***Minutes in yellow have not been approved***.
| January 2009
GENERAL
MEETING MINUTES January
20, 2009 Present: Sue Cooper, Debra Gaeta, Judy Hartley, Sandi
Holly, Beth Mills, Rick Peters, Cindy Peters, Allison Rounds, Linda
Siago, Karen Williams, Jennifer Wolbert. Guests: Leah Eddy, Don Eddy.
Rick Peters introduced our guests.
They are hoping to purchase a German Shepherd pup in 10-12
weeks and the breeder gave them our kennel club name as a place to
check out for information, support and training in the area.
They just wanted to come to a meeting to find out more about
the club. The meeting was called to order at 7:37pm by
President Rick Peters. The
minutes from the January 16, 2009 meeting were distributed for those
who had not already reviewed them on-line.
The following amendments were made to the minutes: Under class
reports the word “Sunday” was added to indicate when Deb Gaeta’s
classes would finish. Deb
Gaeta then made motion to approve the minutes, Sandi Holly seconded -
approved as amended. Officer
Reports: President - no report Secretary - A Thank You note was sent to Hank & Peter Certo
for the improved lighting and new bathroom. There has been on-going advertising in the Olean
Source regarding our class offerings. AKC Compliance activities need to be planned for
2009. Requirements are
available on the AKC website, but are a bit confusing.
One activity that is easy to do would be educational meetings
at our regular meetings if anyone would volunteer to do a breed or
obedience seminar. Beth
requested to make up a “cliff notes” version of what is needed to
be discussed at the next meeting. Treasurer - report attached.
Total income $275.00. Total
expenses $381.25. Savings
account balance $12,984.37. Checking
account balance $3,619.14. Dues
for 2009 are now due and must be paid before March 1st. Committee
reports: Conformation: Sandi Holly: There was discussion about the breed/ob
match OKC holds in the fall and the cost involved.
It was suggested a different date be considered, perhaps in the
spring, that might attract more entries.
Sandi will look in to this. June show @ Stockton - Deb Gaeta and Karen Williams
appointed as obedience/rally show chairs.
Still finalizing judges assignments.
Will be done on-line soon.
First information for premium must be submitted by 2/4/09. Agility: Rick Peters: February agility show is ok except for
the need for volunteers to work the show.
Only 6 volunteer forms were returned, two of them were from our
club members! September agility show @ Allegany - date changed to 1st
weekend of September, Labor Day weekend.
One judge, Dave Hirsch, is confirmed, working on getting a 2nd
judge. Rick also already
has the judges lined up for the 2010 show.
Fireman have approved camping on the grounds for $10 a night.
Still waiting to get approval from them to hold a chicken BBQ.
CVKC was encouraged to hold a B match at the Sept
show so they can begin meeting AKC compliance to hold their own shows.
Per Allison Rounds she is not sure if they have enough
interested members yet to do this, she will talk to them about it and
also encourage their members to help at the OKC trial next weekend. Cindy Peters thanked everyone for the baskets and/or
basket donations that were brought in.
She, Jen Wolbert and Sandi Holly will meet at the clubhouse on
Sat at 10:30am to assemble the rest of the baskets, if anyone else
wants to come help they are welcome. Classes: Debbie Gaeta - intermediate agility class has started
on Sundays at 1:30pm. She
is looking into starting a Puppy STARS program at a later date
depending on interest. Would
probably run this on the weekend also. Rick Peters - competition agility class has started
on Sundays at 3:15pm. Beth Mills - Currently there are not enough
participants to run a CGC class. However,
Rick indicated he had two or three other names and will get them to
Beth so she can contact them. Will
start a class if she gets enough interest.
Planning to start a Progressive Rally class next Wed, Jan 28th
in the evening, probably 7pm. Still
working out the details, but has seven people who have expressed
interest at this time. Will
be contacting them over the next couple of days to finalize class
plans. Unfinished
Business: Christmas Party to be held at Micky’s on Feb 7th.
After some discussion the date was change to Feb 21st
@ 7pm. Everyone will pay
for their own meal or can use OKC Doggie Dollars if you have them.
Rick made a motion that Linda Siago and her guest have their
meals provided by OKC as a thank you for all the work she has done for
the club recently on the web site and equipment.
All approved. Cindy
Peters will provide “fun and games” for the dinner again.
New Business: Linda Siago - new website is up and running, same
address as before. Rick
Peters extended thanks to Linda on behalf of the club for her hard
work to get the site up and running again. Linda reported there have
been 80 unique hits on the site since January 10th.
However, only six hits for the minutes.
Beth reminded members to read the minutes from the previous
meeting each month prior to the next meeting as multiple copies will
not be available at the meeting. Unapproved minutes on the website
will be highlighted in yellow. She
also sends the minutes out as an attachment with each meeting
reminder. Three new forms that President Rick Peters had
requested were presented for evaluation -
OKC Class Attendance Record - to keep a record of class
participants and report class revenue to treasurer.
Instructor to turn in money collected at the first meeting
after the end of each class session.
OKC Instructor Class Summary - to pay instructors for classes.
This form should be submitted at the end of each class session,
along with money collected for the class.
OKC Officer Expense Report - to be used for reimbursement of
club expenses for officers. Per
recommendation of the board a separate form will be designed titled
“OKC Show Expense Report”.
After further discussion by the general membership it was
recommended a single form be designed that could be used for multiple
expenses: Show Expenses; Equipment; Officers; Misc; etc.
Secretary will redesign form as requested.
A small supply of all three forms will be available in a binder
on the bookshelf. The form
will also be available on the club website for members to print as
needed.
After discussion it was requested that the secretary also make
up a form for Doggie Dollars that can be left on the bulletin board at
the club house for individuals to complete when they do work for the
club. Linda Siago requested OKC look in to offering a Fun
Day for club members with demonstrations in agility, rally, obedience,
handling, etc. It was
pointed out such a day would also help meet AKC compliance.
Discussion was tabled for a future meeting, but response was
generally positive to the suggestion. Rick Peters asked for an accounting of all building
keys again. Keys should be
held by officers and instructors, not general membership. There are
still two keys out to that need to be recovered.
If they are not returned, OKC will need to request the building
owner change the locks at OKC’s expense. Beth Mills requested OKC consider supporting a
therapy dog group. She has
started making visits to a couple of area nursing homes as well as the
Olean Library and has a few other certified teams that are interested
in forming a group. This
would be good public relations for the club even though therapy visits
are not an official AKC event. After
some discussion all members agreed this would be a good idea for the
club to support and Rick Peters appointed Beth chairman of a Therapy
Dogs Committee. There being no further business, Deb Gaeta made a
motion to adjourn and Beth Mills seconded.
