point in time the following were present: Elaine & Mike Poulin; Joanne & John Janick; Susan Potocik; Carol Phelps; David Margolin; Richard Bennington; Henry Grant; Joan Heimbach; Rick & Mary Ellen Diotalevi; Linda & John Morris; Elliott & Carol Jessen; Susan Nakamura. Many other members arrived after the meeting to join in the holiday festivities.

Recording Secretary Report– The Recording Secretary Patsy Dahlinghaus was absent. Motion by Elaine Poulin to accept the minutes of the November Board Meeting seconded by Susan Nakamura. Passed unanimously.

Treasurer Report – The Treasurer Carol Phelps reported the following account balances – these numbers reflect transfer of most of the rescue and health fund restricted contributions received with 2008 dues payment into the respective accounts. The liability insurance premium of $600 for annual coverage effective 2/1/08 has been paid.

Main Checking - $6,977.36 Rescue Account - $4,576.01 Health Fund - $3,474.56 Reward Fund - $14,138.03 C. D. - $3,477.12

The majority of dues payments have been received – it appears that approximately 25 family units will be dropping their membership unless payment is received by December 31, 2007. Upon conclusion of the dues drive on 12/31, the Treasurer will report the specific trophy donation allocations for 2008.

A discussion about writing personal thank you notes to donors to the trophy fund, rescue fund and health fund ensued – It was decided that Susan Potocik will order 500 note cards (she will get the original logo from Ida Tenenbom) – the list of donors and cards will be distributed at the January meeting to the respective Committee Chairs – It is up to the Chairs to arrange to get the notes done by members of each Committee.

Rescue – John Morris reported that Buddy in Salem was placed with a family in Ashford two weeks ago, and everything is going well. John also gave the Treasurer a check from Ms. Susan Shaw for $150 in connection with another adoption. The Board was reminded to please remember to review the VCCNE Foster Guidelines for discussion and adoption of CVVC Foster Guidelines at the January 2008 meeting. John Morris reported that two families have stepped up to foster for CVVC – one is Denise Cormier in Massachusetts; the others reside in Mansfield, CT but are not club members. Discussion about the need for any foster family to be club members under the control and protection of CVVC (liability insurance, etc.). It was decided that CVVC could provide this second foster family with CVVC membership by paying the dues amount out of the Rescue Fund.

Springfield Kennel Club: Carol Phelps distributed a final budget closeout for this supported entry event (pending actual receipt of the SKC check for sweeps entries) – the club had anticipated a cost of $115.50 to run this show, and the final outcome was that the show made a $10.39 profit and cost the club nothing. Donations were received from many parties – Patsy Dahlinghaus donated candy; Joe Diaz did not ask for room reimbursement; Richard Bennington donated the wrapping items for the judges gifts. The raffle came in 150% over predicted proceeds due to a generous amount of donations and excellent raffle skills of Henry Grant. A decision was made that the Corresponding Secretary Linda Morris should write a thank you note to Carol Rappaport-Fish for her most generous donation of a piece of artwork she had designed and crafted.

Garden Specialties in Secaucus: Carol Phelps reported that everything is on track at this point for the specialty. Regular judge is Kathy Rust and Sweeps Judge is Patty Crowley. A brief discussion about holding this out of state (vs. in state) specialty and the difficulty of getting to a Friday show for people who work – but the bottom line seems to be that the event is so well attended and popular that not sure we should consider moving.

Greenwich Kennel Club: David Margolin reported that the Regular Judge for this specialty is Richard Hilderman and Sweeps Judge is Ruth Sinclair. A separate and specific budget for the GKC show is due by the February CVVC meeting.

Longshore-Southport Kennel Club: David Margolin reported that the Regular Judge for this supported entry is Robert Ennis and Sweeps Judge is Jean Matmor. A separate and specific budget for the L/S show is due by the February CVVC meeting.

Hunt Tests - David Margolin reported that for 2008 CVVC was unable to draw the grounds at Flaherty for its “corresponding AKC dates” (October 4/5) because another club is using the full grounds that weekend for a field trial. CVVC has a couple options – either find other grounds for the October 4/5 weekend, or run the event on a different date - another Flaherty member club has offered to let us use the Dearborn tract of Flaherty on October 25/26 BUT there is a Long Island hunt test that same weekend and we would need their permission to run another hunt test as it is within The AKC defined as ”as the bird flies” geographic area (but we’re not sure that permission would be given). AKC did subsequently call David to advise that the Director of Performance Events reviewed his letter and stated that if CVVC opts for October 25/26 for 2008, CVVC could still keep its October 4/5 corresponding dates for 2009 even if another club in the area does, in fact, run a test on those dates (this is an exception from their policy that if you do not use a date, and someone else does, you lose it and, for the 1^st time, AKC is recognizing a need to be flexible when circumstance are not within the control of the club).

David mentioned, and others agreed, that we frequently run up against obstacles getting the Flaherty grounds on our October 4/5 AKC corresponding weekend due to the Flaherty bylaw priority towards Field Trials and the seniority system, and that really is a great weekend because it is near the beginning of the fall hunt test season and is generally good weather, so perhaps we should explore finding other grounds on that weekend. David Margolin is willing to get everything in place to get this event “set up” as far as date/location, but he will not chair the event – so we are still looking for a chair for the 2008 Hunt Test and perhaps a secretary depending upon availability of NE Dogs on whatever date/location is concluded as well as decision of Hunt Test Committee regarding secretary function.

Some of the alternate grounds being looked at by David Margolin (and he did specifically note that others may bring forward other properties) are: Nod Brook in Simsbury and the Glastonbury State Wildlife Preserve in Glastonbury whose meetings in January & March respectively he will be attending & David mentioned CVVC should be joining Nod Brook Association as must have options available in the future & all agreed.. David mentioned he has & will be calling all Nod Brook Association members prior to that meeting in order to introduce CVVC and get feel of chances of securing dates needed … Dave mentioned he already started the same with the Glastonbury Meadows State Wildlife Area Preserve. John Morris mentioned Bristol Rod & Gun in Wolcott, and Susan Potocik mentioned Sugarbrook in Plainfield, and some believed those locations would contribute to a small entry. Others stated that with CVVC’s reputation and with sufficient advertising, these sites may be worth considering. We concluded that David Margolin will continue his investigation and is open to suggestions from members as to alternate locations (private gun clubs, for example), but will pursue grounds on a priority basis as mentioned above.

Field Trial - Joan Heimbach thanked the Board for working on their late proposal. The 2008 Field Trial Schedule is as follows:

A 3-day Field Trial on April 18/19/20 at Flaherty – normal AKC sanctioned stakes minus Hunting Dog

A 1-day Hunting Dog Championship on June 29 at Flaherty (following a CVVC Fun Day/Versatility Day at Flaherty on June 28)

CVVC has full grounds and clubhouse at Flaherty for all three events. The Revised & Final Budget for the April field trial is due with the Board as soon as possible but no later than 2 weeks before the January 22, 2008 meeting.

Merchandise – Sandy Jacobus reported that she had the pre-ordered merchandise at the meeting. Some of the merchandise pictures have been added to the website; the rest will be added as they are received from the vendor.

Health Rescue Fund – Susan Nakamura reported that the Committee is in the process of writing summaries of the Jean Dodds’ seminar given at the 2007 VCA Nationals – these summaries will be published in the newsletter, with links to the hemopet website.

Carol Phelps asked whether the Health Committee would be making recommendations about a possible donation to the Rabies Challenge study that just commenced by Jean Dodds – the Committee will be reviewing that and get back to the Board.

Fun Day – Elaine Poulin reported that planning is underway for the program details. The winter fun day will be on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Tails-U-Win in Manchester, CT. Kim Karkut will run hospitality, and Sandy Jacobus will be the event secretary. The morning program will include CGC Testing and then hopefully a reiki “hands on” program. The afternoon program will include a costume contest and then fun contests (like competitions for best trick; best jump; best butt wiggle) followed by a conformation fun match. Final Program details & Event Budget will be submitted at the January 22, 2008 Board Meeting.

Membership – Dee Chuisano has stepped down as Membership Chair to pursue other activities. Debra Steele will be the new Membership Chair. The members thanked Dee for her years of service and welcomed Debra. Any membership in transition will be turned over from Dee Chuisano to Debra Steele as soon as possible.

New members were published (three were accidentally omitted from the newsletter so were published by e-mail from David Margolin) and the membership was asked to vote on their applications. Following a motion by Carol Jessen seconded by Elaine Poulin, by unanimous vote, each of the following memberships were approved (21 family units comprised of 35 individuals):

Randy Favreau, Daniel & Patricia Short, Chris Munonye, Valerie & Fred Knect, Chris & Christine Lugossy, Crissy & Dan Judge, Tammy & Joe Berardo, Mark & Julia Eidelman, Kevin Cormier, Corinne Ferguson, Eric & Donna Ouelette, Lisa Hirtle, Nancy Applequist, Brett & Stephanie Mortimer, Richard & Adrienne Frautten, Butch & Carol Newman, Claudina & Mike Stevenson, Richard Judd, Cynthia & Ron Pierce, John & Carol Dugan, Curt & Suzanne Rustky.

Newsletter – Editors not present. David Margolin will ask them for anticipated publication date for the next issue (winter newsletter).

Reward Fund – One claim has been received. The police advised that Scott Fogel was of help in solving the crime; Mr. Fogel has not yet field a claim with CVVC but Ida Tenenbom contacted Mr. Foge,l via telephone, sometime around December 12^th and gave him the details about the existence and method of making a claim against the CVVC Reward Fund; he was told it was his decision to file or not file a claim. [note: Ida Tenenbom followed up with a phone call from the party later in the afternoon, and left a message on Mr. Fogel’s machine reiterating that the claim was due by 12/31 if he wishes to file].

Meeting Dates – The meeting dates for the balance of the CVVC club year are:

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 General Membership meeting at Bertucci’s in Newington. David will reserve the glass room, and Susan Nakamura will try and procure Dr. Suter (homeopath from Manchester) as our speaker.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 General Membership Meeting at Jefferson House in Newington. Patsy Dahlinghaus to try and procure the psychic/reiki lady who had to cancel from the last general membership meeting program due to illness.

