SaberTails
IMarch2014
www.pbgv.org
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thatheisgoingthroughpastmotionstoresearchtheneed
forapolicyorprocedureinresponsetoamotionoracom-
mitteefunction.NOBUDGETREQUESTED
Rescue–PamHelmer
Mid-yearRescuesummaryApril2013thruSept2013:
9fosters3ofwhicharestillinfosters
5breederassists
13ownerassists
16ID's
MichaelEdwardsresignedasRegionalRepandJanZigich
agreedtotakeoverthatregion.BobCohenwasappointedat
Pam’srequestastheFoundationBoardliaison.
SaberTails–SandyBustin
BUDGET$7,500
Gazette:-SandyBustin
TheboardreviewedSandyBustin'sreportontheGazette.
VariouspeoplehavecontributedtotheGazette.NO
BUDGETREQUESTED
JudgesEducation
TheboardreviewedtheactivitiesoftheJudgesEDcommit-
tee.ThereisaseminarinNYandalsoattheHoundInstitute
inLouisvilleandHouston.ThereisalsoaPresenters/Mentor
trainingsessionfreetointerestedpartiesattheNationalin
April.TherewillbetheregularJECSeminarFridayevening
andpresentersandmentorsareneeded.
Budget:TBD
SocialMedia–SherylBradbury
SocialMediaCommitteeReport-GinaLindsey
ThePBGVCA'sFacebookpageisupto362likesandphotos
ofvariousactivitiesareposted.Ginahasgoalssetforthe
page,AEpostingatleastonceweeklyofactivitiesandgeneral
informationonourbreedalongwithhumaninterestinfor-
mation.
2014Specialty–PamHelmerreportedtheAKCrequiresa
blockoftimeforabreedpresentationandablockoftimefor
hands-onfortheexperiencetocountfortheapplicant
judgesintheJ.E.program.Itusedtoberequired(andmay
stillbe),thatjudgeapplicanthastoattendthenationalto
applyforanewbreed.EachparentclubadherestotheAKC's
presentationrequirementssothepeoplecomingin(some-
timesatgreatdistancesandgreatexpense)gettheexperience
required.Theboarddiscussedtheschedule.JeffPepperwill
betheNationalShowTreasurefor2014Show.
2014NATIONAL/REGIONALSHOWCOMMITTEE
Chairman
PamHelmer
ViceChairman
HelenIngher
NationalShowPlanner
HelenIngher
Grounds
ZachHelmer
NationalShowTreasurer
JeffPepper
HuntChairman
BettyBarth
Obedience/RallyChairmanMeganEsherick
AgilityChairman
elmHelDaveEsherick
Hospitality
JeanneHurty,LynnFlorian
CanineHospitality
MargaretKrieck/KristinaKrieck
WelcomeCommittee
CindyWilt
PremiumList&CatalogBobCohen
Trophies
SueSmyth
Auction
PattiRitter
HealthClinics
JoannBeavers
Video
VickieWillmann
H&RLiaison
HelenIngher
JudgesEducation
KittyStidel
Member&BreederEducation
JeffPepper
Vendors
DanRader
LogoItems
DonnaBruce
ChampionsoftheHeartAndyElledge
MemorialWall
AndyElledge
MemberAwards&Banquet
BevChilds
Advertising
SherylBradbury
CatalogAds
SandyBustin
2015Specialty–KathyZ
HotelTour-Theboardtouredthe2015hotel.Lindleyand
Kathypresentedtheschedule.Somediscussionsinregardsto
agilitylocation,obediencescheduleandeducationactivities.
Top20concernswereexpressedinregardstotheattendance
numbers.
2016Specialty–Helmer/Ingherwillbechairingthe’16in
thecentralregion.
NationalTreasurer–JeffPepperhasbeenappointedtheNa-
tionalShowtreasurebytheboardofdirectors.
TrophyCurator–KarenClugston
LindareportedthattheBOWtrophywasdamagedbuthas
beenrepairedandlookedlikenew.
Onemajorchangetothecommitteewastheadditionofsev-
eralmembers,onefromeachregion.Itwasbesttohave
membersfromeachregionjointhecommitteeincasesome-
oneelsewasnotabletoattendtheNational.Thecommittee
consistsofpresently:KarenClugston-Curator,Susannah
Cooper-ViceChair,BarbOxholm-Consultant,WesternRe-
gionRepresentatives-JillOtto&SusannahCooper,Central
RegionRepresentatives-JillFitzgerald&RebeccaBellflower,
EasternRegionRepresentatives-HelenIngher&LindaMur-
ray.TheseareindividualsthatgenerallyattendourNational.
CurrentlythetrophiesareinthepossessionofLindaMurray
withtheexceptionoftheBOBandtheagilitytrophy.The
BOBtrophyisbeingreplacedbyDon&DonnaMooreforthe
2014Nationalalongwiththefirstmemento.Megan&David
Esherickwillbebringingtheagilitytrophytothe2014Na-
tional.
ThePBGVCABoardofDirectorshasdirectedthattheClub
willfinancethecurrentnine(9)mementosuptoamaxi-
mumof$500yearly.Thenumberoftrophiesandamountto
bespentissubjecttoreviewandmodificationbytheBOD.
PleaseconfirmwiththeBODtheallocationforanygiven
year.
LindadiscussedtheTrophycommittee’sactivitiesandthe
budgetneeds
BUDGETREQUESTED$1600
Website–theRecordingsecretaryreportedthatshehadex-
periencedinternetissuesandcouldnotlocateVeronica’sre-
port.Sherylwilltrytofindthereportandhaveitavailable
fortheNovemberBODmeeting.
BUDGET-$TBD
ACTION:SherylwilladdtheWebsiteMid-Yearreporttothe
Novemberagenda.
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