Motion was carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:33pm. Respectfully submitted: Beth K Mills - Secretary |
| February 2009 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES February 17, 2009 Present: Denise Barber, Norman Case, Susan Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Beth Mills, Debbie Mohr, Rick Peters, Linda Siago, Jennifer Wolbert Guests: Patty Bailey The meeting was called to order at7:40pm by President Rick Peters. The minutes from the January 20, 2009 meeting were reviewed. The following correction was made to the minutes by Sandie Holly - Confirmation reports: The last line was struck and replace with “First information for premium must be submitted by 2/4/09.” A motion to accept the minutes as amended was made by Deb Gaeta and seconded by Rick Peters - approved as amended. Officer Reports: President - No report Secretary - A reminder about dues was sent to all club members. Club members who still owe for 2009 are: Kathy Alleman, Mary Gausman, Sue Mallaber, James Pesce, Allison Rounds, Adrianne Rounds, Linda Siago, Kathi Walker, and Jennifer Wolbert. 2009 dues must be paid by the March meeting. Four new or revised forms approved by the board: Expense Report, Instructor Class Summary, Puppy Bucks Requisition, and Puppy Bucks. These forms will be available on the web site shortly to print and use as needed. A small supply will be kept on hand at the club building. Correspondence: STAC flyer available. Treasurer - detailed report attached. Sue estimates profit from the February agility trial at $3,000 - there are still some outstanding items, so the final numbers are not available yet. Summary: Income: $5,786.50, Committee reports: Conformation: Sandie Holly – Needs volunteers for the June cluster – gate/parking, catalog, hospitality, etc. Need committee chairs and/or volunteers to work on these committees. Discussion was held about hospitality committee responsibilities – Sandie will have food and water at the show site, hospitality person will just need to get it set up and ready each day. We need new coolers, old ones were on loan from Wyoming Valley KC and had to be returned. Sandie will speak to CVKC about sharing with them now. Agility: Rick Peters – February show went well. Rick distributed Puppy Bucks and a big thank you to all who helped out! The AKC Rep and Denise Thomas both commended our club on how well the show went. September show scheduled for Sept 4-6, 2009, Labor Day weekend. There will be two rings each day, so will need more volunteers than in February. Rick needs a commitment from club members to work at the show before he can continue with the application process, especially for Friday. Sue Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Beth Mills, and Jen Wolbert volunteered – Rick will continue with the application process this week. Denise Barber requested Rick have a worker education meeting just prior to the show so everyone will know how to do their job correctly. Classes: Debbie Gaeta - agility: Going well Rick Peters - agility: Going great Sandie Holly – conformation: Still has had only one person express interest in a handling class. Debbie Mohr is interested, wants to know where she could use a mat. Concern expressed about taping the mat inside the ring as the tape tears the padded mats when it is removed. Conformation mats may be taped outside the ring only! Deb Mohr indicated she had taken mats home to flatten, but they were returned by John Mohr (prior to his death) and Norman Case last fall. Unfinished Business: Holiday party is this
Sat, Feb 21st, at 7pm at Mickey’s Restaurant in Sandie still needs to distribute Puppy Bucks for those who worked for her, she did not have any forms. She will try to get them out in time for the party if possible. New Business: Linda Siago would like to set up a date to clean out the building. March 14th from 9-10am was decided upon. Linda will be in charge. Linda also noted that there are several books still missing from the shelves. Please return any that you have. Linda would like to buy some PVC pipe to make 4’ jump bars, the 5’ bars make it difficult to set up many jumps in our smaller building. They cost about $7 each. Rick gave permission to purchase. She will also purchase some to roll up the conformation mats on so they can be stacked against the wall. Debbie Mohr made a motion that a Memorial Page be added to the web site, when Linda has the time, for both pets and people. Deb Gaeta seconded the motion – approved. Linda reminded everyone that pictures must be submitted to her via e-mail in order to be placed on the website. New Members: 1st reading – for Patty Bailey. Patty is an RN at Absolut @ Allegany. She is a 4H leader and has been involved with dogs for 15 years, currently owning two Australian Shepherds. She is interested in RallyO and agility and has started a therapy dog program at Absolut. Beth Mills is her sponsor. Education: Denise Barber gave a brief talk about the need for members to continually expand their knowledge of current dog training, behavior, and health related issues by taking advantage of educational seminars. She stressed that as club members and instructors, when we learn more we can share that knowledge with others. She had information on several upcoming seminars on various topics available and encouraged everyone to check out listings on the AKC’s website as well as what other clubs in the area offered. After her talk it was discussed briefly that OKC should also sponsor some educational seminars. Rick Peters noted that payment for class instructors can be “banked” and used to pay for animal/training educational seminars if the instructor wished. There being no further business, Linda Siago made a motion to adjourn and Deb Gaeta seconded. Motion was carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:47pm. Respectfully submitted:
Beth K Mills - Secretary |
| March 2009
March 17, 2009 Present: Norman Case, Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Beth Mills, Deb Mohr, Francine Perkins, Rick Peters, Linda Siago, Kathie Walker Guests: David E. Copenhaver, Sr. The meeting was called to order at 7:35pm by President Rick Peters. The minutes from the February 17, 2009, meeting were presented. The following amendments were made to the minutes: Norman Case indicated that he and John Mohr had returned the mats prior to John’s death that Deb Mohr had taken home. Deb Mohr indicated she does not have any mats at her home. The last two lines of conformation classes which read “Debbie has some mats at home trying to flatten them out. She will bring them back.” were struck and replaced with “Deb Mohr indicated she had taken mats home to flatten, but they were returned by John Mohr (prior to his death) and Norman Case last fall.” Sandie Holly questioned when Allison Rounds and Adrianne Rounds had joined the club and if they actually owed for 2009. Beth indicated she had verified their join date and that they did owe. (No change made to the minutes) Linda Siago questioned instructors “banking” payment for classes. Rick explained what he meant by this. There was some discussion that if that is done the checking balance may not be accurate and that this may not be something the treasurer should be asked to track. (No change made to the minutes) Linda Siago stated that the actual cost of the PVC pipe was less than the $7 each as she had estimated and was recorded in the Feb. minutes. (No change made to the minutes) A motion to accept the minutes as amended was made by Deb Gaeta and seconded by Linda Siago - approved. Officer Reports: President – No report Secretary – Dues reminders were sent out to those members who have not yet paid this year. Dues for 2009 should be paid by tonight’s meeting. Correspondence received from AKC processing the Feb agility show and approving the dates for our June rally shows. E-mail correspondence received – The AKC has proposed a “dog tax” of $25 per dog, per year for any dog entered in any AKC event. A copy of a letter sent by the Toledo Kennel Club to the AKC protesting this proposed tax was received. After discussion it was decided that the OKC secretary should draft a similar letter to be brought to the April meeting for all club members to sign. Club members are also urged to send individual letters to the AKC concerning this matter. Deb Mohr also brought up pending NY state legislation which would affect all breeders. She received petitions about this matter as well as the AKC’s dog tax recently. She will forward them to the secretary for posting to the Yahoo list. Treasurer - report attached. Report presented by President Rick Peters in the absence of the Treasurer. Checking
balance: $6,642.59 Motion made for treasurer’s report be accepted by Sandie Holly, seconded by Kathi Walker - approved. Committee reports: Conformation: Sandie Holly – Sandie attended the CVKC meeting last week. CVKC president Carl Rimer will be working the gate all four days of the June show, but he will need help. A woman from the CVKC will be in charge of hospitality and will have all the food, etc. purchased and at the show, but she will also need help at the show. Sandie wanted to know if she should get hotel rooms for workers who might be staying overnight – no decision reached. Sandie is overwhelmed by the commitments to help from CVKC members and asks that OKC members do the same. Anyone who can volunteer should contact her. Workers will get a meal ticket and should be at the show site by 8am Thurs morning. Agility: Rick Peters – Feb agility show is ok now. Application has been submitted for the Sept show. AKC requested additional documentation - a map of the Fireman’s Grounds – which Rick mailed today. Therapy Dogs: Beth Mills –
Currently have two active teams who are already club members, two
teams who have applied to OKC for membership, and one team who has taken
a membership application, but not returned it yet.
Teams are currently visiting two nursing homes each month as well
as participating in the Kids and K9’s Reading Together program at the
Olean Library. Beth met
today with someone from the SubAccute Rehab center at Classes: Denise Barber/Sue Cooper: Rick Peters reported that Denise and Sue have started their new classes. Debbie Gaeta: Intermediate agility finished last week. She will start again after Easter, probably April 19th. Deb indicated she never seems to get referrals from Sue’s introduction to agility class. Deb Mohr stated that she had been approached at a show by two people who were interested in agility but said that no one from the club had responded to their inquiries. There was some discussion that a beginner agility class needs to be offered between Sue and Deb’s levels. Beth Mills: Progressive rally class is going ok. After this class finishes she would like to next offer a CGC class that is geared specifically toward Therapy Dogs International certification. She has at least 3 or 4 folks who have shown interest and will begin contacting them shortly. There was some discussion about the specifics of TDI certification, the difference between CGC and TDI, could Deb Gaeta test for both and who can do TDI testing? Deb Gaeta does CGC testing and Steve Phillips does TDI testing in this area. Beth requested people speak to her directly with their questions or interest. Sandie Holly: There were a couple of calls from people interested in a Jr Handler class, but no commitments yet. Deb Mohr will step back and allow Sandie to teach, but she would like to see a class started. Sandie will teach on Mon evenings if she gets commitments from enough people. There was discussion again about where the mats could be placed and all were reminded that the conformation mats cannot be taped directly to the ring matting already in place. The conformation mats may be taped to themselves. Deb Mohr brought up the possibility of changing the name from Conformation to something like Handling Class. She felt there might be more interest from the general public if they realized the class involved teaching dogs to walk quietly on leash and being examined by someone. Deb Mohr indicated she has not seen any flyers in local veterinarian offices about our classes and it was explained that the club currently does not have enough instructors to offer more classes so we only have the regular advertisement in The Source. Beth brought up the possibility of bringing in an outside instructor to offer advanced obedience classes, perhaps one day a month, or a one day seminar here. There is concern about the insurance liability issue – it was felt that instructors would need to carry their own insurance or become club members. If they became club members, then they would only be paid at the club’s current rate, which might not be enough for them. There was discussion and interest in the idea however, so Beth will research the possibility and report back. If anyone is interested, knows of someone who is interested, or can recommend an instructor she should approach with the idea, please get that information to her. Deb Mohr will do the same about a conformation class or seminar. Rick Peters has been approached by someone interested in renting our building to offer advanced agility classes during the summer. He will follow up on this also. Unfinished Business: Beth Mills wanted to know what to do with the application from Darryl Case and name and address information from Deborah Hilliard. Rick indicated Darryl Case is no longer interested in joining the club. Deb Gaeta indicated Deborah Hilliard never came back. Rick Peters reported that the holiday party was enjoyed by all who had attended. There were several remarks that all had enjoyed the games and auction that Cindy had prepared and we were sorry she could not be there. Rick Peters thanked everyone who cleaned the clubhouse recently. Linda Siago indicated the Memorial Page is upon the website and asked folks to get information to her. New Members: 1st reading
– Bunny VandeVelde – Bunny lives in Black Creek, has three dogs and
is involved in obedience, tracking, agility and therapy work.