Saturday, June 7, 2008 General Membership meeting at Greenwich Kennel Club show in Norwalk, CT

David Margolin brought up the concept of perhaps extending ½ price memberships to new joinees who are sponsored by breeders from which they obtain a puppy but whose breeders do not want to pay for them to have a membership at ½ price for the 1^st year. David mentioned that sometimes a breeder might be financially pressed to pay for new members, even at ½ price, when they have a small and/or difficult litter in some cases. However, the breeder must sponsor their new puppy people regardless. We will discuss this at a future meeting.

Motion to Adjourn the meeting by Susan Nakamura was seconded by Linda Morris. Meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.

Approved Minutes of the November 13, 2007 Board Meeting at Maples Restaurant in Middlebury, CT.

Attendees: Jackie Argall, David Margolin, Joan Toepke, Susan Nakamura, Carol Phelps, Henry Grant, Richard Bennington, Linda and John Morris, Patsy Dahlinghaus, Kim and Ron Karkut, Sandy Jacobus, Ida and Steve Tenenbom, Saul and Kim Himmelfarb, Rick Diotalevi

Next Meeting: General Membership Meeting, Sunday, December 16, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. at the home of Henry Grant and Richard Bennington, Holiday Party will begin at 2:00 p.m. [Note that this December 16, 2007 meeting was rescheduled due to weather toDecember 22, 2007]

Approved Minutes of the October 11, 2007 General Membership Meeting at Jefferson House in Newington, CT.

Attendees: Jackie Argall, David Margolin, Susan Begasse, Carol Phelps, Henry Grant, Richard Bennington, Linda Morris, Patsy Dahlinghaus, Richard Loomis, Kim Karkut, Sandy Jacobus, Debra Steele, Dennis Witzke, Brett Mortimer, Ida Tenenbom

Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m.

	Agenda	Discussion	Action
1.0	Recording Secretary’s Report	Minutes of last meeting, one change to treasurer’s report as there was a typo, CD Account for September was $3,451.61.	Accepted with one change: CD Account for September $3,451.61
2.0	Treasurer’s Report: Carol Phelps	Checking: $882.22 Health Fund: $464.56 * Reward Fund: $14,055.94 Rescue fund: $3,822.51 CD Account: $3,460.00 * This account actually will have $2,964.56 as $2,500 was moved around to pay for the hunt test and to avoid a fee.
3.0	Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Linda Morris	Linda received mailings for awards, collectibles which she passed around for our information.	Misc. advertisements received and passed around.
4.0	Breed Rescue: John Morris	John was not in attendance, however David mentioned that at the present time, Central New England Vizsla Club has been helping us out with fostering but it is costly due to transportation and is a burden to them over and above their own rescue efforts. David suggested that we start to develop criteria for fostering and then reach out within our membership for foster homes as CVVC should handle their own rescue needs as much as possible.. David to work with John on the criteria.	Setting criteria for fostering within our membership to be addressed by David & John.
5.0	Conformation Committee Report: Carol Phelps
5.1	Springfield Show Supported Entry, November 26th	Everything is set but we need to solicit raffle items and to bring 6 packs of soft drinks. Susan Begasse is getting the gifts for the exhibitors. Judges: Joy Brewster; Sweeps: Joe Diaz	Susan Begasse getting the gifts for exhibitors. Need to solicit raffle items and soft drinks.
5.2	Garden State Specialty Friday, Feb. 8, 2008	Show is approved; necessary paperwork was sent to GSA and approved. Jackie Argall is show chair. There will be one raffle for CVVC. Judges: Kathy Rust; Sweeps: Pat Crowley	Show approved. Jackie Argall is the show chair; we will have one raffle for CVVC.
5.3	Greenwich/Longshore 2008	Need a sweeps judge. Jackie Argall will contact Ruthie Sinclair to see if she is available for Greenwich and David Margolin will contact Joan Toepke to see if she is available for Longshore. Budget due by February ’08 at the latest. Judges: Sat: Dr. Richard Hilderman	Jackie Argall to contact Ruthie Sinclair for Greenwich and David Margolin to contact Joan Toepke for Longshore. Budget due February ’08.
5.4	Other	Ida brought up the discussion of the nomination for sweeps judges. In the past names have been close breeders and club members. Suggestion that we need to look outside the breed, club for sweeps judges. Conformation Committee will work on this.	Conformation Committee to work on criteria for submitting names of sweeps judges.
6.0	Hunt Test Committee: Dave Margolin	Excellent membership volunteerism; highly complimentary feedback from participants & judges. 138 entries vs. 104 budgeted.	Results show profit of $1,316 versus budget of $419.00 (w/donations $210.00)
7.0	Field Trail Committee: D Margolin
7.2	Hunting Dog Stake and Spring FT	Joan Heimbach was not available. Joan emailed David that Debbie Malachowski and Audra Jaconetti did a great job with running the Hunting Dog Stake and there was positive feedback from participants. Dave Margolin will email the results to Ida for the newsletter. Joan has estimated $150 -$175 profit as well. End Event Report due by November 6 per CVVC Guidelines.	Successful Hunting Dog Stake..awaiting End Event Report. Initial Planning stages for Spring Field Trial are underway.
7.3	Status of Committee	Board concluded Joan, upon her return from Nationals has to conclude the FT Committee vote for the Committee Chair and Communicator, allowing others to step up if any desire to do so, and submit the final Chair & Communicator names to David. Changes can always be made if the majority of Committee membership, at any time during the year, wishes to make changes for any reason but, as always, subject to Board final review, etc. The 2008 budget is due in December. David asked Joan last week to email the budget by December 9 for Board review and comments via email and will hopefully rubber stamp the budget at the actual meeting as scheduled to be a short one due to the Holiday party following the meeting…..Board concurred.	Names of FT Committee Chair and Communicator will be submitted to the Board upon Joan’s return from Nationals. FT 2008 budget due December 9 for Board review.
8.0	Merchandising: Ida Tenenbom	Ida received orders at the Hunt Test and Hunting Dog Stake. Suggestion was made to have a photo spread with description and prices for posting to web site. This will involve some scanning and planning. At this time the web site will have listed the merchandise and price list and will work on the description and photos.	Merchandise price list will be posted on the web site. Sandy will work on the merchandise list and will also keep records of monies coming in and going out for merchandising.
9.0	Health Committee: Susan Nakamura	Susan Nakamura was unavailable.	Nothing new to report.
10.0	Meeting Program Committee/Winter Fun Day	Elaine Poulin was not available but indicated to David that they have suggested a couple dates and the Committee is working on it. The speaker for tonight’s meeting was sick so Patsy will ask her to speak at the February meeting. Linda Morris is working on a speaker for April.	Planning is in progress for Winter Fun Day. Patsy will coordinate the Speaker for Feb: Aileen D'Angelo, RMT, Cn. TPM
11.0	Newsletter	The newsletter is in the works, there will be a Member’s Forum with a disclaimer listed which Carol Phelps is working on. Ida to let us know of hoped for timing on return from Nationals.	In the works and there will be a Members Forum.
12.0	Other Business:
12.1	Board Opening	Susan Begasse has decided to step down. Joan Toepke had expressed a willingness to serve on the Board back in June. Motion made by Patsy and seconded by Carol to accept Joan Toepke as a member of the Board and the Board voted in favor. David Margolin will speak with her.	David to contact Joan Toepke.
12.2	Hartford Pet Expo	Patsy Dahlinghaus, Kim Karkut and Susan Nakamura will be representing the CVVC and the breed at the Connecticut Pet Expo, Sunday, October 28 from 10:30-5:30 p.m.	Patsy coordinating with Peggy Wampold and participants.
12.3	December Mtg./Party	The home of Richard Bennington/Henry Grant. Kim Karkut volunteered to coordinate with the membership, the food for the Holiday party (who brings what).	December 16 Meeting 1:00 p.m., Party 2:00 p.m. Kim Karkut to coordinate the food.
12.4	Reward Fund	Kristen VonSchoick has submitted a claim. Ida and Steve will communicate with the police regarding this claim and ask for a written reply per the conditions of the Reward Fund. Copy of the claim will be distributed By Dave to the Board for their review prior to the November meeting.	Copy of the claim is to be distributed to Board for their review. Ida and Steve will communicate with the police regarding this claim and ask for a written reply.
12.5	Next Meeting	Tuesday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Maples Restaurant, Middlebury, CT	Tuesday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m.

	Meeting Adjourned at:	8:17 p.m.

		Respectfully Submitted, Patsy Dahlinghaus

Approved Minutes of the September 18, 2007 Board Meeting in Wallingford, CT.

Attendees: Jackie Argall, David Margolin, Susan Begasse, Carol Phelps, Henry Grant, Richard Bennington, John Morris, Linda Morris, Susan Nakamura, Elaine Poulin, Patsy Dahlinghaus, Marisa Fowler, Richard Loomis, Kim Karkut, Dick Frawley, Carol and John Dugan (new members)

Next Meeting: General Membership Meeting, Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. with food and refreshments, meeting at 7:00 p.m. Speaker at 8:00 p.m. Location: Jefferson House, Newington, CT

Meeting called to order at 7:22 p.m.

