Presidents Report
To: Members of the ACDCA
From: President John Kurpas
Re: Revised April Board Letter
Date: April 22, 2009
This revised board letter comes to you at the request of the treasurer. Due to the impending tax season and other outside obligations Sara asked if she could be allowed an extension to submit several motions for your consideration. Thank you, Sara.
On our agenda for April are the following items:
Nominations been submitted to the membership by the secretary in writing by April 1st.
Additional nominations are due May 1st.
April Motion #1:
Submitted by Eric Sheets: I move that ACDCA sponsor, an AKC Fall two day, All Herding Breed, Course B, Sheep, Herding Trial, to be carried out entirely by ACDCGLA, on or about Oct 31 and Nov 1, in Southern California. No budget or expenditures by ACDCA will be required.
April Motion #2:
Motion submitted by Serenity Littlefield:
The International Committee would like to recommend to the board, that the proceeds from the 2009 property show go to ACDHEW for use as follows.
Use the money to encourage ACD owners who have bilateral deaf dogs or unilateral deaf dogs to put those dogs' blood into the CHIC DNA database by paying the fee that would otherwise be required to get the dog into the database. Also, pay the OFA fees for entering any BAER tests for ACD's into the database. The money shall be divided as appropriate for costs incurred.
This will help deafness in two ways. The AKC Canine Health Foundation is not currently funding any deafness research. If we create a repository of blood from deaf and unilateral ACD's a future researcher will be able to use the blood. We may even be able to persuade a researcher to take on the project if they know that the samples have already been collected.
The rationale for paying to enter BAER tests into the OFA database is that many people have the data but haven't turned it in or they don't fill out the OFA paperwork. Many ACD's don't meet the criteria for CHIC because they are lacking BAER tests in an open database. This would be a great service to the ACD community.
Joyce will also ask the ACDHEW Board if they will contribute to these efforts as well.
April Motion #3:
Motion Submitted by Alison Deilke:
I would like to make a motion that any links to kennels, breeders, or kennel names on the ACDCA website are current members in good standing of the ACDCA and have signed the breeders Code of Ethics.
April Motion #4:
Motion Submitted by Sara Reiter:
I move that when ACDCA members make trophy donations, we will publish a single link to their website (not directly to their business operations or publications) if desired. No links will be published for non-members making trophy donations.
April Motion #5:
Motion Submitted by Sara Reiter:
I move that the ACDCA donate $2,500, which is considered to come from Purina Program funds, to the AKC Canine Health Fund. .
April Motion #6:
Motion Submitted by Sara Reiter:
I move that the ACDCA donate $1,000, of which $500 is considered to come from Purina Program funds to the Baker Institute (for Dr. Acland),
April Motion #7:
Motion Submitted by Sara Reiter:
I move that the ACDCA donate $3,500 to the ACDHEW, which is considered to come from Properties funds.
Respectfully
John L. Kurpas
ACDCA President 2008-2009
Treasurer Report
The cash balance on March 1, 2009 was $75,799.38. Income for March was $52.10 from Cafe Press for club sales, $250 for Quarterly ads, $150 for membership applications/Quarterly subscriptions, $295 for 2009 trophies and $2.21 interest income. Expenses were $5,050 for the 2009 specialty (expo center rental), $195 for supported entry trophies (we collected $195 for the Michigan supported entry and sent the money back to purchase trophies), $674.30 for AKC delegate expense, $1166.35 for Quarterly mailings, $89.79 for committee expenses, and $44.73 for paypal fees. The cash balance on March 31, 2009 was $69,328.52.
Sara Reiter
Secretary Report
Motion#1
Submitted by Eric Sheets: I move that ACDCA sponsor, an AKC Fall two day, All Herding Breed, Course B, Sheep, Herding Trial, to be carried out entirely by ACDCGLA, on or about Oct 31 and Nov 1, in Southern California . No budget or expenditures by ACDCA will be required.
YES – Hamilton, YES – Graham, YES – Sheets, YES – Littlefield, YES, - Girard, YES – Buetow-Branson, YES – Moore, YES – Reiter, YES – Mansfield, YES – Deilke, YES – Jurain
Motion#2
Motion submitted by Serenity Littlefield:
The International Committee would like to recommend to the board, that the proceeds from the 2009 property show go to ACDHEW for use as follows.
Use the money to encourage ACD owners who have bilateral deaf dogs or unilateral deaf dogs to put those dogs' blood into the CHIC DNA database by paying the fee that would otherwise be required to get the dog into the database. Also, pay the OFA fees for entering any BAER tests for ACD's into the database. The money shall be divided as appropriate for costs incurred.