Moose, an There was discussion
about the number of meetings members must attend to remain “active
members in good standing.” According
to the By-laws this is defined as: "…may
not be in arrears with regard to dues or have any other financial
obligation to the club, may not miss more than three consecutive
meetings without notifying a member of the Board of Directors of the
reason, and must participate in at least two club events per calendar
year. Participation in club events may include, working on a committee;
working at a show, trial or match; working as a trainer for training
sponsored by the club; arranging for a special program; participating in
organized maintenance of the clubhouse and/or other activities approved
by the Board of Directors.” It
was discussed that we currently do not strictly follow these guidelines.
Beth Mills suggested that the Membership Secretary could easily
track these things and agreed to do so as she already tracks meeting
attendance, but committee chairs will need to get her the names of
members who volunteer for them. New Business: Sandie Holly has a letter that members can take to various businesses to request donations or sponsorships for the June show. Items are needed for raffles and baskets. Deb Gaeta reminded everyone no liquor donations please! The letter will be posted on the website soon so members can print it off to use to approach businesses. Sandie will get a group together a few days before the June show to assemble the baskets. Linda Siago is working on the Fun Day for the club and would like to know if we can invite the CVKC? She hopes to have demos for agility, conformation, rally, obedience, etc. Membership felt it would be a nice gesture to invite CVKC as we are trying to work together for the STAC cluster. Linda would like to provide pop and pizza as she feels the demos will last several hours. It was requested she check the show calendar when selecting a date to avoid local shows as much as possible. Fun Day will be on a Sat or Sun. Rick Peters indicated there seem to be several items missing from the clubhouse which is concerning. If the items cannot be accounted for the club may need to consider paying to change the locks. The items missing include: fan, mop handle, green mats used for conformation, dog toys, and a coffee pot. Sandi Holly stated she is storing the fan at her house. Norm Case and Deb Mohr restated that last fall Deb had taken one mat to flatten it out, but that it had been returned by her father & John. Rick stated that the club had owned at least six mats, but now there are only two here and he thinks one in the trailer. Norm Case suggested that the mats be unrolled after the meeting to verify what was here currently and see if perhaps sections were rolled together. There was discussion about the possible location of the coffee pot, but no resolution. Deb Mohr stated she felt all club members were persons of integrity who could be trusted and asked if we had considered that the building owners and employees have access to our area. She suggested we consider putting a key pad on the door. Beth Mills questioned our legal right to do this as renters. Guest, David Copenhaver stated he believes we have the right to do this. Deb Gaeta brought up that instructors need to keep a closer eye on their students also. There being no further business, Deb Gaeta made a motion to adjourn and Linda Siago seconded. Motion was carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm. Respectfully submitted: Beth K Mills - Secretary
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| April 2009
April 21, 2009 Present: Denise Barber, Sue Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Beth Mills, Debbie Mohr, Cindy Peters, Rick Peters, Karen Williams, Jennifer Wolbert Guests: Bunny VandeVelde The meeting was called to order at 7:37pm by President Rick Peters. A motion to accept the minutes from the March 17, 2009, meeting as distributed was made by Denise Barber and seconded by Karen Williams - approved. Officer Reports: President - None Vice President - None Secretary -Secretary Beth K Mills respectfully requests that members will refrain from talking during meetings unless acknowledged by the president. It is very difficult to keep accurate minutes with several conversations happening at once. Side-bar conversations among members who have not been acknowledged by the president will not be recorded as part of the official minutes. Secretary presented the newly developed form showing tracking of activities per request at March meeting. Secretary had been requested to draft a letter to Mr. Sprung of the AKC regarding Future Program at the March meeting. Beth read the minutes from the AKC Dec. Delegates meeting pertaining to this program as well as correspondence she had received from an AKC delegate regarding the proposed “tax”. Beth then read the letter she had drafted from the club. (See correspondence file) Deb Mohr questioned the portion of the letter stating entries are down, she feels this is not the case. Others noted that it depends on the area and specific show as some show entries are lower. Deb also stated that per a conversation with a delegate she understands part of the AKC’s reasoning behind the Future Program is to control puppy mills. After some discussion it was decided the letter should be signed by the secretary as is and mailed on behalf of the club. Additionally this letter will be posted on the club web site so individual members may copy and modify it to mail themselves if they wish. Information was sent previously via e-mail about PA HB 39 and NY Assembly Bill A07218 regarding docking and cropping - members are encouraged to express their opinion to their Representatives. Passage of these bills will affect exhibitors coming to our shows in PA and NY. Deb Gaeta explained a bit more and there was some discussion. The AKC is introducing a mixed breed program to be phased in gradually. AKC Responsible Dog Day is Sept 26th this year. There was discussion about participating again at either the Sept. agility show or Cuba Garlic Festival. This helps with our compliance. Deb Gaeta will take care of setting things up and ordering the kit from AKC. Treasurer - report attached.
Checking balance:
$6,688.24 Motion made for treasurer’s report to be accepted made by Cindy Peters, seconded by Jennifer Wolbert - approved. Committee reports: Conformation: Sandie Holly - nothing pressing for the June show. Anyone can get or place catalog ads. Need helpers still. Also need an officer on site Sunday to sign checks as Sue cannot be there. Deb Gaeta and Beth Mills will be there Sunday. Agility: Rick Peters - Premium is done for Sept show. Need food vendors. Debbie Mohr suggested Boy Scouts as one source. Beth Mills will check with Patty Bailey about 4H members helping. Therapy Dogs: OGH program has been delayed due to time constraints
of personnel at OGH. BKM
working on a proposal to help her out.
Classes: Denise Barber/Sue Cooper - Classes are ˝ done currently. This is the last one until the fall. Sandie Holly - conformation: Going slow, only two people Rick Peters - agility: started a new class on Sunday - last one until fall also. Beth Mills - CGC/rally: Rally class has ended - no other rally class planned for now, will consider in fall. CGC class has started - 5 participants. CGC test is tent. scheduled for Wed, June 3rd. She is considering running a summer class late morning as there were two individuals who wanted to come this time but could not. Unfinished Business: Debbie Mohr asked if the club files taxes. Sue Cooper has spoken to a CPA about this in the past and has been told as long as we continue to gross under $25,000 per year we do not need to file. If we are ever audited we have the records to verify our income, so it should not be a problem. If we filed at this time after not having filed for so long it might raise a red flag for the IRS. Furthermore, if we choose to file, the club will need to hire an account to help her. Beth Mills questioned if we should apply for tax exempt status and become a true non-profit. It is difficult to ask for donations given our current status. There was some discussion about this matter and the issue was tabled at this time. Denise Barber reported she has been in touch with the ladies that could offer a “T-touch” seminar. Is there enough interest to proceed? Cost would be about $1,000, club might charge $100 for participating dog/handler teams and $50 for auditors; anything over the cost of the seminar would be club profit. Denise stressed the best benefit is for participants. T-touch teaches massage and body handling techniques that help reduce tension, improve joint mobility, etc. Clips can be viewed on YouTube. Denise will tentatively confirm a date for the seminar in Oct or Nov and take deposits from club members first, then open it up to the public. Denise Barber reported that the Guiding Eyes one day workshop using the club building will be on Sept 12, 2009, from aprox 11-3pm. There was some concern that this date might conflict with the Cuba Garlic Festival and the club’s use of some of the agility equipment. Deb Gaeta will confirm the Garlic Festival dates. New Business: Beth Mills commented that the roof is still leaking which makes teaching classes challenging. It was reported the owners intend to put on a new roof and this will probably be done over the summer. Deb Mohr suggested, going back to the STAC show, the club might consider something she had seen at a recent show where all armbands are put in a container at the end of the show and a monetary prize is given to one that is selected. This helps reduce trash from discarded arm bands. New Members: 2nd reading – Bunny VandeVelde – voted into club There being no further business, Deb Gaeta made a motion to adjourn and Denise Barber seconded. Motion was carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:35pm. Respectfully submitted: Beth K Mills - Secretary
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| May 2009
May
19, 2009 Present:
Norman Case, Pat Cooney, Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Jose Mazon,
Beth Mills, Deb Mohr, Cindy Peters, Rick Peters, Linda Siago, Bunny
VandeVelde The meeting was called to order
at 7:37pm by President Rick Peters.
The minutes from the April 21, 2009 meeting were presented.
A motion to accept the minutes was made by Linda Siago and
seconded by Cindy Peters - approved. Officer
Reports: President
– Certo Bros are working on the roof and hope to have it done over
the summer. Hank has
indicated he will give us some credit on our rent, will talk to
treasurer. They are
getting estimates for the repairs, currently looking at between
$80,000 to $100,000. They
feel will need to peak the roof. There
was a discussion about the matting under the leak and the possible
damage – Certo may reimburse some if needed.