	Agenda	Discussion	Action
1.0	Recording Secretary Report	Motion to accept minutes of August 6, 2007 by Elaine Poulin and Kim Karkut seconded.	Minutes of the last meeting accepted.
2.0	Treasurer’s Report: Carol Phelps	$1,698.04 checking account $3,820.79 C.D. $2,972.06 Health (there was a $7.50 fee charged for an inactive fund as we haven’t used this in a while)* $14,015.74 Reward Fund *Suggested to move money in and out to show activity on account so we don’t get charged a fee in the future.
3.0	Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Linda Morris		Nothing to report
4.0	Breed Rescue: John Morris		No dogs to report
5.0	Conformation Committee Report: Carol Phelps
5.1	Springfield Show Supported Entry, November 26th	Judges: Joy Brewster and Joe Diaz (sweeps). All set but need contributions of soft drinks.	Contribution of soft drinks, budget approved
5.2	Garden State Specialty 2008	Specialty not approved by AKC as yet,. Show budget reflects a possible net cost to club of $489.76 (loss). Patty Crowley has agreed to be our Sweeps Judge and Kathy Rust Regular Judge.	Carol will be sending in information they have requested. Sweeps Judge: Patty Crowley
5.3	Greenwich/Longshore 2008	Ida was absent. Budget needs to be submitted for 2008. A discussion of the list of sweepstakes judges assignments and who is next in line for assignments followed. First Sweeps choice Betty Anderson does not judge at all. Second Sweeps choice Ruthie Sinclair was unable to do our February sweeps because of work conflicts with a Friday show; she said she would love to judge at a weekend specialty (next in line would be the assignment at Greenwich). Third Sweeps choice Peter Greene is not available for GSA 2008 but offered his availability to judge at the GSA in 2009. The 2009 GSA date is up in the air as the date may change because of Westminster date changing – Also, Ida is being given the option of trying to get Peter Greene for her Longshore show in lieu of 2009 GSA. Fourth Sweeps choice Joan Toepke was not available for GSA 2008 because of commitments to raffle and trophies, but said she would love to judge at an upcoming specialty (next in line would be the assignment at Longshore unless Peter Green accepts it; next after that would be SKC 2008). Fifth Sweeps choice Patty Crowley has accepted the assignment for GSA 2008.
6.0	Hunt Test Committee: Dave Margolin	Fall Hunt Test October 6 & 7	Everything in process and lined up
7.0	Field Trail Committee: D Margolin	Finalized Committee ….. membership to vote to confirm current or select new Chair shortly.	Committee Finalized;chair confirmation/selection imminent
7.2	Hunting Dog Stake: Marisa Fowler/D Margolin	Hunting Dog Stake will be on October 6. No entries submitted as yet as there was a wrong phone number in email announcement but Entry Form had correct number; however it is still 3 weeks away and historically people have signed up at the last minute. Judges are in place.	Judges in place, budget should be a profit of $88.00
8.0	Fun Day	Summer/Fall Fun Day was highly successful (Dennis Witzke/Debra Steele), large entries and extraordinary plaudatory participant feedback. Winter 2008 Fun Day Chair is Elaine Poulin, no date set as yet but program ideas (CGC, Tattoo, Versatility Obedience/Conformation, Rally)	Highly successful. Brought in $282.70 vs. $160.00 Budget Elaine Poulin to Chair Winter 2008 Fun Day, date to be determined.
9.0	Merchandising: Ida Tenenbom	Ida was absent, however Dave Margolin suggestion of a CVVC Calendar.	Suggestion for Ida and Sandy to look into a calendar that would not require a large cash outlay.
10.0	Health Committee: Susan Nakamura	Welcome the newest member of he Health Committee Patsy Dahlinghaus. Fall Blood Draw in Massachusetts/Rhode Island area.	Patsy to speak with Susan and Joan regarding setting up a blood draw in MA/RI area.
11.0	Meeting Program Committee: Linda Morris	Next General Membership Meeting will be Thursday, October 11 at 6:30 p.m. the speak will arrive at 8:00 p.m.; this will be at the Jefferson House. Aileen D’Angelo RMT, Cn. TPM will be our speaker demonstrator. Aileen has worked as a Reiki practitioner since 1996 and as an Independent Master/Teacher of Reiki since 1998. Aileen also does work as an Animal Communicator and is a certified Canine Trigger Point Myotherapist (Cn. TPM). She is a graduate of Shallowbrook Equestrian Center. Visit her website for more information http://www.reikiforcritters.com	Aileen D'Angelo, RMT, Cn. TPM to be our guest speaker. She will discuss what she does and demonstrate her techniques. Aileen has agreed to be available after the meeting for those who would like her to do the Animal Communication; you will need to bring a photograph of your pet. Her fee is $1.00 per minutes.
12.0	Other Business:
12.1	Committee Membership/Structure Review & Board Appointment	Attached are the Committees appointed by the Board as well as Committee Operating Procedures. Committee Operating Procedures approved at last meeting were discussed & agreed to be a permanent inclusion in the Newsletter as well as permanently indicated on our web site. Breeder Referral Committee with Susan Potocik continuing as Chair to be added for June 2007-May 2008 Reminder that new members must secure 2 sponsors unless a new CVVC member puppy person submitted by the breeder as New Member Chair automatically becomes 2^nd sponsor. In order for new member applicants to meet other members for sponsorship reasons, they should be encouraged to attend a CVVC event in order to do so.	Committee Membership appointed. Website will have separate section for Committees and Committee Operating Procedures. Newsletter will permanently include Committee Operating Procedures.
12.2	Hartford Pet Expo	Meet the Breeds, Sunday October 28 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Patsy Dahlinghaus volunteered to coordinate and participate; Susan Nakamura volunteered to participate as well as Kim Karkut. Event chair requested 3 Vizsla with owners and reiterated selling of puppies not acceptable….just represent the breed.	Patsy will coordinate with participants and Hartford Pet Expo; Linda Morris should be receiving the parking passes for them.
12.3	December Meeting/Party	The date will be December 16 at Richard Bennington and Henry Grant’s home, details to follow.	December 16^th Meeting at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Holiday Party
12.4	Newsletter	Member’s forum will be added to newsletter. Carol Phelps is the legal eagle for the disclaimer.	Carol will write the disclaimer for the forum.
12.5	Reward Fund	Ida was absent so no news to this although David reported no one has come forward to date.	No one has come forward to date.
12.6	Dues	Question was put to Board regarding raising dues $5.00. Conformation Events costing more, AKC Field Event Fees going up to $3.50 from $2.00 per dog on 1/1/09. Current September balance in checking account is lowest ever, balances declining for the past 5 years. The Health and Rescue Funds are strictly for health and rescue as everyone knew. We do have money in the CD (reserve) which is nice to have but suggest that we may want to have that money available to access quickly if needed in an emergency situation. After more discussion on this matter it was decided to vote on raising the dues $5.00 for October 1, 2007. Kim Karkut made the motion to raise the dues an additional $5.00 per single and per family membership as of October 1, 2007. Board voted by majority rule to accept this motion.	Board voted by majority rule to accept the motion to raise yearly dues by $5.00 for single and $5.00 for family membership as of October 1, 2007.
	Next Meeting	Thursday, October 11, 2007, Jefferson House, Newington, CT at 6:30 p.m. meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. and program starts at 8:00 p.m.

	Meeting Adjourned at:	9:20 PM with 45 minute interruption for dinner

		Respectfully Submitted, Patsy Dahlinghaus

Attachment: CVVC Committees June 2007 – May 2008

Connecticut Valley Vizsla Club

Committee Members, Committee & Event Chair Guidelines

Those members who graciously volunteer to serve on any CVVC committee do so with full awareness of the operational guidelines put in place by the Board of Directors and the guidelines are:

- Committee Members should be comfortable with the reasonable expectation that they will support the Committee’s event(s) & needs barring any personal conflicts at the time as well as to the best of their ability and knowledge,

- Committee members, committee & event chair(if different) should be comfortable with the expectation to first & foremost represent the best interests of CVVC and it’s membership,

- Committee & Event chairs should recognize that they all Committee members are should be involved in the planning and execution of event processes as well as all Committee decisions are expected to be as a result of a majority vote among the Committee membership,

- Committee & Event chair(s) recognize that event support helpers will first be solicited within the Committee membership, then the General Membership and other than CVVC members can be solicited only if insufficient help is available from within the club as well as the use of professional support personnel requires specific prior Board authorization,

Committee & Event chairs recognize that AKC event filing time frames are expected to be honored and the Board should be advised of needed extensions beforehand but all AKC filings should be submitted to the AKC no later than 2 months before the event,

- Committee & Event chairs recognize that an Event Budget is expected to be submitted for Board approval no later than 30 days before the official AKC required event filing time frame and an Event Ending Report is expected to be submitted to the Board no later than 30 days after the running of any given event…….. the in place Budget & Event Ending report guidelines indicate what is to be detailed as well as a format,

- Committee and Event chair(s) recognize that all receipts for event spendings, invoices to be paid and income items (checks, cash, etc.) should be in the hands of the CVVC treasurer within 72 hours of event end.

CVVC Committees June 07 – May 08

Hunt Test Committee (16)

David Margolin (Chair & Communicator) Mike Poulin

Susan Potocik Elaine Poulin

Ron Karkut Susan Begasse

Kim Karkut Dee Chuisano

Marisa Fowler Tony Warchut

John Morris Stephen Hanna

Susan Nakamura Rich Loomis

Del Cyr Fred Sapp

Publication Committee…Newsletter & Website (5)

Steve Tenenbom (Co-Chair)

Ida Tenenbom (Co-Chair & Communicator)

Linda Morris

Carol Phelps

Dee Chuisano

Conformation Committee (14)

Carol Phelps (Co-Chair) Stephen Hanna

Ida Tenenbom (Co-Chair) Kim Himmelfarb

Susan Potocik (Communicator) Britt Jung

Richard Bennington Susan Nakamura

Patsy Dahlinghaus Elaine Poulin

Iva Fisher Joan Toepke

Linda Furey Dennis Witzke

New Membership Committee

Dee Chuisano (Chair)

Rescue Committee

John Morris (Chair)

Obedience Committee (4)

John Morris (Chair & Communicator)

Dee Chuisano

Lenore Giacalone

Elaine Poulin

Health Committee (7)

Joan Toepke (Co-Chair & Communicator) Linda Morris

Susan Nakamura (Co-Chair) Ruth Sinclair-Stevens

Crystal Ashe Marty Spoor

Patsy Dahlinghaus

Fun Day Committee (6)

Sandy Jacobus (Communicator)

Marisa Fowler

Kim Karkut

Carol Phelps

Elaine Poulin (Chair)

Dennis Witzke

Program Committee (3)

Linda Morris (Chair & Communicator)

Carol Phelps

Marisa Fowler

Field Trial Committee (6)

Joan Heimbach (Chair & Communicator)

Marisa Fowler

Audra Jaconetti

Sue Newell

Deb Malachowski

Patrick Cooke

Breeder Referral Committee

Susan Potocik (Chair)

Approved Minutes of the August 6, 2007 General Membership Meeting in Waterbury, CT.

Connecticut Valley Vizsla Club General Membership Meeting

August 6, 2007 Maples Restaurant, Middlebury, CT

Attendees: Jackie Argall, David Margolin, Carol Phelps, Henry Grant Richard Bennington, Joan Toepke, Joan Heimbach, John Morris, Susan Nakamura, Dennis Witzke, Debra Steele, Sandy Jacobus, Ida Tenenbom

Next Meeting: Board Meeting, September 18, 2007; Location: TBD

Meeting called to order at 7:07 p.m.

