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Winter2014

ISaberTails

RollCall:AnneGallant,JoQuintenz,BobCohen,
SherylBradbury,GloriaSwaine,LoraMegli,
BettyBarth,LindleyHenson,SandyBustin,
SusannahCooper,PamHelmerandBryan
Helvey.Guest:VickieWillmann

Bettycallthemeetingtoorderat8:47PMET

President’sreport-NTR

VicePresident’sReport-NTR

RecordingSecretary’sReport-MOTION#08-14-01
(CoopersecondMegli)movedtoaccepttheJulymeetingmin-
utesasamended.Motionpassedunanimously.MOTION#08-
14-02(CohensecondCooper)movedtoapprovethenew
membersaspublishedintheJune2014SaberTails.Motion
passedunanimously.NewMemberVote:Elizabeth(Betsy)Bach-
tel,BonnieBailey,Patrick-AnnColeman,LindaHetrick,
MichaelManolakis,LindaPisacano,GaryNunn/FayeNunn,
KateRowinski,GaryWood/CindyWood.

CorrespondingSecretary’sReport-Thejudge'sballotsfor2016
havebeencountedandSusannahisintheprocessofcontact-
ingtheselectedjudges.

Theboarddiscussedhowjudge’scontractsarehandled.The
boardwilldiscussthismatterfurtheratthemidyearmeeting.

Treasurer’sReport-GloriaSwainepresentedthefinancialreport
forJuly2014.Currentassetstotal$68,675.08.Overallthetotal
netlossis$1,719.46throughJuly2014.Therewasanetlossof
$2,841.46fromgeneralclubactivitieswhichis33.7%ofthe
budgetednetlossof$6,015.Huntactivitiesproducedanetin-
comeof$1,334.50.ShowEventactivitiesproducedanetlossof
$720.Theshoweventsreportdoesnotreflecttheincomeand
lossofthefull2014Specialtyasincomeandexpenseswerein-
curredin2013whicharenotreflectedinthisreport.Afullre-
portofthe2014SpecialtywillbepresentedtotheBoardbythe
2014ShowCommittee.

TheJuly31,2014Treasurer’sreporthasbeenaccepted.

GloriaSwainerecommendedthatthe2014NationalSpecialty
WellsFargoaccountbeclosed.MOTION#08-14-03(Helmersec-
ondCooper)movedtoclosethe2014NationalShowWells
Fargoaccount.Motionpassedunanimously.

Delegate’sReport-NTR

2014NationalSpecialty-PamHelmerreportedthatJeff

hascompletedhisShowTreasurer’sReport.Pam

Helmerwillarrangetosendtheshowreporttothe

boardforreview.

2015NationalSpecialtyReport-LindleyHensonpre-

sentedthe2016showscheduletotheboard.Assum-

ingtherearenoproblemsthescheduleisset.

Everythingiscomingalong.

2016NationalSpecialtyReport-VickieWillmanninformed

theboardofthespecificsoftheWyndhamHotel.TheContract

hasbeensigned.GloriaSwainehassentthecheck.VickieWill-
manncalledtothankthesecondvenuefortheirconsideration.
ShealsomentionedthattheIndianavenueisnewandupdated,
closetotheairportandverydogfriendly.TheNationaldates
areApril25-30,2016.VickieWillmannwillsendouttheinfor-
mationsocontractscanbecompleted.

2017NationalSpecialtyReport-PamHelmerreportedthatBev-
erlyChildshascommittedtochairingthe2017Nationalin
NorthCarolina.

SaberTails-SandyBustinreportedthattheSaberTailsAddead-
linereminderhasbeensent.TheDogWritersAssociationcon-
testdeadlineissoon.JaneSwansonwouldliketosubmitina
coupleofcategories,SaberTailswouldbeonecategory,andshe
wouldneedtocontactwritersofarticlesthathaveappearedfor
theirpermissiontohavetheirarticleorstoryused.Janewould
liketoincludeoneofJoanMann’srescuestoriesandBob
Cohenisgoingtoprovidehersomephotostosubmit.Each
submissionis$15.MOTION:08-14-04(HensonsecondCooper)
movedtoauthorizeJaneSwansontoenterSaberTailsmagazine
andarticlestotaling$100inentryfees.MotionPassedunani-
mously.

SandyBustinalsoreportedthatJaneSwansonhasfoundless
expensiveDatabasesoftwareat$249asopposedto$399.

JudgesEducation-SandyBustinreportedthattheJudgesEduca-
tionpresentationhasbeencompleted.SusannahCooperwill
workwithKittySteideltoprovidethefinalpresentationtothe
boardforapproval.

KittySteidelwillmakecopiesforthemembership.Thereisno
costforcopiestothemembersbutshippingwillbecharged.
Theboarddiscussedmakingthepresentationavailabletothe

KnowaClubMemberinNeed?

IfanyoneknowsofaPBGVCAmemberwhohaslostalovedone,issickorinneedofa

cardfromPBGVCA,contactHallmarkCommitteechairpersonSandyBustinat

sbustin1@verizon.net

.

Sandywillmakesureacardissentonbehalfofthemembership.ThisHallmarkserviceis

FREEforourmembers...letthemknowtheyarenotaloneduringadifficulttime.

PBGVCABoardofDirectorsConferenceCallMinutes

SubmittedbyPBGVCARecordingSecretarySherylBradbury

Monday,Aug.11,2014

I8:30pmET

•Minutesarereprintedasreceivedandasapprovedbytheboardofdirectors•