Decision was made to remove the ring matting, mostly the green
blocks, under the leak and leave it up for now. Rick also commented there still
seems to be a lot of loose dog hair in the building and requested
people please clean up after using the building. Secretary
- No report Treasurer
– Absent – no report Committee
reports: Conformation:
Sandie Holly reports she is passing around a
sign-up sheet for the show. Workers
will need to be on site from about 7am to 5:30 or 6pm on OKC’s days
– Thurs the 11th and Sun the 14th.
Will need five (5) members at the show in the event a bench
hearing is needed. Donations
are starting to come in, but she still needs more for the raffle
baskets; Sandie would like to have at least three (3) baskets each
day. Baskets will be
assembled on June 6th, so please get donations to the club
house or call Sandie to arrange pick-up before then. Deb
Mohr has purchased material for crate pads and showed samples.
She offered to donate it to the club if other members would be
willing to come to her home and help make them up.
She cannot make them up herself. Call her if you are willing to
help. It was reported that
at the board meeting Sandie was given permission to purchase one large
raffle type item for Sunday up to $100 in cost.
Sandie was also given permission to spend an additional $100 to
purchase items for the raffle baskets if enough donations were not
received. There was a
question about the catalogues and would they be for all four days. Deb
Mohr asked if club members would need to pay for parking.
Sandie stated workers should not need to pay on Agility:
Rick Peters indicated the agility show is going good.
He has arranged for Pecks to supply food all three (3) days.
There will be hot dogs and hamburgers, etc all three days and a
chicken BBQ on Sat. He
does not believe they will have breakfast foods.
Workers will receive tickets, club members will be fed,
volunteers working at least two classes will get lunch also.
The 4H club is not available the weekend of the show.
Rick asked for suggestions for other youth clubs that might be
able to help. Deb Gaeta
suggested we should offer training for club members who will be
working; how to set bars, time, run the gate, etc.
This can be used toward our education compliance.
Cindy Peters will get something together and have training
after the June meeting. It
was questioned if our insurance will cover volunteers at the show in
the event of injury and there was some discussion about the issue, but
no specific resolution to the question.
There have been problems in the past at other shows and the
club was sued at one time. It
was generally felt that volunteers might be covered, but not
spectators, however no one was certain. Therapy
Dogs: Beth
Mills reported the members are still visiting two nursing homes each
month as well as working with the Olean Library.
There has been interest expressed by other facilities also, but
we need more certified members. Hoping
to have more teams certified after the CGC class finishes in early
June. Classes: Rick Peters reported Denise
Barber and Sue Cooper’s class is almost done. Rick Peters reported his agility
class on Sunday will go through the end of June, about six (6) more
weeks. Sandie Holly reported there are
not a lot of people at the conformation class yet. Beth Mills reported the CGC
class is done except for testing.
No CGC class over the summer. Deb Gaeta reported her agility
class will go through the end of June. There was discussion about
offering a Puppy STARS class. The
club has received inquiries from several individuals with younger dogs
wanting some basic obedience. The
STARS program must be taught by a CGC evaluator.
It is for puppies up to 12 months old.
Deb is willing to run the class possibly on Friday evenings but
would need help. Jen
Wolbert has names of some interested individuals and might be willing
to help. Sandie Holly and
Beth Mills also expressed willingness to help.
Class fee would be established by Deb as the instructor. Unfinished
Business: Rick reported the Denise is
still working on the T-Touch seminar. Deb Gaeta has a question about
the possible Guiding Eyes seminar and their need for the agility
equipment as there is a potential conflict with the Garlic Festival.
OKC has received approval from the AKC to hold a Responsible
Dog Day at the Garlic Festival on Sept 19th.
Hopefully we will be receiving some free materials from the AKC.
Deb would like to offer a “Meet the Breeds” event, so will
need as many breeds represented as possible, as well as agility demos.
It was suggested we request a larger area than we had last year
for the demos. Deb Mohr
and Beth Mills both have EZ Up tents that could be combined with the
club tents to provide a larger area for shelter.
Rick would like to have a table set up with promotional
materials about OKC, membership applications, and possibly a TV with a
video loop showing club members in action.
It was suggested a Power Point presentation might be easier to
make. Deb Gaeta has a
laptop we could use and is willing to work on a presentation if people
will get her pictures – there are several on the website already.
The club needs to get a new banner made as our old one seems to
be missing. Deb Mohr suggested we consider
doing something at “Taste of Olean”, which is July 26th.
We might want to consider selling something, but need to
remember they are not always dog friendly since that is basically a
food oriented event. New
Members: Pat Bailey not in attendance
for her second reading. New
Business: Deb Mohr questioned how the
By-laws read regarding the requirement that members must work two (2)
activities each year. She
suggested that after a certain age, perhaps 70 or 75, this requirement
should be waived. The
By-laws were reviewed and it was pointed out that this requirement may
be met in many ways including serving on committees or other
activities approved by the Board of Directors.
Beth Mills suggested that if the club wished to consider
Deb’s suggestion that the requirement should be something such as
length of membership instead of a certain age.
Discussion continued with various members reporting what other
clubs do and it was questioned if OKC could even verify length of
membership as it was not always kept accurately, although in the last
five (5) years or so records were kept better.
Some long-time members still have membership cards which used
to be issued. It was
generally resolved that since the two activity requirement could be
met in a variety of ways that were not necessarily physically
difficult, and that the club had not been overly strict in enforcing
this requirement in the past, that no change should be made to the
By-laws. Cindy Peters suggested having a
picnic over the summer. Various
dates, including Labor Day after the agility show, were suggested.
June 20th and 27th, August 8th
and 15th were finally selected as four (4) possible dates.
Secretary will send out an e-mail notice regarding this and
membership should reply to Cindy with their choice of date.
Deb Mohr volunteered her home if we wished to hold the picnic
there as some felt the Norm Case suggested someone
start to bring a can of WD40 to the meetings to start loosing up the
lug nuts on the trailer. The
one tire is flat and at some point it will need to be changed so it
can be used. He felt since
it has been sitting so long it might be very difficult to remove if it
was not worked on first. Sandi Holly presented a request
from Cheryl Wahlstrom from CVKC – a 4H group in the area needs rally
and obedience judges for their shows on June 7th and July
12th. Contact
her at 664-3331 if interested in helping. Brags:
Norm Case’s pug went Best of Breed and took 4th in
Group at a recent show. Deb Mohr’s pug went Best of
Breed at a recent show. Beth Mills’ dog, Bree, recently received her
first legs in both rally advanced and novice obedience. There being no further business,
Deb Gaeta made a motion to adjourn and Linda Siago seconded.
Motion was carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:25pm. Respectfully submitted: Beth K
Mills - Secretary
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| June 2009
June 16, 2009 Present: Norman Case,
Sue Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Chris Mazon, Beth Mills, Deb Mohr, Cindy
Peters, Rick Peters, Linda Siago, Bunny VandeVelde, Jennifer Wolbert Guests: Patty Bailey The meeting was
called to order at 7:34pm by President Rick Peters.
The minutes from the May 19, 2009 meeting were presented.
There were no corrections to the minutes;
however, was no motion to accept the minutes at this meeting. Officer Reports: President - Rick has talked to Hank Certo
about the roof. They
have agreed to take ˝ off the rent for this month.
The option was raised that the club consider moving to another
section of their building. This
section would be ~25' longer and ~10' wider than our current section,
without poles. Rick
estimates the rental would increase ~$50-$100/month, maybe more, maybe
less. Rental fee is
charged by the foot. Club
currently pays $800/month. Currently
we cannot hold classes or effectively train until the roof is
repaired, which may take some time. Questions were raised about how
much we make per month on classes, could we afford the increase in
rental, could we find another acceptable building, heating in the
winter and security of the new area.
Rick felt it could be made just as secure as our current area
but was uncertain about heat availability.
There currently does not seem to be a building in the area that
would adequately serve the club available.
Options have been explored in the past but have never worked
out for various reasons. Beth
Mills made a motion that a committee of 2-3 members look in to what
Certo Bros can do for us with the back section.
Deb Mohr seconded. Motion
passed. Beth Mills, Deb
Mohr, and Linda Siago will meet with Certo Bros to check out that
option and report back to the club. Secretary - Beth is now an AKC Canine Ambassador which can help the
club meet their compliance requirements.
Beth read excerpts from a recent Olean Times
Letter to the Editor complaining about “dangerous dogs” in
certain areas of Treasurer - report attached. Final figures from
the STAC show are not available yet.
Sue is working with Carl Rimer from CVKC.
All show income will be split 50/50 between the two clubs. Deb Gaeta reported
that Sandi Holly said OKC cleared $254 on the raffle baskets. Jennifer Wolbert
indicated several people commented to her that it was a nice show. Committee reports: Conformation: NonE Agility: Rick Peters reported things are about the same. Therapy Dogs: Beth Mills reported she would like to have the club
sponsor a TDI test this fall as either part of the Garlic Festival or
after the October match. After
some discussion Cindy Peters made a motion that Beth look in to
holding a TDI test at the Garlic Festival.