	Agenda	Discussion		Action
1.0	Recording Secretary was absent.	Motion to accept minutes of August 7th , Richard Bennington seconded		Minutes of the last meeting accepted.
2.0	Treasurer’s Report: Carol Phelps	Carol indicated account balances as follows: Checking $2,963.91; Health $2,979.56: Rescue $3,996.12; CD $3,442.96; Reward Fund $13,974.32		Treasurer’s Report Accepted.
3.0	Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Linda Morris	Linda was absent so nothing to report. However we need to write a thank you to Saul Himmelfarb for his donation of a starter pistol with ammo.		Linda Morris to send thank you note to Saul Himmelfarb.
4.0	Breed Rescue: John Morris	John has bills from the two dogs that were in rescue Sasha and Monty. Sasha & Monty have been placed in homes and John is to review VCCNE bills and offsetting donations to Rescue with them before we finalize the cost of the rescues.		John Morris to review costs and donations with VCCNE and submit final bill to Carol for payment.
5.0	Conformation Committee Report:	The Board will need to approve the list of judges that the Conformation Committee has nominated.		Board members accepted the list of judges. The Conformation Committee to come up with some guidelines for picking judges next year.
	New Judges List:	Sweeps Betty Anderson Ruth Sinclair-Stephens Peter Green Joan Toepke Patty Crowley / Linda Pruitt (tied) Jean Matnor Sarah Barr	Regular Pat Laurans Lester Mapes Pluis Davern Judith Goodin Linda More Sylvia Kerr Judy Doniere Jim Martin
5.1	Springfield Show	Budget shows COST of $115.00 for this supported entry show in Springfield, MA on November 26^th. Regular Judge is Joy Brewster and Sweepstakes Judge is Joe Diaz. Trophies will be pewter. Carol will work with Conformation Committee to solicit volunteers to run the raffle, coordinate the coolers and bring a six-pack, etc. There was some discussion that each member of this committee will be asked to accept a responsibility at an upcoming show event.		Conformation Committee to require each member to accept responsibility for something at an upcoming show.
5.2	Garden State Specialty	Sweeps judge pending – a request is presently out from David Margolin to Betty Anderson requesting that she judge Sweeps at GSA, if she is unavailable, he will ask her to do Greenwich. Regular Judge is Kathy Rust. Show chair is Jackie Argall. Trophies being coordinated by Linda Furey & Joan Toepke and will be crystalline pieces (sample sent around and admired by those in attendance).		David Margolin is contacting potential sweeps judges for the GSA show.
6.0	Hunt Test Committee: Dave Margolin	Judge’s Affirmation mailed and being sent back to Rich Teodore.		No Action Needed
7.0	Field Trail Committee:
7.1	Judge’s Seminar	24 attended and it was a successful seminar. Mailing list had duplicates, members, etc. & costly to mail as a result. Variance in Hospitality mainly due to Marissa misreading caterers budget & omitting fee in CVVC Budget; Patrick Cooke & Dick Frawley donated use of equipment, water & pastries which helped offset Hospitality variance		26 Paid vs budget 20, 24 Attended; Profit $37.65 vs Budget -$15.00
7.2	Hunting Dog Stake	Joan Heimbach proposed we hold a Hunting Dog Stake at the CVVC Fall Hunt Test on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Dearborn; this is a non sanctioned AKC Event. She has asked for the Board to approve this because we would be unable to hold the Hunting Dog Stake at our Summer/Fall Fun Day due to public access restrictions. Carol Phelps made a motion to accept the Hunting Dog Stake and Richard Bennington seconded. Five Board Members in attendance agreed and Dave Margolin will reach out to non attending Board members to get a majority vote in favor.		Hunting Dog Stake will be held on October 6, 2007 along with the CVVC Fall Hunt Test but sanctioned Hunt Test takes priority in terms of CVVC helpers as well as Hunting Dog stake running order will have to be flexible when and if there are any conflicts between participants running in both events with sanctioned Hunt Test stakes having priority and event will be launched from main Flaherty grounds but dogs will be walked on lead down to official launch into Dearborn side. Dave Margolin will solicit vote on Hunting Dog Stakes from non attending Board members to insure majority vote in favor.
8.0	Summer/Fall Fun Day: Dennis Witzke/Debra Steele	Update: everything is set		27 for Intro to Birds; 22 for Conformation and 18 extra for food and fun.
9.0	Merchandising: Ida Tenenbom/Sandy Jacobus	Ida said sample items and order form will be brought to Fun Day for people to peruse. A 20% markup was suggested for most items, to be rounded up or down to make an even number. An order form will be worked up by Sandy Jacobus.		Order form worked up by Sandy and will be brought to Fun Day along with samples for ordering.
10.0	Health Committee:	Joan Toepke brought the wool throw donated by Marty Spoor of Anichini Linens and everyone was in favor of the item being raffled off at the GSA as we did last year.		Wool throw to be raffled at the GSA 2008.
		Susan Nakamura and Joan Toepke will be Co-Chairing the Health Committee. Jackie Argall has been a temporary Chair for 1½ years and will be resigning from the Committee. Maria Warnia has also resigned and Krystal Ashe has joined the Committee as a new member. Susan Nakamura thanked Jackie, on behalf of the entire Health Committee, for her work, guidance and setting the standard for the future. Dave Margolin thanked Jackie, on behalf of the Board and membership and our Vizsla, for her splendid work, commitment and dedication.		Susan Nakamura and Joan Toepke will be Co-Chairs of the Health Committee.
11.0	Meeting Program Committee	Thoughts October General membership Meeting agenda. Susan Nakamura suggested a Homeopathic Doctor to speak or reviewing “The Puppy Puzzle” by Pat Hastings followed by a discussion.		Susan Nakamura to interface with Linda Morris to work out possible speakers & details of program for hoped for after October General Membership meeting.
12.0	Other Business:
12.1	Club Goods	Public Warehouse opened and good thru July 31, 2008. Dick Frawley delivered all boxes he had, Carol Phelps delivered tents. Need to arrange club grill delivery with Sandy Jacobus and coffee maker with Elaine Poulin.		Arrangement needs to be made for the club grill and coffee maker to get to warehouse for storage.
12.2	December Meeting/Holiday Party	Richard Bennington and Henry Grant have graciously offered to host this year’s event at their home in Guilford, CT.		Date of December 16, 2007 and General Membership Meeting: 1:00 p.m. and Party at 2:00 p.m. approved at offered.
12.3	Newsletter	A motion was made to have a Members Forum in the Newsletter. Ida motioned and Carol Phelps seconded and the Board Members in attendance agreed.		A Members Forum will be in the Newsletter. Carol Phelps to write an appropriate column disclaimer statement.
12.4	Reward Fund	Dave Margolin stated that Kristen VanShoick emailed him an inquiry as to how to file a claim for the reward & Dave emailed back the Procedure. However, no person has come forth according to Procedure to claim the reward.		No action needed.
12.5	Dues	In 2006, we took in $481 more than we spent but that can vary from year to year; however, 2007 has new expense of $436.31 for Public Storage.		Discussion as to need to raise dues or not put off to next meeting when all Board members will be in attendance.
12.6	VCA National Event	A CVVC Nationals Ad, Trophy Donation and Raffle Basket was discussed. We decided to do only two of the three things this year - a color ad similar to last year (Ida said Steve would take care of it – deadline of August 30^th) for $95 AND a trophy donation of the same amount as we gave last year. We decided not to send a basket this year – it is expensive, very far away and we don’t have anyone to put it together.		Approved – CVVC ad and trophy donation for the 2007 VCA Nationals. Carol Phelps will send the trophy donation and Steve Tenenbom will submit the Ad
13.0	New Business:
13.1	Committees:	Discussion on Committees and members. David reviewed the Bylaws which mention Board to appoint Committees annually. Attached to these minutes is the document regarding Committee and Responsibilities of Committee Members, Committee and Event Chairs.		Items discussed in Document (attached) were agreed to by all and the Document will be in the minutes as well as posted on the web site. Dave Margolin will advise all current Committee Chairs to read the attachments and conduct themselves accordingly with the objective of submitting the results by the September 18 Board meeting. Newsletter will only list for each Committee: Chair, Co-Chair (if applicable) and Communicator; members will not be listed in the Newsletter
14.0	Next Meeting	Because of the Specialty weekend concluding just prior to September 11, it was decided to change the date of the Board meeting to September 18, Tuesday. Location TBD but will be in the area of Hartford.		New Meeting Date Tuesday, September 18, (Board Meeting). David will look into a place near Cheshire if possible.

	Meeting Adjourned at:	Motion was made to adjourn meeting & seconded.		Meeting adjourned at 9:20 PM.

		Respectfully Submitted, Patsy Dahlinghaus, Recording Secretary with assistance by Joan Toepke

Attachment:

Committees and Responsibilities of Committee Members, Committee and Event Chairs

Submitted by David Margolin and Approved by Board at the CVVC Meeting of August 6, 2007

Committees……

Since Bylaws mention Board to appoint Committees annually,

§ Each current Committee chair(s) to re-affirm Committee members

& for Committee members then to re-affirm current chair(s) or select another

as well as Communicator & submit to Board by next meeting at latest

§ Board then to appoint Committees as suggested by Bylaws & then advise

Newsletter Editors of Committee memberships

§ Committee Chairs to, during current year, keep both President & Editors advised

of any additions and/or deletions ……… Communicators can in lieu of Chair

Responsibilities of Committee Members, Committee & Event Chairs…….

In the above mentioned Committee re-affirmation process, the following must be mentioned by the current Chair(s),

§ All Committee members should acknowledge that there is a reasonable

expectation that they will support their Committees event(s) & needs barring

any personal conflicts at the time as well as to the best of their ability and expertise,

§ Each Committee/Event Chair & member should acknowledge he or she will represent the best interests of CVVC & it’s members first and foremost,

§ Each Committee/Event Chair should acknowledge that they will involve Committee members in the entire planning as well as execution of any event and all event actions/conclusions will be based on the majority position of the Committee members,

§ Each Committee/Event Chair should acknowledge that event support personnel will be solicited first within CVVC general membership and outside help will be solicited only if less than enough CVVC members are

available and that the hiring of professional support personnel requires specific Board authorization,

§ Each Committee/Event Chair should acknowledge the responsibility of submitting the Event Budget to the Board 30 days prior to official AKC required filing date for approval & submit Event Ending Report to Board within 30 days after event as required by the in place Event Budget & End Report Guideline,

§ Each Committee/Event Chair should accept responsibility of filing all AKC required paperwork within the time frames dictated by the AKC but no later than 6 weeks before the event date if circumstances dictate beyond the AKC required time frame.