Jennifer Wolbert seconded, motion passed.
There was further discussion that it might actually be better
to do after the October match. Classes: All classes except
Jennifer Wolbert’s are currently on hold due to the summer heat and
roof issues. Unfinished Business: T-Touch seminar - Sue
Cooper reported they are looking into having this in November now. Garlic Festival is
September 19, Deb Gaeta is in charge. Rick Peters commented
that CVKC stepped up during the STAC show and is a nice club to work
with. Deb Mohr asked if
there would be a list of the members who worked.
Sandi Holly will be in charge of compiling that list and
getting to Beth to record. Deb
Gaeta commented she appreciated former member Ken Taft stepping in to
help her with the obedience ring on Thurs. when she was needed
elsewhere at the show. New Business: July board and
general meetings are cancelled. Cindy Peters reported
the picnic will be held on Sunday, September 20th from noon
till dusk at Foster Brook Park in New Members: 2nd
reading held for the application to membership of Patty Bailey.
Voted in to club - unanimous. Brags: Deb Deb Mohr - Halo Pugs
stepped up and took three Best of Breeds at the STAC show.
Zelda took 1st out Winners Bitch and Lola finished. Rick Peters - Dream
went to her first agility show and earned 2nd in JWW
(jumpers with weaves). Beth Mills - Bree
finished her RA (rally advanced) title at the STAC show. Presentation: Cindy Peters gave a
presentation to the club on Agility
Trial Job Descriptions to educate all club members how to fulfill
volunteer responsibilities at the club’s September agility trial.
The comprehensive presentation and ensuing discussions covered
all aspects of the various jobs needed to run a successful agility
trial. Club members were
reminded that we would need everyone’s help to keep the trial
running smoothly that weekend.
There being no
further business, Linda Siago made a motion to adjourn and Deb Gaeta
seconded. Motion was
carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm. Respectfully
submitted: Beth K Mills - Secretary
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| July 2009 NO BOARD OR REGULAR MEETING |
| August 2009 August 18, 2009 Present: Pat
Cooney, Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Chris Mazon, Beth Mills, James Pesce,
Cindy Peters, Rick Peters, Bunny VandeVelde, Jennifer Wolbert The meeting was called to order at 7:45 pm by President Rick Peters. The minutes from the June 16, 2009 meeting were presented. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Jennifer Wolbert and seconded by Deb Gaeta - approved. Also, a motion to accept the minutes from the May 19, 2009 meeting was made by Deb Gaeta and seconded by Bunny VandeVelde – approved. Officer Reports: President – Rick Peters stated the club will be moving to the other side of the building soon. The room is essentially the same size, but there are no support beams. Hank Certo has not given us a move date yet due to the flooding that occurred in the entire building last weekend. Rick also extended a big thank you to Sandie and James for the great job they did with the STAC show. Sandie thanked all the club members who came to help. Rick stopped to acknowledge our guests – Valerie and Rich Perkins and asked them to introduce themselves. The Perkins are from the Caneadea area and have a 2-3yo Jack Russell they are interested in doing agility with. Also, Valerie is a member of the Caneadea Boosters and they would like to ask the kennel club to give a demonstration at their one day town fundraiser event on 10/10/09. The group raises money for various community efforts; this year they are raising money for the 911 house numbering project. The event would be similar to the Cuba Garlic Festival – 3-4 hours probably. There was some discussion about what they were looking for and consideration to wait until the Sept. meeting for more details before committing. However, it was pointed out that could be a problem due to the limited amount of time between then and the actual event date. General consensus was this would be good public relations for the club and we should try and do it if possible. Jennifer Wolbert made a motion to look into the possibility, James Pesce seconded – approved. Deb Gaeta will be her contact person. Vice President – Deb Gaeta spoke about the Cuba Garlic Festival in September. We have been given a 30’ x 70’ fenced area this year at no charge. 20amp electric hookup will be. OKC will be giving demonstrations from noon till 4pm on Saturday the 19th only. Deb passed around a sheet for those who will be coming to sign and indicate what breed(s) we will bring. She will need to get our names to the festival coordinator so we can be admitted free of charge. Some discussion about what time we would need to arrive on Sat. was held. It was decided to set up Friday evening - please contact Deb if you can help that evening. The area is secure so our equipment should be safe overnight. Some agility equipment is needed from the club – weaves and a pause table. Rick and Cindy will transport. It was decided the A-frame and dog-walk are too large/heavy to transport. Deb Gaeta has a teeter, jumps, tunnel, and chute she will take. She has been working on the Power Point presentation which will be used for this and other public relations activities and will run that after the meeting for those who want to stay and see what she has so far. She requested for the Meet the Breeds portion that each handler write up some information about the breed(s) they are bringing on a 3x5 card to be read during the presentation. Secretary - Motion before membership via e-vote regarding moving to new rental area was approved on 8/1/09. Eligible membership vote was 11 – 0 yes, with 5 abstaining. BKM spoke to Hank Certo on 8/3 & asked he get move-in timeline info to Rick in time for this meeting. A letter
from Finger Lakes KC regarding the 1,2,3 Send Campaign for
pending dog legislation was received, –
scanned and e-mailed to all members. E-mail
request from Pat Bailey 7/19 requesting members to give Demos at Absolut
of Allegany on 8/22 – forwarded to all members.
There was some discussion about who could go as some of those who
had previously agreed to now cannot attend due to illness or family
commitments. Beth urged
anyone who could go to contact Pat and if you had previously agreed to
go but now cannot, please let her know that also so she can plan
accordingly. Beth will also
contact Pat to update her. Treasurer - report received from Sue Cooper via e-mail attached. Summary: Expenses $1,497.25; Income $20,770.24; Checking bal $3,630.33; Savings bal $21,584.19 Rick Peters inquired if any board member had gotten a form from Denise or Sue for the disbursement of their banked instructors’ fees to pay for the seminar. No one remembered getting any such form. Rick will speak to Sue about the need to take care of this paperwork trail. Deb Gaeta questioned the banking of instructor’s fees as she feels this will falsely inflate our checking and/or savings balance figures. Beth Mills felt that banking of the fees had been approved previously, but that such fees were to be line itemed out in the treasurer’s report so members could have an accurate picture of the club’s financial position. This has not been done yet. Committee reports: Club Picnic:
Cindy Peters reported the picnic is scheduled for Sun. Sept. 20th
at Foster Brook Park in Bradford, PA.
The kennel club will provide the meat, club members attending are
requested to bring a dish to pass. Family
members are welcome to attend but no dogs are allowed in the park so
please leave your dogs at home. A
reminder will be sent out to members with details and directions shortly
before the picnic. Cindy
suggested we hold our Sept. meeting at the picnic.
Some discussion was held and it was decided to go ahead with the
regularly scheduled meeting as there will be things that need to be
finalized prior to the Garlic Festival.
Rick stated that the board should cancel their meeting for Sept.
however. Conformation: Sandie
Holly reported she has the MBF summary from the STAC show if anyone
wished to review it. She
also indicated there are two outstanding bills that have not yet been
paid for breed club supported entries - $14 to the Irish Setter Club and
$43 to the Great Dane Club. She
will get these bills submitted to Sue Cooper.
Sandie suggested a thank you be sent to Ken Taft for his help at
the show. There was some
discussion about also sending him a $15 gift certificate and/or inviting
him to our picnic. Sandie
then read several complimentary notes she had received from judges and
exhibitors regarding the show. James Pesce
asked if Olean was in agreement to keeping Thurs/Sun as their show days.
He needs to submit the paperwork for next years show soon.
After some discussion it was agreed this was ok – Jennifer
Wolbert made such a motion and Sandie Holly seconded it – passed. James also asked if the Olean club had received any complaints about the obedience ring or set-up. There were some complaints made to CVKC about distractions. Deb Gaeta had no complaints as our trial chair. There was some discussion about the parking and a particular breeder trailer that had a large number of dogs that barked a lot. Beth Mills suggested having a separate area marked off for obedience parking near the obedience ring which would help prevent this problem. James felt this might burden the clubs too much to have to enforce such arrangements. Agility:
Rick Peters reported the entries for our September agility trial are
very low. We will need all
members to work at the trial to save the cost of giving outside
exhibitor/volunteers lunches. He
feels if club members step up and work we may be able to break even.
Please let Rick know what days/times you can work.
If you are running a dog(s), also give him that information so he
can schedule around your ring times.
He has contacted the AKC and has been given permission to hold a
“B” match on Saturday one hour after the show closes to try and
raise some additional money. Also,
there will be no food vendor on Friday, so perhaps the club can sell
things to fund raise that day. Cindy
Peters is in charge of the raffle baskets.
Due to the current building situation she requests that as much
as possible baskets be made at home and brought in.
For the February agility trial in Erie Rick reminded members he will be contacting people soon to serve on the trial committee – five members needed. If you agree to be on the trial committee you MUST be at the show all three days. There being no further business, Deb Gaeta made a motion to adjourn and Sandie Holly seconded. Motion was carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:41pm. Jennifer Wolbert then presented the letter she and Bunny VandeVende have drafted to be sent to the Olean Times Herald regarding responsible dog ownership. Deb Gaeta then ran her Power Point presentation as it is currently. It is not complete and pictures may still be submitted for the next week or so. Respectfully submitted: Beth K Mills - Secretary |
| September 2009
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES September 15, 2009 - Present: Denise Barber, Sue Cooper, Wayne Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Beth Mills, Fran Perkins, James Pesce, Cindy Peters, Rick Peters, Lisa Siago, Bunny VandeVelde, Kathie Walker, Karen Williams, Jennifer Wolbert Guests: Ken Taft, Jackie Maxwell The meeting was called to order at 7:41pm by President Rick Peters. The minutes from the August 18, 2009 meeting were presented. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Deb Gaeta and seconded by Kathie Walker - approved. Officer Reports: President – No report
Treasurer – Sue Cooper - report attached. Final figures for the June show not available yet, but made at least $9,500 profit. Final P&L for the Sept agility show also not available yet, but it looks like we lost a bit, however, not as much as might have due to donations received and reduced fees charged by judges and Denise Thomas.
Checking
balance:
$6,747.02 Committee reports: Conformation: Sandie Holly - nothing started yet for next year’s STAC show. Agility:
Rick Peters –
thank you to all who helped last weekend.
He received a lot of good feedback from exhibitors and even the
judges about the show and site. He
and Denise Thomas are discussing different dates for next year to
avoid conflicts with other shows.
Linda Siago advised we need to be aware of activities at St.
Bonaventure as they have a Parents Weekend in September.
Sandie Holly asked about holding the agility trial in June with
the STAC show, but Rick felt we would not have enough member/workers.
Additionally Deb Gaeta noted having the show here was very good PR for
OKC and we may well see an increased interest in our classes and
possibly even new members. James Pesce suggested offering reserved
parking as we do for the STAC show as an additional source of revenue. Cindy Peters has already sent thank you notes to the judges for discounting their fees. Secretary to send thank you notes to the two vendors who gave donations and also Denise Thomas for giving us a break on her fee. Rick needs show committee for February agility show in Erie. Members of the committee will need to be at the show all three days. Jennifer Wolbert, Sandie Holly, Sue Cooper, and Denise Barber agreed to serve. Need one more member for the committee. Rick can wait only a short time before he needs to submit names for the premium, he cannot do this until he has a full committee. If he cannot form a full committee, may need to cancel this show. Garlic Festival: Debra Gaeta requested members come Friday evening at 4pm to help set up. Anyone who has an EZ up type tent we can use please bring them. Deb will supply a teeter and chute. Beth Mills will bring a tunnel. Karen Williams has weave poles. Cindy Peters will bring a tire and wing jumps. We will also need some tables and chairs from the club building. Those members participating please arrive about 11am Saturday. Demonstrations are from noon till 4pm. Caneadea Festival: Debra Gaeta – this festival is on October 10th. They would like us to come and offer demonstrations from 10am till 1pm. After some discussion it was decided that only Deb Gaeta, Jen Wolbert, and Beth Mills are available that day. Since the club would like to expand our territory in that direction, these members will go and do what they can as far as demos and handing out information. There is the possibility of offering “fun thrus” for the public with some basic “introduction to agility” equipment for dogs to try – ladders, baby pool, hula hoops, flat plank and/or balance board, 4” jumps, etc. Those going will decide what to offer and do depending on what the festival will allow and the space provided. Classes: Rick is not sure yet when we
can begin classes. They
are working on the electric & fencing currently.
Sue Cooper and Denise Barber have been cleaning mats.
Members are encouraged to come in and scrub them when they can.
Call Hank Certo at 716-609-2924 and he will set up the tub and water
to use. We will wait to put the mats down until the electrical work is
completed. Rick would like to advertise our classes, possibly an ad in the paper. Sandie Holly – will offer conformation. Denise Barber/Sue Cooper – will offer Puppy Manners classes Debbie Gaeta – will offer intermediate agility and Puppy STARS classes Beth Mills – will offer CGC classes. Also willing to consider teaching a rally class if there is interest. Unfinished Business: Cindy Peters – picnic is on Sunday, Sept. 20th from 1pm till dusk at Foster Brook Park in Bradford, PA. Guests are welcome! Please call or e-mail Cindy by Friday if you are coming and what food you will bring to share. New Business: None There being no further business, Linda Siago made a motion to adjourn and Karen Williams seconded. Motion was carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:35pm. Brags: Jen Wolbert and lab, Katie earned their Novice Agility Standard title at the OKC agility trial recently! Respectfully submitted: Beth K Mills - Secretary
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| October 2009
Present: Sandie Holly, Sue Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Cindy Peters, James Pesce, Denise Barber, Kathie Walker, Fran Perkins, Wayne Cooper, Linda Siago, Bunny VandeVelde, Karen Williams. New Members (Voted in at meeting): Nancy Klock, Linda and Jim Senefelder The meeting was called
to order at Officer Reports: President- absent Vice President- no report Secretary- Cindy Peters (acting secretary) read a prepared report from Beth Mills (secretary) – See attached. New “Class release forms” were drawn up by Beth and presented for members’ approval. A space for the prospective student’s e mail address on forms was requested. Karen Williams questioned the proof of “homeowners insurance”. After some general discussion pertaining to liability (your dog bites someone at class homeowners insurance would cover; some students may be renters without insurance etc.), Karen then made a motion to have the “homeowners insurance” line removed from release forms. This was seconded by Bunny VandeVelde. Motion was carried. Treasurer- Sue Cooper-report attached. In summation: Checking balance - $4,414.83; Savings -$21,584.19 Committee Reports: Conformation: Sandie
Holly turned in her money for classes ($75.00).
The dates for the STAC show are June 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2010.
Club members were encouraged to donate money for trophies, (can
be done in memory of a deceased pet) the money would be due sometime in
April. Sandie needs a chair
person for the obedience portion of STAC show.
Ken Taft was suggested but as he resides out west for the winter
months was unable to accept or decline request.
Sandie will write her own name on form just to get it submitted
and will ask Ken when he returns to Therapy Dog -
Beth Mills left written report stating -
Members are actively visiting two nursing homes currently.
Olean Public Library reading program is on hold at the moment,
but will be resuming in January or February of 2010.