Approved Minutes of the July 11, 2007 Board Meeting at Jefferson House in Newington, CT.

Attendees: David Margolin, Rich Loomis, Patsy Dahlinghaus, Linda and John Morris, Kim Karkut, Susan Begasse, Richard Bennington, Henry Grant, Susan Nakamura, IdaTenenbom

Meeting called to order at 7:04 p.m.

	Agenda	Discussion	Action
1.	Recording Secretary Report: Susan Begasse	Motion to accept minutes by Susan Begasse and seconded by Kim Karkut.	Minutes accepted
2.	Treasurer’s Report: Carol Phelps	No report, Carol out of town, but provided subsequent to meeting	Balances: As of July 18, 2007: Checking Account: $5,240.63 Rescue Fund $4,367.96 Health Fund $2,979.56 CD $3,436.00 Reward Fund $13,993.03 These numbers reflect closure of the Field Trial seminar. Still have not received any invoices from Greenwich or L/S which will be sizeable. Rescue Dog expenses not yet paid (around $250).
3.	Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Linda Morris	Linda received a picture of the Kokais and Sandy Jacobus with the trophy from the Greenwich Show, this was passed around.
		Received thank you note from Diane Wilkinson for father’s illness.
		Received AKC letters for Hunt Test which was approved and judging panel accepted.
4.	Breed Rescue: John Morris	There are 2 dogs from New Hartford, one is at Dee’s house (Sasha) and the other is with the Vizsla Club of Central New England (Monty) and they will place him.
5.	Conformation Committee Report:
5.1	Greenwich/Longshore Results: Ida Tenenbom	Ida gave her final income/expense report. The total cost of Specialty and Supported Entry to CVVC is $990.08.
5.2	Springfield Show: Carol Phelps	No report, Carol out of town. Budget submitted shows $115.00 loss. Judge: Joy Brewster; Sweeps Judge: Joe Diaz Motion to accept proposed budget by Susan Begasse and David Margolin seconded.	Proposed Budget Accepted
5.3	Garden State Specialty 2008: Carol Phelps	No report, Carol out of town. Judge: Kathy Rust; Sweeps Judge: pending, conformation committee is working on the sweeps judge
6.	Hunt Test Committee: David Margolin	Hunt Test October 6 & 7, proposed budget $450.00 profit. Motion to accept proposed budget by Kim Karkut and Susan Nakamura seconded	Proposed Budget Accepted
		Judge’s affirmation being mailed this week by Rich Teodore
7.	Field Trial Committee:
7.1	Judge’s Seminar	Marissa Fowler reported that the Judge’s Seminar for 7/14 & 7/15 have 23 signed up and that everything is on track.
7.2	Hunting Dog Stake Status	Joan Heimbach sent an email to David Margolin that they could not do September 16 date due to event conflicts in their opinion and that they would like at remainder of year but would focus on 2008 as a distinct event and would try to get a Flaherty date at the December draw.
		The Board discussed the fact that the FT Committee could not now likely fulfill their 2007 commitment and proposed a requirement that in 2008 the FT Committee must have a Hunting Dog Stake and the Stake must be run with the FT and launched from Flaherty Field Trial Grounds. A motion was made by Susan Begasse and seconded by David Margolin to accept this requirement.	Accepted Board Requirement to Field Trial Committee that the Hunting Dog Stake must be run in conjunction with the Field Trial and launched from the Flaherty Field Trial Grounds in 2008.
8.	Summer/Fall Fun Day	Chairs had informed Dave Margolin that everything is on track for the August 11^th Fun Day. To date there are only 3 registered participants but discussion followed that it is still early and generally we do not get entries until the last couple weeks.	David Margolin will send out an email reminder to club members that this is a club sponsored event and it is open to members and non members (perhaps new puppy owners). This is a Vizsla only event.
9.	Merchandising: Ida Tenenbom	Ida showed the new merchandising, shirts, hats, jackets. Ida gave price list of cost to the club and asked for the Board’s suggestion on mark up and how much to order.	Decision to mark up merchandise 20%. Ida and Sandy will set up an order form with the cost of items. Kim Karkut took some of the merchandise to be available for order at the Fun Day.
10.	Health Committee:	Susan Nakamura reported that they are still working on an upcoming program and will discuss with the Committee and bring back to the Board.	In progress
11.	Meeting Program Committee/Fall Fun Day (Event Budget)	Suggestion of speakers (programs) for after the general membership meetings in the Fall and Spring	Linda Morris will coordinate with the Health Committee.
12.	New Business:
12.1	Club Goods	Status: Several cartons with Dick Frawley, coffee maker with Elaine Poulin, grill with Sandy Jacobus, club blank pistol with Dave Margolin, HT ribbons with Dave Margolin, tents with Susan Potocik. There is an ongoing problem that when there is the Chair of an event that they must be responsible for picking up items from the individual holders of the items. Another problem is that some of the members who are storing items for the club are not able to keep the items at their location and would like to know where they can take them to be stored. Rich Loomis noted that this has been an ongoing problem since he was President and that we need to try to resolve it. He asked David the approximate cost of good that needed to be stored and David said approximately $1,000.00 which would be feasible to store. There was a proposal on the table to consolidate at a local Flaherty Public Warehouse for $500.00 p/year. It was proposed that we try this for one year and see how it works out. Motion to accept the proposal to consolidate at a local Flaherty Public Warehouse was made by Kim Karkut and Rich Loomis seconded it.	Club will rent a warehouse space for one year to consolidate Club goods.
12.2	Dues	Dues have not been raised in a very long time and we could raise dues to offset the cost of the warehouse. Discussion followed and suggestion from Rich Loomis to view a profit and loss statement for the past 12 months and report this at the next meeting.	Treasurer to supply a P&L statement for the past 12 months and review at next Board Meeting.
12.3	Definition of Board Role in CVVC	David Margolin handed out the CVVC Board Function Dictated by Bylaws	Read and agreed that content is very specific. (attached hard copy to minutes which we be placed in the minutes book if anyone wants to review)
12.4	Newsletter	Discussion on Newsletter items, the role of the Board and how it affects Committee Members etc. Printed articles may be directly submitted to the Editors but it is contingent upon the Editors evaluation of applicability to CVVC as well as assuming Editors obtain reprint permission from the appropriate person or organization. Editors may consult with Newsletter Committee and if both the Editors and the Committee do not reach a meeting of the minds as to applicability to CVVC, then the Board of Directors must be consulted. Any CVVC Committee submitting an article to the Newsletter must be represented from the entire Committee then go to the Editor and the Newsletter Committee, Board if necessary. Opinions, advice or questions may be submitted to the Editors for inclusion in the Newsletter but all items of this nature must be submitted as individuals rather than any Committee with CVVC and, assuming the same Editors evaluation to applicability to CVVC, will be published in a new Section in the Newsletter entitled “Members forum”. Proposal to have a “Members Forum” which would personalize the newsletter and Carol Phelps has agreed to provide a properly worded protective disclaimer to be printed under the section name indemnifying CVVC from any liability. Carol Phelps is motioning this new approach and David Margolin seconded this motion.	Process of CVVC Committees and individuals submitting articles were clarified and Board was in agreement. Proposal for a “Members Forum” was not voted on however everyone seemed in agreement to this.
12.5	December Meeting/Christmas Party	Not to early to start thinking of this. Discussion on General Membership meeting at the party. Question on whether to hold the meeting on another date or the same day. Members felt holding on the same day is best as you would get more of the Members at the meeting. The meeting should be earlier before the party.	Continue to hold the General Membership December meeting at the Christmas Party and have the meeting 1hour earlier than the party. If anyone would like to host the party please contact Dave Margolin.
12.6	Reward Fund	To date no one has come forward to claim the reward. We have until December 31, 2007.
12.7	Next Meeting:	August 6 – Maples Restaurant, Middlebury, CT	August 6 – General Membership
		September 11 – Hartford Area, location TBD	September 11 – Board Meeting
13	Meeting Adjourned at	9:15 p.m. motion made by Rich Loomis to adjourn the meeting and Susan N. and Kim K. seconded	Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

David Margolin called the meeting to order at 7:18pm. In attendance were: David Margolin, Carol Phelps, Jackie Argall, Linda & John Morris, Susan Begasse, Elaine Poulin, Kim & Saul Himmelfarb, Kim Karcut, Marisa Fowler, Joan Heimbach, Susan Nakamura, Richard Bennington and Henry Grant.

Recording Secretary Report: Motion was made by Carol to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2007 seconded by Dave; approved by vote.

Meeting Program Committee: The Summer/Fall Fun Day was approved by the Board. Dennis Witzke & Debra Steele will be Chairing this year's event on August 11, 2007. There will be Intro to Birds and Conformation programs similar to last years’ Fun Day. Dave presented their Event Budget, as they were out of state, and the Board approved the event based on the slightly better than break even budget.

Treasurer’s Report: Carol Phelps reported that the account balances are as follows: Checking $6,823.26; Health $2,979.56; Rescue $3,864.42; CD$ 3,418.92. The CVVC Ohio Reward Fund is $13,852.13. All agreed that Carol Phelps and Kim Himmelfarb did a fabulous job of putting together the “Reward Fund’s” procedures for processing claims against the cash reward offered by the CVVC.

Carol also received a letter from the Florida Association of Kennel Clubs, Inc thanking the CVVC for our $100.00 donation to the animal relief effort after the horrific fire at the Seminole County Shelter.

Corresponding Secretary's Report: Linda reported that this years HT was approved by the AKC.

Breed Rescue Report: John Morris has evaluated a 2 1/2 yr. old female in Greenwich and a 3 1/2 yr. old female in Southbury. Two of the three dogs in Canterbury are still available (the third dog has been successfully rehomed), but not much contact has been made with the lady recently. It was determined that we should continue our informal ad hoc use of localized area rescue evaluators, rather than coming up with a formalized list. This is important when the location of the potential rescue is such that it would be too far/costly for John to do himself. All agreed that was necessary if and when needed. Kim Himmelfarb worked extensively on the Legal Screening of Proposed Guidelines and the Review of Waiver, Agreement, and Adoption Forms. The Adoption Form Questionnaire was passed around for comments and inclusions. Joan Heimbach suggested that we reword the aggression section to be more specific: e.g. towards kids, adults and other animals. It was noted that this evaluation was to be filled out by the CVVC Evaluator. Dave will review all guidelines to incorporate Kim’s notes and then will email for Board approval.

Conformation Committee Report: Carol distributed the call lists for Hospitality for the Greenwich Kennel Club show. Each caller will call club members and ask them to please bring one six-pack of cold soda, H2O or juice, and either sandwiches, dessert, or side dishes, for the Greenwich hospitality. Each club member will also be asked to donate items for the raffle. These items are to be delivered to the Hospitality tent. Susan Begasse, Carol, Joan Toepke and Kim Karkut will be bringing coolers with ice. Joan Toepke also volunteered to bring many beverages.

Jackie Argall has agreed to serve as Chair for the 2008 GSA Specialty in Secaucus. David Margolin, as CVVC President, has made contact with potential judges for the 2008 GSA Specialty and the 2007 SKC Supported Entry Sweepstakes. Kathy Rust has accepted the offer to judge our GSA specialty in Secaucus in February 2008 and Joe Diaz has accepted the offer to judge our SKC Supported Entry Sweepstakes in November 2007. To date, SKC has not responded to our e-mails requesting updates on our breed judge. The Conformation Committee will be developing a new list of judges for future shows.

Hunt Test Report: Dave Margolin reports that the HT has been registered with the AKC and that the judging panel has been submitted as well. The Action Plan for future HT Chairs is still in progress.

Field Trial Report: Joan Heimbach submitted the FT Event End Report. She commented that we had a good actual Net Profit ...... $662.00 per CVVC Books versus a budgeted profit of $335.00. She graciously thanked all members who helped out to make this year's FT a huge success. She especially wanted all to know what a wonderful job Audra did and how generous she was in donating over $200.00 worth of items for the auction and to Dave for getting so many CVVC volunteers this year. All extended many thanks to Audra’s friends (not CVVC members) for helping out and Joan made a few requests for the allocation of monies from this year’s FT:

To give a stipend of $15.00 to each of the three gunners for a total of $45.00.
To consider a new starter pistol for the use at Fun Days and HT as well. Saul had said that he would donate a starter pistol.
To look into the purchase of Pinnies (orange vests) for the Line marshals, Judges and Scouts.

A motion was made for the FT Committee to investigate and come up with a budget for these spending considerations. All voted in favor.

Joan said that the Committee is still working on the Hunting Dog Stake. All agreed Flaherty wasn’t an option based on the State DEP & Flaherty Association’s position of not wanting to close the grounds to the public after the January grounds use schedule has been published.

The final status of the club goods is still in progress. Joan Heimbach stated she would contact Dick Frawley to get a specific identification of the of the club goods and will contact Flaherty President to investigate possible storage in the Flaherty clubhouse (Joan has some cabinets she could donate), as well as will contact a local to Flaherty Public Warehouse, as an option, to find out the costs, etc. for storage there. She will advise Dave when this is completed.

Marisa passed around a flyer for the FT Judge’s Seminar which is to be held on July 14th, 2007 at the Flaherty Field Club House in East Windsor, CT. She went over the Event Budget and Flyer with everyone. A motion was made to accept the Event Budget by Kim Karkut, seconded by Carol and approved by vote.

Marisa was looking for low cost ways to get the info to other clubs via email lists, and the Newsletter. She asked if Emily (Jackie’s daughter) could make labels from the club’s Hunt Test name & address list.

Health Committee Report: Nothing New

Merchandising: Nothing new

Nominating Committee: Nominations from the floor were solicited by David Margolin, in accordance with CVVC Bylaws, and none were made.

New Business: No new business.

Motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Marisa, seconded by Susan Begasse and accepted. The Meeting adjourned at 8:55pm. There was a thirty minute dinner break between topics.

The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by Vice President Susan Potocik. (President David Margolin was unable to attend.) Members present: Susan Potocik, Carol Phelps, Bruce Phelps, Kim Himmelfarb, Saul Himmelfarb, John Morris, Linda Morris, Elaine Poulin, Richard Bennington, Henry Grant, Sandy Regula, Susan Nakamura, Jackie Argall, Marisa Fowler.

Recording Secretary’s Report: Recording Secretary Susan Begasse was unable to attend the meeting. It was moved and seconded that we approve the minutes of the last meeting as published.

Treasurer’s Report: Carol Phelps reported the most recent available account balance information as follows. Balances exclude accrued interest since the last report because Carol was unable to access that information due to a computer problem.

Checking - $4,829.12

Breed Rescue - $3,403.44

Health - $2,979.56

CD - $3,403.44

Reward Fund - $13,772.08

Corresponding Secretary’s Report: No new correspondence to report. Susan Potocik read an email note received from another club member reporting a house fire at the home of Lesley Little, a CVVC member from West Falmouth, Massachusetts. Lesley was not home at the time of the fire. She and her dogs are fine but their home may be extensively damaged or destroyed.

Breed Rescue Report: John Morris reported that there may be up to 4 dogs currently in need of placement. Two of these dogs have been reported previously. He received initial contact from the owners of the other two dogs this week. The breeder of one of the dogs may work with CVVC on a placement. John will be following up to determine more details of each situation. John also brought to the meeting one copy of an updated Rescue/Behavior Health Profile (Pre-Adoption Screening Form), adapted from a more detailed form that Board members had reviewed at the last meeting. Kim Himmelfarb and Carol Phelps are to review the new form.

Conformation Committee Report: Ida Kavafian reported via email that everything is in place for the Greenwich and Longshore conformation events but expressed the concern that we might still need a coordinator to manage the hospitality details for the Greenwich Specialty. Carol indicated that the Garden State Specialty Association had reportedly cut checks for funds due to the clubs that participated in the February 2007 specialty weekend. She also reported that she had sent the Springfield Kennel Club the next 3 names on our prioritized list of preferred judges to use for the CVVC fall season Supported Entry.

2007 Fall Hunt Test Report: Susan reported for David Margolin. All arrangements are in process and on track for the fall event. David will chair and Susan Nakamura will apprentice.

2007 Spring Field Trial: The field trial reportedly closed with 105 entries. The committee had budgeted for 104 entries based on known schedule conflicts that might involve field trialers who usually attend our event. It was reported that the club has plenty of volunteers for the weekend.

Merchandise Committee: No report. (Ida was unable to attend the meeting.)

Health Committee Report: Jackie Argall suggested that CVVC keep a DNA kit on hand for emergency situations. For example, if the club had such a kit, we could assist a member who would like to submit a DNA sample on a dog who becomes acutely ill without warning. In such situations, there might not be time to wait for a mailed kit from the AKC. Members present agreed to take this recommendation under consideration. Our guest speaker, veterinarian Steve Feldman, indicated that education is key to collection of health information. He is treating a dog with an illness that is known as a heritable condition in that particular dog’s breed. The breed club has a kit set up so that educational information and reporting materials are available for use by owners who encounter the condition.

Program Committee: Linda Morris indicated that no new programs are on the schedule after tonight’s presentation. Anyone who has an idea or a request for a meeting program should contact her.

Newsletter: The next newsletter content submission deadline in mid-May, with a targeted publication date in advance of the Greenwich KC Specialty. The next several covers have been reserved. However, we are actively seeking more photo ads for the interior pages.

Nominating Committee Report: Elaine Poulin reported that the Nominating Committee has worked hard to seek out some new candidates for the Board. While the contributions of current members are greatly appreciated, it was felt that some of these members were deserving of a break in service and that it was important to involve newer members. The slate proposed for 2007-2008 is as follows:

President: David Margolin

Vice President: Richard Loomis

Treasurer: Carol Phelps

Corresponding Secretary: Linda Morris

Recording Secretary: Patsy Dahlinghaus

Board Members:

Ida Kavafian

Kim Karkut

Richard Bennington

Susan Begasse

Susan Nakamura

New Business:

Field Trial Judges Seminar: Marisa Fowler made a motion (seconded by Elaine Poulin) to authorize a Field Trial Judges Seminar at Flaherty Field. Several people attending the CVVC Hunt Test Judges Seminar earlier this year expressed serious interest in such an event. The Flaherty clubhouse is available for use on the weekends of July 14 and July 21. The AKC is willing to support the event and John Morris is willing to work with Marisa on arrangements. They feel that, given the recent Hunt Test Judges Seminar experience, offering the Field Trial Judge version this summer should require minimal work. After some discussion as to whether the dates could conflict with potential summer Fun Day opportunities, members present approved the request to hold the seminar the weekend of July 14, subject to submission and approval of a budget for the event and Marisa’s agreement to bring to the Field Trial Committee the issue of the as-yet unscheduled Hunting Dog stake.

Fun Day: Dennis Witzke and Debra Steele have volunteered to chair the summer Fun Day but were unable to attend the meeting. It was reported that they are trying to secure an appropriate site where we could offer hunt training. (There was some discussion as to whether they would attempt to include the Hunting Dog stake in the program.) Ideally, the event would take place in September, prior to the October Hunt Test weekend. However, various members in attendance were under the impression that there might be some difficulty in obtaining appropriate grounds at the preferred time.

Reward Fund: Susan Nakamura raised a question about the status of the Reward Fund established in connection with the theft of a van in Ohio in January, which ultimately resulted in the deaths of the two young CVVC vizslas inside. It was explained that the deadline for contributions has passed, that the terms stipulate that the fund shall remain available until December 31, and that it will be up to the police in Ohio to determine whether anyone is entitled to a reward for providing information that led to the arrest of the individual who is now awaiting sentencing for the crime. Members were also reminded that we had been asked to send letters to the judge and the prosecutor in advance of the April 25 sentencing to request the maximum sentence for the man who pled guilty to theft and arson in the case.

Marisa Fowler moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m. Kim Himmelfarb seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned to a very informative, interactive discussion during which veterinarian Steve Feldman shared a great deal of useful information regarding vaccines, tick-borne diseases, and care for geriatric dogs. Most of the members present asked questions or shared anecdotal experiences during the course of the meeting.

David Margolin called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM. In attendance were: David Margolin, Carol Phelps, Jackie Argall, Susan Potocik, John Morris, Susan Begasse , Elaine Poulin, Kim Himmelfarb, Sandy Jacobus, Richard Bennington, and Henry Grant.