Two members worked with the Classes: Sue and Denise’s classes are going good, are about ˝ done. They feel the needs of the public as far as dog classes are “recreational” Owners want to come and have fun with their canine companions and may never participate in a “formal” (agility, obedience ,conformation etc) dog show. A discussion then ensued concerning advertising for classes. Suggested were; a large banner out front of our building listing classes and times, our website page (Linda has recently updated class schedule), the “Source” paper, free listings on community events of radio and TV stations. A paid as in Olean Times Herald was suggested for beginning of New Year when class schedules should be in place. Beth Mills left written report stating - CGC class has four members and is about half way done. Mock test is Thurs Dec 10th. Bunny VandeVelde and Moose will be helping. Will need at least two other people to serve as the crowd. Please contact Beth if you can help. Deb Gaeta will be doing testing on Thurs, Dec 17th and may need some helpers also. Please contact her if you are available. New Business: Beth Mills has suggested changing our current membership fees. She has typed up a proposal (read by acting sec, Cindy Peters) outlining the various levels of membership and associated benefits and fees for each level. After listening to proposal, Bunny VandeVelde made a motion to have one level of membership with a $25.00 yearly fee. Before this could be seconded, Linda Siago questioned if we could raise dues according to our by-laws. VP, Deb Gaeta then read section pertaining to dues out loud. After hearing by laws read, Bunny then re-motioned that the Board look into the possibility of raising membership dues/and or changing the by laws. Along this line, VP, Deb Gaeta urged all members to email or call officers and Board members with their views on changing membership levels/dues, use of building for personal training times, reduction of class fees for members etc, before next month’s meeting. New Members: A second reading of applications for membership was done for Nancy Klock and Linda and Jim Senefelder. All three were unanimously voted in as members! Elections: James Pesce stated that according to our club bylaws we can not have 1 person running for 2 offices. VP, Deb Gaeta, agreed after reviewing Robert’s Rules, it was noted that we could only suspend rule if it was not in violation of our constitution. With this in mind James Pesce then reminded everyone that we must proceed with the original slate of officers as presented by the nominating committee, which is as follows: President Beth Mills or Rick Peters (nominated from the floor) Vice President: Deb Gaeta Secretary: James Pesce Membership Secretary: Sandie Holly Treasurer: Sue Cooper Board Members: Sandie Holly, Cindy Peters, Bunny VandeVelde
Paper ballots were handed out to members to vote for office of president. Results: Rick Peters - 9 votes, Beth Mills - 4 votes. Rick is elected president. Motions were then made by Karen Williams and seconded by Sue Cooper for the acting secretary to cast one ballot for each of the uncontested offices. When one ballot was cast for James Pesce as secretary he declined and stepped down from running for office. At this time nominations for office of secretary were taken from floor. Kathie Walker nominated Beth Mills. Karen Williams again made motion for acting secretary to cast one ballot for Beth Mills to be elected to office of secretary. It was brought to club’s attention that one more Board member was needed to keep odd number of officers and board members (previously Beth had done job of membership secretary too). Deb Gaeta nominated Karen Williams as for additional board member. Kathie Walker then made motion for secretary to cast one ballot in favor with Denise Barber seconding motion. Unfinished business: James Pesce made motion to inquire about having TV celeb dog trainer, Victoria Stillwell come for a seminar during June STAC show. Linda Siago seconded motion. Brags: Kathie Walker passed her AKC Kennel inspection with flying colors! Motion
to adjourn meeting made by Bunny VandeVelde and seconded by Fran
Perkins. Meeting adjourned
at Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Peters, acting secretary. October 20, 2009 Present: Denise Barber, Sue Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Beth Mills, Cindy Peters, Rick Peters, Linda Siago, Ken Taft, Bunny VandeVelde, Karen Williams, Jennifer Wolbert Guests: Nancy Klock, Jackie Maxwell Meeting called to order at 7:37pm by President Rick Peters. Minutes from the September 15, 2009 meeting were presented. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Deb Gaeta and seconded by Karen Williams - approved. Officer Reports: President – On a personal note, Rick thanked everyone for their prayers and support for Dream. She is seeing better. Rick stated that the new area is very nice and offered his thanks to Denise, Sue and the others who cleaned mats, moved and helped set up. He would like to keep it looking this way! After discussion it was decided to set up a regular cleaning schedule, at least a monthly vacuuming. A sign up sheet will be posted for members to fill in when they are willing to vacuum and straighten things up. Rick stated that all members will be allowed access to the building now. There will be a key in the combination lock box which is on the door. The combination to this box will be sent to all members after all outstanding keys are returned and will be changed on a yearly basis. Deb Gaeta will send out a class schedule, members may use the building when classes are not scheduled. Please knock before entering the building if someone is there in case a dog is running loose since we are so close to the road. X-pens and crates that are left at the club may be used by all, don’t leave one if you don’t want this to happen. Bring your own towel or pad to use. There was a discussion about the club purchasing a few crates to have available and the possibility of putting up some hooks so dogs could be secured when handlers are walking a course, setting up, etc. Members need to be careful when leaving and locking the building, it has been found unlocked a couple of times. The new lock works hard, must turn it slowly and carefully. Please verify the door is locked before you leave. Secretary - Beth Mills presented gifts to Rick Peters and Sandie Holly on behalf of club members as a thank you for their work this year as show chairs. The 2009 AKC Compliance report has been filed. Secretary now has business cards available if anyone would like them to distribute. Treasurer - detailed report attached. Summary: Checking balance: $5,956.84 Savings balance: $21,584.19 Income: $65.00 Expenses: $855.18 Final profit from STAC show: $9,627.94 Sue Cooper reported that rent has not been paid recently due to the problems with the old area and the move. That will need to be paid soon. She also requested that anyone with Puppy Bucks for members please get the info to her. Committee reports: Conformation: Sandie Holly, nothing happening with the show, quiet now. T:Touch Seminar: Denise Barber reports the seminar is a go. They have enough participants to cover costs. Audit spots are still available if anyone wishes to attend. Dates are Oct 31st and Nov 1st – 8am – 5pm. See Denise or Sue Cooper for more information. Agility: Rick Peters reports things are ok for the Feb show. Someone from Countryside Agility will be doing the worker schedule this time. The board is in favor of trying to hold the Sept agility trial again. AKC gave us a different date, a weekend later. Rick needs to verify this does not conflict with SBU weekend. Caneadea Festival: Deb Gaeta reported that four members attended the festival. There was a small ring set up for demos and “fun-thrus”. Unfortunately the festival was not well attended by the public, possibly due to weather. Classes: Rick Peters requests that the
A-frame and dog walk remain in place.
All other equipment should be put away at the end of each class.
We will also need to get the area under the gate fixed; currently
it is so high that small dogs can get under it.
Denise Barber/Sue Cooper – Family Dog classes will begin this Friday. They will run from 2:30 – 8:30pm every other Friday. Only have room for a couple more dogs, all other classes are full. Debbie Gaeta - Puppy STARS will hopefully be starting soon. She is having a problem finding a day that will work. Needs six consecutive weeks for the class, so alternating Friday evenings will not work. Beth Mills – CGC class will start this Thurs at 6pm. Runs for eight weeks. Sandie
Holly – Conformation handling classes have started on Monday
from 7-8pm. New Business:
Beth Mills brought up the suggestion of purchasing metal signs for the
door. She has a price from
The Paper Factory of $99.95 for 2 24”x18” signs or $70-75 for one
sign and would take about 2 weeks to get.
Discussion was held and members agreed this was a good idea, but
would like to look for less expensive ones.
Sue Cooper and Rick Peters will research. Idea of a Christmas Party was brought up. Discussion was held. Members are generally in favor, but some would like to see a “Fun Day” at the club where we can bring our dogs. Jen Wolbert will be in charge of working on this. New Members: 1st reading –Nancy Klock – sponsored by Denise Barber – in attendance at this meeting. 1st reading – Jim & Linda Senefelder sponsored by Denise Barber – not at the meeting. Presentation of Nominating Committee Report – Deb Gaeta: President – Beth Mills Vice President – Deb Gaeta Secretary – James Pesce Membership Secretary – Sandie Holly Treasurer – Sue Cooper Board of Directors – Linda Siago, Bunny VandeVelde, Cindy Peters. (As immediate past president, Rick Peters will also be a member of the Board of Directors) A nomination from the floor for Rick Peters as President was made by Sandie Holly. Rick accepted the nomination. Discussion was held regarding the “member in good standing” status of the nomination for Secretary, James Pesce. Amendment to minutes from 11/17/09 meeting - James Pesce is a member in good standing according to our clubs by-laws. After much discussion, review of the by-laws and Roberts Rules of order, Cindy Peters moved to suspend Article 4, Section 4, part C of the by-laws which state “No person may be nominated for more than one position.” Denise Barber seconded the motion. Vote was 9-1. Motion passed. Immediately thereafter, Cindy Peters made a nomination from the floor for Beth Mills as Secretary provided she is not previously elected as President. Beth accepted the nomination. Brags:
Denise Barber’s pup
was accepted into the Guiding Eyes training program! Sandie Holly has a new granddaughter, born two weeks ago! There being no further business, Jen Wolbert moved to adjourn and Sue Cooper seconded. Motion was carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:55pm. Respectfully submitted: Beth K Mills - Secretary
October 20, 2009 Present: Denise Barber, Sue Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Beth Mills, Cindy Peters, Rick Peters, Linda Siago, Ken Taft, Bunny VandeVelde, Karen Williams, Jennifer Wolbert Guests: Nancy Klock, Jackie Maxwell Meeting called to order at 7:37pm by President Rick Peters. Minutes from the September 15, 2009 meeting were presented. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Deb Gaeta and seconded by Karen Williams - approved. Officer Reports: President – On a personal note, Rick thanked everyone for their prayers and support for Dream. She is seeing better.Rick stated that the new area is very nice and offered his thanks to Denise, Sue and the others who cleaned mats, moved and helped set up. He would like to keep it looking this way! After discussion it was decided to set up a regular cleaning schedule, at least a monthly vacuuming. A sign up sheet will be posted for members to fill in when they are willing to vacuum and straighten things up. Rick stated that all members will be allowed access to the building now. There will be a key in the combination lock box which is on the door. The combination to this box will be sent to all members after all outstanding keys are returned and will be changed on a yearly basis. Deb Gaeta will send out a class schedule, members may use the building when classes are not scheduled. Please knock before entering the building if someone is there in case a dog is running loose since we are so close to the road. X-pens and crates that are left at the club may be used by all, don’t leave one if you don’t want this to happen. Bring your own towel or pad to use. There was a discussion about the club purchasing a few crates to have available and the possibility of putting up some hooks so dogs could be secured when handlers are walking a course, setting up, etc. Members need to be careful when leaving and locking the building, it has been found unlocked a couple of times. The new lock works hard, must turn it slowly and carefully. Please verify the door is locked before you leave. Secretary - Beth Mills presented gifts to Rick Peters and Sandie Holly on behalf of club members as a thank you for their work this year as show chairs. The 2009 AKC Compliance report has been filed. Secretary now has business cards available if anyone would like them to distribute. Treasurer - detailed report attached. Summary: Checking balance: $5,956.84 Savings balance: $21,584.19 Income: $65.00 Expenses: $855.18 Final profit from STAC show: $9,627.94 Sue Cooper reported that rent has not been paid recently due to the problems with the old area and the move. That will need to be paid soon. She also requested that anyone with Puppy Bucks for members please get the info to her. Committee reports: Conformation: Sandie Holly, nothing happening with the show, quiet now. T:Touch Seminar: Denise Barber reports the seminar is a go. They have enough participants to cover costs. Audit spots are still available if anyone wishes to attend. Dates are Oct 31st and Nov 1st – 8am – 5pm. See Denise or Sue Cooper for more information. Agility: Rick Peters reports things are ok for the Feb show. Someone from Countryside Agility will be doing the worker schedule this time. The board is in favor of trying to hold the Sept agility trial again. AKC gave us a different date, a weekend later. Rick needs to verify this does not conflict with SBU weekend. Caneadea Festival: Deb Gaeta reported that four members attended the festival. There was a small ring set up for demos and “fun-thrus”. Unfortunately the festival was not well attended by the public, possibly due to weather. Classes: Rick Peters requests that the A-frame and dog walk remain in place. All other equipment should be put away at the end of each class. We will also need to get the area under the gate fixed; currently it is so high that small dogs can get under it. Denise Barber/Sue Cooper – Family Dog classes will begin this Friday. They will run from 2:30 – 8:30pm every other Friday. Only have room for a couple more dogs, all other classes are full. Debbie Gaeta - Puppy STARS will hopefully be starting soon. She is having a problem finding a day that will work. Needs six consecutive weeks for the class, so alternating Friday evenings will not work. Beth Mills – CGC class will start this Thurs at 6pm. Runs for eight weeks. Sandie Holly – Conformation handling classes have started on Monday from 7-8pm. New Business: Beth Mills brought up the suggestion of purchasing metal signs for the door. She has a price from The Paper Factory of $99.95 for 2 24”x18” signs or $70-75 for one sign and would take about 2 weeks to get. Discussion was held and members agreed this was a good idea, but would like to look for less expensive ones. Sue Cooper and Rick Peters will research. Idea of a Christmas Party was brought up. Discussion was held. Members are generally in favor, but some would like to see a “Fun Day” at the club where we can bring our dogs. Jen Wolbert will be in charge of working on this. New Members: 1st reading –Nancy Klock – sponsored by Denise Barber – in attendance at this meeting.1st reading – Jim & Linda Senefelder sponsored by Denise Barber – not at the meeting. Presentation of Nominating Committee Report – Deb Gaeta:President – Beth MillsVice President – Deb GaetaSecretary – James PesceMembership Secretary – Sandie HollyTreasurer – Sue CooperBoard of Directors – Linda Siago, Bunny VandeVelde, Cindy Peters. (As immediate past president, Rick Peters will also be a member of the Board of Directors) A nomination from the floor for Rick Peters as President was made by Sandie Holly. Rick accepted the nomination. Discussion was held regarding the “member in good standing” status of the nomination for Secretary, James Pesce. Amendment to minutes from 11/17/09 meeting - James Pesce is a member in good standing according to our clubs by-laws. After much discussion, review of the by-laws and Roberts Rules of order, Cindy Peters moved to suspend Article 4, Section 4, part C of the by-laws which state “No person may be nominated for more than one position.” Denise Barber seconded the motion. Vote was 9-1. Motion passed.Immediately thereafter, Cindy Peters made a nomination from the floor for Beth Mills as Secretary provided she is not previously elected as President. Beth accepted the nomination. Brags: Denise Barber’s pup was accepted into the Guiding Eyes training program! Sandie Holly has a new granddaughter, born two weeks ago! There being no further business, Jen Wolbert moved to adjourn and Sue Cooper seconded. Motion was carried - Meeting adjourned at 8:55pm. Respectfully submitted: Beth K Mills - Secretary
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November 2009 NOVEMBER 17, 2009 - unapproved Present: Sandie Holly, Sue Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Cindy Peters, James Pesce, Denise Barber, Kathie Walker, Fran Perkins, Wayne Cooper, Linda Siago, Bunny VandeVelde, Karen Williams. New Members (Voted in at meeting): Nancy Klock, Linda and Jim Senefelder The meeting was called
to order at Officer Reports: President- absent Vice President- no report Secretary- Cindy Peters (acting secretary) read a prepared report from Beth Mills (secretary) – See attached. New “Class release forms” were drawn up by Beth and presented for members’ approval. A space for the prospective student’s e mail address on forms was requested. Karen Williams questioned the proof of “homeowners insurance”. After some general discussion pertaining to liability (your dog bites someone at class homeowners insurance would cover; some students may be renters without insurance etc.), Karen then made a motion to have the “homeowners insurance” line removed from release forms. This was seconded by Bunny VandeVelde. Motion was carried. Treasurer- Sue Cooper-report attached. In summation: Checking balance - $4,414.83; Savings -$21,584.19 Committee Reports: Conformation: Sandie
Holly turned in her money for classes ($75.00).
The dates for the STAC show are June 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2010.
Club members were encouraged to donate money for trophies, (can
be done in memory of a deceased pet) the money would be due sometime in
April. Sandie needs a chair
person for the obedience portion of STAC show.
Ken Taft was suggested but as he resides out west for the winter
months was unable to accept or decline request.
Sandie will write her own name on form just to get it submitted
and will ask Ken when he returns to Therapy Dog -
Beth Mills left written report stating -
Members are actively visiting two nursing homes currently.
Olean Public Library reading program is on hold at the moment,
but will be resuming in January or February of 2010.
Two members worked with the Classes: Sue and Denise’s classes are going good, are about ˝ done. They feel the needs of the public as far as dog classes are “recreational” Owners want to come and have fun with their canine companions and may never participate in a “formal” (agility, obedience ,conformation etc) dog show. A discussion then ensued concerning advertising for classes. Suggested were; a large banner out front of our building listing classes and times, our website page (Linda has recently updated class schedule), the “Source” paper, free listings on community events of radio and TV stations. A paid as in Olean Times Herald was suggested for beginning of New Year when class schedules should be in place. Beth Mills left written report stating - CGC class has four members and is about half way done. Mock test is Thurs Dec 10th. Bunny VandeVelde and Moose will be helping. Will need at least two other people to serve as the crowd. Please contact Beth if you can help. Deb Gaeta will be doing testing on Thurs, Dec 17th and may need some helpers also. Please contact her if you are available. New Business: Beth Mills has suggested changing our current membership fees. She has typed up a proposal (read by acting sec, Cindy Peters) outlining the various levels of membership and associated benefits and fees for each level. After listening to proposal, Bunny VandeVelde made a motion to have one level of membership with a $25.00 yearly fee. Before this could be seconded, Linda Siago questioned if we could raise dues according to our by-laws. VP, Deb Gaeta then read section pertaining to dues out loud. After hearing by laws read, Bunny then re-motioned that the Board look into the possibility of raising membership dues/and or changing the by laws. Along this line, VP, Deb Gaeta urged all members to email or call officers and Board members with their views on changing membership levels/dues, use of building for personal training times, reduction of class fees for members etc, before next month’s meeting. New Members: A second reading of applications for membership was done for Nancy Klock and Linda and Jim Senefelder. All three were unanimously voted in as members! Elections: James Pesce stated that according to our club bylaws we can not have 1 person running for 2 offices. VP, Deb Gaeta, agreed after reviewing Robert’s Rules, it was noted that we could only suspend rule if it was not in violation of our constitution. With this in mind James Pesce then reminded everyone that we must proceed with the original slate of officers as presented by the nominating committee, which is as follows: President Beth Mills or Rick Peters (nominated from the floor) Vice President: Deb Gaeta Secretary: James Pesce Membership Secretary: Sandie Holly Treasurer: Sue Cooper Board Members: Sandie Holly, Cindy Peters, Bunny VandeVelde
Paper ballots were handed out to members to vote for office of president. Results: Rick Peters - 9 votes, Beth Mills - 4 votes. Rick is elected president. Motions were then made by Karen Williams and seconded by Sue Cooper for the acting secretary to cast one ballot for each of the uncontested offices. When one ballot was cast for James Pesce as secretary he declined and stepped down from running for office. At this time nominations for office of secretary were taken from floor. Kathie Walker nominated Beth Mills. Karen Williams again made motion for acting secretary to cast one ballot for Beth Mills to be elected to office of secretary. It was brought to club’s attention that one more Board member was needed to keep odd number of officers and board members (previously Beth had done job of membership secretary too). Deb Gaeta nominated Karen Williams as for additional board member. Kathie Walker then made motion for secretary to cast one ballot in favor with Denise Barber seconding motion. Unfinished business: James Pesce made motion to inquire about having TV celeb dog trainer, Victoria Stillwell come for a seminar during June STAC show. Linda Siago seconded motion. Brags: Kathie Walker passed her AKC Kennel inspection with flying colors! Motion
to adjourn meeting made by Bunny VandeVelde and seconded by Fran
Perkins. Meeting adjourned
at Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Peters, acting secretary. |
| December 2009 no meeting |