Recording Secretary Report: Motion was made by Susan Potocik to approve the minutes of the February 28, 2007 seconded by Carol Phelps and approved by vote.

Meeting Program Committee: The next General Membership meeting will be April 18, 2007 at Bertucci's Restaurant, 7:00 PM in Newington. The guest speaker will be Dr. Steve Feldman. Dr. Feldman will be covering aspects of geriatric canine health problems and Vet’s pet peeves.

There is still no one who has stepped up to Chair the Summer/Fall Fun Day. Lack of volunteers is putting this event in serious jeopardy.

Treasurer’s Report: Carol Phelps reported that the account balances are as follows: Checking $5,679.92; Health $2,979.56; Rescue $3,561.05; CD$ 3,403.44. The CVVC Ohio Reward Fund is $13,772.08.

Corresponding Secretary's Report: John Morris reported for Linda that we have received the application for next year’s GSA event. The AKC sent a receipt for the application of the Field Trial. The VCA sent a letter acknowledging Judy Harrington’s donation to the VCA welfare Foundation. Linda will be sending Judy a thank you note. Lastly, Linda received information on the AKC Companion Animal Recovery microchip program and trophy catalog. Brief discussion of the CAR microchip program indicated it has been universally accepted and the use of it wouldn't conflict in the case of any animal already with a different microchip format.

Breed Rescue Report: John Morris received a $200.00 donation from the Towle family who adopted the 2 year old from Canterbury. There are still 2 dogs available for placement. He says that the dogs from Canterbury are still a work in progress.

The Board reviewed the proposed Breed Rescue Guidelines, and made some changes. Kim Himmelfarb will screen the proposed guidelines along with Carol Phelps from a legal view. John will put together an application adoption form questionnaire. After all is compiled, Carol Phelps and Kim Himmelfarb will also review the waiver, agreement, and adoption forms. Once the edits are finished, the Guidelines will then be emailed to the Board for final review and acceptance via email vote.

Conformation Committee Report: The Conformation committee has donated the leftover toys from the GSA show to the Field Trial Committee for the upcoming FT. The coordination of receiving goods for Hospitality at the Greenwich/ Longshore show still needs to be determined. It was stated that we need to reach out to all club members that will be attending to help with hospitality. There is nothing yet for the 2008 GSA in Secaucus.

Hunt Test Report: Dave Margolin agreed to chair again this years Hunt Test, since no one else has stepped up, with Susan Nakamura apprenticing and Steve Hanna as Secretary. Dave stated that this will be the last hunt test he will chair for a while and that membership will have to step up in order for it to continue ................Susan Nakamura, however, is anticipated to be the chair of the 2008 event but will require support in the judge's selection area. Dave will also have an event action plan developed shortly for all future chairs to follow.

Field Trial Report: Joan Heimbach sent an email update for the Field Trial. The judge's panel has been approved by the AKC, published on their website and the premium was forwarded to Carol to post on the CVVC website. Dave distributed the premium by email to the CVVC membership and hard copies will be mailed to those who do not have email. The premium was also emailed to the FT committee members to distribute to their associates, and emailed to those who attended past HTs .....email list was provided by Dave. The premium has been posted on the Vizsla Hunt, Field Trial and Talk lists. Some entries have come in already.

Health Committee Report: Nothing

Merchandising: Nothing

Club Equipment/Goods: The decision was made to throw out or for members to take home any left over perishables from each event we hold for personal use, etc. Motion was made by Susan Begasse, seconded by Carol and approved by vote. The chair of each event will be responsible, from this point on, for documenting and reporting where all the different club goods went at the end of each event to a person to be determined. The majority felt there was not a need to have a central warehousing place as Dave had graciously offered. Dave will be picking up the non perishable club goods that Kim Karkut has in her possession.

New Business: Elaine mentioned that one of the purposes behind the Nominating Committee focus this year was to bring new members to the Board which, in turn, can alleviate the burden/burn out of repetitively serving members. Remaining on Board, long standing club members have the knowledge to mentor any new member and it is hoped this approach will continue in the future thereby broadening the pool of available for Board service members. By encouraging members to step up and volunteer to serve on the Board helps to ensure the longevity of our club as well as bring fresh thoughts. Elaine mentioned that she plans to step down from the Board in order to help in this approach.

As far as membership and sponsorship goes, any new member who volunteers for a committee will be contacted by that committee “communicator”. The committee communicator is responsible for verbally communicating as well as follow up with a welcome letter/email to each new member who volunteers for a committee. The communicators are as follows: FT- Joan Heimbach, HT- Dave Margolin, Conformation- Susan Potocik, Fun Day- Carol Phelps, Publication- Ida Tenenbom, Obedience- John Morris, and Health- Jackie Argall. The revised Membership Procedure states the New Member Chair is to advise each Committee communicator so the member can be contacted, welcomed, etc. Dave will provide shortly an example of such communication currently in use by Joan Heimbach.

Newsletter: Ida needs more items for the newsletter, including picture ads. Carol will write to the membership to remind all about the upcoming June 2007 Newsletter.

Motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Carol, seconded by Susan Begasse and accepted. The Meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM.

David Margolin called the meeting to order at 6:53pm but there was about an half hour break for pizza, etc.. In attendance were: David Margolin, Carol Phelps, Jackie Argall, Susan Potocik, Linda & John Morris, Susan Begasse, Kim Karkut, Susan Nakamura, Marissa Fowler, Elaine Poulin, Dee Chuisano, Joan Heimbach, Tony & Christina Warchut, Richard Bennington and Henry Grant. There were three guests in attendance, Crystal Ashe and Liesl & Greg Pearce. Crystal & Jarrod Ashe have applied for club membership since this meeting.

Recording Secretary Report: Dave Margolin asked that two new members names incorrectly spelled in the January 17 meeting minutes be corrected for the record as Chrystine & Rob Longley and Dennis & Heather Joiner. Motion was then made by Susan Potocik to approve the minutes of the January 17, 2007 meeting with the correction to the new member names. Seconded by Kim Karkut and approved by vote.

Meeting Program Committee: The March 2007 Fun Day has been cancelled. We are looking into possible late summer/early fall Fun Day Program and Dave Margolin will contact the Bristol Gun & Rod Club in Wolcott, CT to see if we can have it there maybe in conjunction with the Hunting Dog Stakes to be run by the Standing Field Trial Committee on the Sunday of whatever weekend. However, Elaine Poulin volunteered to Chair the March 2008 Fun Day,

Treasurer’s Report: Carol Phelps reported that the account balances are as follows: Checking $5,842.86; Health $2,979.56; Rescue $3,559.50; CD$ 3,396.36. The CVVC Ohio Reward Fund is $13,387.85. Carol reported the result of the CVVC GSA Specialty Raffle was $736.00. The Health Raffle earned $355.00 and the CVVC earned $381.00.

Corresponding Secretary's Report: Linda Morris received an acknowledgement from the AKC regarding the April 20, 2007 Field Trial. She also received a survey from the AKC regarding an International Obedience Trial. This was forwarded to John Morris and Dee Chuisano. The AKC sent a letter reporting that it has passed a ruling about gated exercise areas at Shows which will be effective April 1, 2007. Lastly the AKC has sent out a survey about the inclusion of mixed breed dogs’ participation in AKC events.

Breed Rescue Report: John Morris reported that 1 of the 3 dogs in Canterbury has been placed. He says that the other dogs from Canterbury are still a work in progress. Dave Margolin stated that the proposed enhanced Rescue Procedure & Guideline before the Board for review should be discussed at March’s Board Meeting.

Conformation Committee Report: Carol Phelps submitted the Closing Out for the 2007 GSA Specialty which resulted in a net profit of $76.96. She also noted that the 2006 resulted on a loss of $492.18. Carol received a Thank you card from Judy Harrington in which Judy also donated $75.00 to the VCA Welfare Foundation. No updates at this time for the Greenwich/ Longshore Shows.

Hunt Test Report: John Morris updated us on the AKC Pointing Breed Judge’s Hunt Test Seminar which was held on February 17, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Express in Waterbury. The seminar was successful with a profit of $453.00. Dave noted that the 2007 HT Chair remains open and is still seeking a volunteer to run this auspicious event. Susan Nakamura will be the apprentice Hunt Test Chair. Dave Margolin also reported that on March 31, 2007 the AKC is meeting to discuss changes to Pointing Breed Hunt Test Regulations with delegates from each of the National Clubs and the changes pertain to judge’s requirements and dog performance expectations at each level as well as the use of tracking collars. Dave mentioned that he email distributed the proposed changes to many Hunt Test people about a month ago including interested CVVC members so that they would have an opportunity to submit comments to their delegate to the meeting.

Field Trial Report: Joan Heimbach noted that the FT Committee is progressing. Audra will be calling the AKC to make continue to make corrections to the event as listed on their site. Patrick has not yet finished the judging panel. Joan Heimbach indicated that the Standing Field Trial Committee will be using the recently published Membership Directory to reach out for help at the Field Trial and the committee members will be using a common script for such. There currently are no appropriate dates for the 2007 Hunting Dog Stake and they are still working on alternative grounds and dates. As previously mentioned, we discussed the possibility of combining a Fall Fun Day with the Hunting Dog Stakes Dave will contact The Bristol Rod and Gun about the availability for the Hunting Dog Stake. Dave Margolin stated Patrick Cooke asked him to solicit membership help for the March 3rd and June 16^th Flaherty work days and that Rich Murphy, Flaherty President, subsequently told Dave no help was needed for March 3^rd but the Flaherty FT Association is still looking for volunteers for the June 16, 2007 work day and Dave Margolin stated CVVC members should step up to help as other clubs do every year and he will get a task definition need from Rich Murphy before reaching out to the membership later on.

Most recently, Joan informed all the members at the meeting of an Equine Virus (Rhino) in MD/VA. She noted that the committee is keeping a watchful eye on this progression and how it may impact the entries at the CVVC Field Trial. She mentioned that 3 Virginia/Maryland clubs already, maybe a 4^th soon, have cancelled their March Field Trials and that we will require current health & inoculation certificates from anyone bringing a horse to our Field Trial.

Health Committee Report: Jackie noted that the GSA Health Raffle earned $355.00.

Merchandising: No updates this time due to Ida’s absence.

Club Equipment/Goods: Dave and Kim Karkut are the only 2 people that confirmed club items in their possession with Jackie Argall indicating the goods she had were not usable any longer and were discarded.. Sandy Jacobus purchase the griddles that go with the grill. Kim Karkut made a motion for Dave to purchase a fire extinguisher, seconded by Marissa and approved by vote. More to be discussed at the next meeting as Dave Margolin asked the Board to think about his offer of being a central warehouse of all club goods and materials but that he wouldn’t transport back and forth to the various events needing them and it should be the responsibility of each event chair and committee to do so. Also, Carol Phelps asked that the Board also consider throwing out, after , etc. after each event rather than storing them.

New Business: A motion was made by Kim Karkut to accept the Nominating Committee consisting of Elaine Poulin, Richard Loomis and Lisa Potts. Carol seconded the motion and it was approved by vote.

Dave Margolin noted that the enhanced New Membership Procedure and Application form was reviewed and approved by the Board and that it will be posted to the CVVC website soon.

Finally, Dave thanked Carol Phelps and, even more so, Jackie Argall and her daughter, Emily Argall Price, for their superb work on the CVVC 2007 Membership Directory which was issued on time and expertly done. All present applauded Jackie and her daughter.

Motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Carol, seconded by Linda Morris and accepted by vote. The Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm.

After the meeting, Kim Jonah from Well Beings for Animals was our guest speaker. Kim is a Certified Canine Massage Therapist, CranioSacral Therapist and Certified Consegritist, who practices in Glastonbury, CT. Kim effectively demonstrated massage therapy and discussed the benefits and need for massage therapy whether it is for our canine athletes, older dogs, ongoing acute or chronic problems or just “At Home” techniques that pet owners can do themselves.

	Agenda	Discussion	Action
1.0	Recording Secretary’s Report	Modification of minutes to reflect Board agreed at last meeting Conformation Committee to reach out to members sooner next year for Greenwich/Longshore hospitality needs.	Accepted with one modification as noted.
2.0	Treasurer’s Report: Carol Phelps	Checking: $7,076.95 Health Fund: $2,964.56 Reward Fund: $14,097.60 Rescue fund: $3,824.29 CD Account: $3,468.69	About half of Membership has renewed with all remaining who wish to renew must do so by 12/31/2007. Checking Account includes health and other donations that have not been moved over to their specific accounts. Directors and Officer’s Policy has been renewed.
3.0	Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Linda Morris	Received from: AKC letter to have our membership list updated. AKC thank you for our recent participation at the recent AKC Showcase of Breeds at the Hartford Pet Expo AKC letter CVVC application for the GSA Event at the Meadowlands in February 2008 has been approved. AKC, Insurance Policy Information for pets.	Not Applicable
4.0	Breed Rescue: John Morris	There are 2 and possibly 3 dogs in rescue. 5yr. old male whose parents are moving to Florida to a senior development and can not take the dog. 9 year old in New Britain that will not be easy to place, can not be placed with children. 1 ½ year old in Fairfield who has some guarding issues and house breaking issues. This brings the need for a Foster Home Network within the CVVC area. Foster homes do not necessarily have to be CVVC members but people that may want to help out and foster. Also a discussion with the high cost of gas that perhaps the members that visit these homes get reimbursed for gas expense if they so wish and this holds true for any other similar type of CVVC need.	John Morris and David Margolin will continue to discuss and evaluate the criteria for Foster Home Network and bring to the Board with a final proposal. They will be reaching out to the membership for foster home network subsequent to Board acceptance of criteria.
5.0	Conformation Committee Report: Carol Phelps
5.1	Springfield Show Supported Entry, November 26th	Everything is set but we need to solicit raffle items soft drinks. Club will supply the cake as we have done in the past, show site does not allow us to bring in food. Judges: Joy Brewster; Sweeps: Joe Diaz	Carol Phelps to solicit raffle items and soft drinks. Club will supply the cake as in the past.
5.2	Garden State Specialty Friday, Feb. 8, 2008	Show is approved Judges: Kathy Rust; Sweeps: Pat Crowley	Reminder of show date.
5.3	Greenwich/Longshore 2008	Paperwork is in Greenwich Judges: Dr. Richard Hilderman, Sweeps Judge: Ruthie Sinclair-Stephens Longshore Judges: Richard Ennis, Sweeps: TBD, Carol and Ida will need to talk and review the list of sweeps judges which the Conformation Committee has voted on.	Paperwork is in. Budget is due February ‘08
5.4	Other	Conformation Committee is reviewing names of judges and sweeps judges and has started sending names with short bios to Committee members.	Conformation Committee continuing to review list of judges and sweeps judges.
6.0	Hunt Test Committee: Dave Margolin	AKC confirmed 2008 dates for Hunt Test as October 4 & 5, 2008. Results of 2007 event inadvertently late filed by NE Dogs, AKC gave warning but didn’t assess penalty fees.	2008 Hunt Test date, October 4 & 5 David Margolin to request NE Dogs provide annual copy of master entry email and mail address file as per normal mutually agreed to procedure.
7.0	Field Trail Committee:	Partially Read by Dave Margolin on behalf of Joan Heimbach
7.1	Hunting Dog Stake and Spring FT	Hunting Dog Stake resulted in gain of $288.58 vs. budget of $92.00 per Joan Heimbach’s email. This was a result of higher bird cost due to higher entries offset but by higher entry fees; hospitality absorbed by Hunt Test, lower judges gifts due to member material & custom embroidery donations but higher ribbon costs due to unexpected minimum order surcharge & die for custom design (can be used in future). Successful event also due to efforts of 6 person team particularly Audra Jaconetti & Deb Malachowski & judges, planters and gunners in abnormally high heat conditions.	Hunting Dog Stake gain of $288.58 vs. budget of $92.00.
7.2	Status of FT Committee	Field Trial Committee Vote: Joan Heimbach continued as both the Committee Chair and Communicator. Other Committee members had the opportunity to step up as a candidate(s) and the above was concluded.	Joan Heimbach is FT Committee Chair and Communicator.
7.3	Other FT Matters	2008 Event in discussion & encouraging news on wrangler availability. Budget due via email to David by December 9 for Board review & comment so can be expeditiously approved at the December 16 meeting. David said that all Flaherty FTA members have been asked to contribute $100.00 towards Rich Garini Flaherty/Bird Dog Foundation recognition award fund. David made a recommendation that the club does so, a motion made by Susan Nakamura to contribute and Carol Phelps seconded, motion accepted. Need for Adobe Software purchase for website which has been approved by the Board, Carol Phelps to purchase shortly at discounted student pricing.	2008 Event in discussion. Motion accepted to a Contribution of $100.00 towards the Rich Garini Flaherty/Bird Dog Foundation Recognition Award Fund. Adobe Software to be purchased by Carol Phelps for website.
8.0	Merchandising: Ida Tenenbom	Sandy Jacobus indicated that the order has been placed and should be available at the Holiday Party. There will be hats available.	Those that ordered merchandise, it should be available at the Holiday Party. Hats are available for purchase.
9.0	Health Committee: Susan Nakamura	Marty and Linda will be summarizing the seminar at Nationals regarding the changing of the vaccination protocol and the Jean Dodds Thyroid Study lecture. Committee members have been emailing thoughts regarding blood draws. Question of liability responsibility if draw is at events rather than Vet office was posed.	Article summarizing Nationals seminar and lecture. Blood draw discussions among Committee Members continuing with consideration of liability subject if at events.
10.0	Meeting Program Comm/Winter Fun Day
10.1	Winter Fun Day	Sandy Jacobus reported that the Winter Fun Day will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2008. The location will be at Tails-U-Win in Manchester, CT. Elaine Poulin will be forwarding the proposed program to the Board for approval. Some suggestions as Reiki instruction, Canine Good Citizen, Custom Contest, Breed Handling Fun Match.	Winter Fun Day: Plans underway for Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Tails-U-Win in Manchester, CT.
10.2	Holiday Party/Meeting Sunday, December 16	General Membership Meeting: 1:00 p.m., Party 2:00 p.m. at the home of Richard Bennington and Henry Grant Kim Karkut will be coordinating; sending out invite, directions and coordinating what people are bringing. There will be a Yankee Swap $15.00 to $20.00 price range.	General Membership Meeting: 1:00 p.m., Party 2:00 p.m. at the home of Richard Bennington and Henry Grant. Yankee Swap price range $15.00-$20.00
11.0	Newsletter	Newsletter was put together at the meeting and will be mailed out. We can always use more articles, etc. (stuff) for the newsletter.	Newsletter is being mailed.
12.0	Other Business:
12.1	Board Opening	Joan Toepke has joined the Board and was welcomed.
12.2	Hartford Pet Expo	Patsy Dahlinghaus gave update and said it went well, Kim Karkut and Susan Nakamura were also in attendance, they had quite a few people who came over to find out more about the breed. There was a showcase of the Sporting Group as well as the other AKC Groups. Any inquiries regarding puppies were referred to our CVVC website and breeder referral.	Successful Pet Expo.
12.3	Reward Fund	Status of confirmation of Kristen VonSchoik’s claim with local police by Ida/Steve Tenenbom. Ida read a synopsis of her conversation with the detectives in this case. The police detectives said there was a person by the name of Scott Fogel who gave them information and names which helped them get to the arrest. We would like something in writing from the police substantiating this information. No other claim has been submitted but Board concluded Ida should advise Mr. Fogel of the Reward Fund’s existence and claim procedure in the event he would like to submit a claim but emphasize it is his decision whether or not he wishes to submit a claim.	Need to have police send in writing their information on the person or person(s) involved that gave this information to crack this case and lead to the arrest and conviction. Ida Tenebom to communicate to Mr. Fogel.
12.4	AKC International Obedience Survey	AKC emailed to club members a survey, John Morris has responded to AKC in favor of.	John Morris for CVVC responded to AKC International Obedience Survey in favor of having an International Obedience Trial.
12.5	Next Meeting	Sunday, December 16 at 1:00 p.m. at the home of Richard Bennington/Henry Grant. 2:00 p.m. is our Holiday Party	Mark your calendars: Sunday, December 16 at 1:00 p.m.!!

	Meeting Adjourned at:	9:10 p.m. (With ½ hour or so dinner break)

		Respectfully Submitted, Patsy Dahlinghaus