YES – Hamilton, YES – Graham, YES – Sheets, YES – Littlefield, YES, - Girard, YES – Buetow-Branson, YES – Moore, YES – Reiter, YES – Mansfield, YES – Deilke, YES – Jurain
Motion#3
Motion Submitted by Alison Deilke:
I would like to make a motion that any links to kennels, breeders, or kennel names on the ACDCA website are current members in good standing of the ACDCA and have signed the breeders Code of Ethics.
YES – Hamilton, YES – Graham, YES – Sheets, YES – Littlefield, YES, - Girard, YES – Buetow-Branson, YES – Moore, YES – Reiter, YES – Mansfield, YES – Deilke, YES – Jurain
Motion#4
Motion Submitted by Sara Reiter:
I move that when ACDCA members make trophy donations, we will publish a single link to their website (not directly to their business operations or publications) if desired. No links will be published for non-members making trophy donations.
YES – Hamilton, YES – Sheets, YES, - Girard, YES – Moore, NO – Mansfield, NO VOTES RECORDED– Deilke, Graham, Littlefield, Buetow-Branson, Reiter, Jurain
Motion#5
Motion Submitted by Sara Reiter:
I move that the ACDCA donate $2,500, which is considered to come from Purina Program funds, to the AKC Canine Health Fund.
YES – Hamilton, YES – Graham, YES – Sheets, YES – Littlefield, YES, - Girard, YES – Buetow-Branson, YES – Moore, YES – Reiter, YES – Mansfield, YES – Deilke, YES – Jurain
Motion#6
Motion Submitted by Sara Reiter:
I move that the ACDCA donate $1,000, of which $500 is considered to come from Purina Program funds. to the Baker Institute (for Dr. Acland)
YES – Hamilton, YES – Graham, YES – Sheets, YES – Littlefield, YES, - Girard, YES – Buetow-Branson, YES – Moore, YES – Reiter, YES – Mansfield, YES – Deilke, YES – Jurain
Motion#7
Motion Submitted by Sara Reiter:
I move that the ACDCA donate $3,500 to the ACDHEW, which is considered to come from Properties funds.
YES – Hamilton, YES – Graham, YES – Sheets, YES – Littlefield, YES, - Girard, YES – Buetow-Branson, YES – Moore, YES – Reiter, YES – Mansfield, YES – Deilke, YES – Jurain
Members Voted Into Membership by 2/3rd Vote:
Max & Cindy Tipton
Household Membership w/Quarterly
Taft, TX
(361) 548-4501
Sponsors: Lori Graham & Mari Bailey-Villanueva
Kelly Larson
Single Membership w/Quarterly
The Woodlands, TX
Sponsors: Serenity Littlefield & Cherish Girard
Giovanna Pedicini
Single Membership w/ Quarterly
Danville, KY
(859) 913-1399
Sponsors: Diana Cagney & Julia Washburn
SC Directors Report
Busy, Busy, Busy... things are coming along for the Specialty! It is so wonderful to feel the camaraderie building with our wonderful group of folks.
Hard to believe that everyone will be heading to Texas in just 5 FIVE months!
As always please send any brag, concern my way, always need things for the Quarterly.
Happy Trials!
Lori
SE Directors Report
Hello to all:
Time truly seems to fly by! It is hard to believe May is already here and the National Specialty in Belton, Texas is just a few months away.
As usual, the Mid-Florida ACD Fanciers are hard at work. They have requested Board approval to hold their second Regional Specialty on January 24, 2010 in Brooksville, Florida. Mid-Florida is also planning a two day herding trial with cattle and sheep in January of 2010. Watch for further details.
After four years as your Southeast Regional Director, I have decided to step aside at the end of this term. I would like to thank everyone for your support and encouragement these past years. It has been an exciting and memorable experience and I am honored to have had the opportunity to serve the club in such a rewarding capacity.
The ACDCA, Inc. Nominating Committee submitted their slate for the 2009-2010/2011 open Officer and Director positions for the membership’s consideration. Additional nominations for an alternative slate may be made and directed to the Secretary on or before the first day of May. If an alternative slate for any of the open positions is submitted, there will be a ballot sent out to the membership for voting. If such balloting occurs, this is your chance as a member of the ACDCA, Inc. to vote for the individual(s) you feel will do their best for the breed and the ACDCA, Inc. The ACDCA, Inc. is an awesome club with a number of selfless volunteers working hard, putting themselves out there and giving of their time. Please vote and have your voice be heard.
Until next time,
Pam Mansfield
SW Directors Report
Events in our region have been happening left and right as are reports it seems. I probably need tutoring about which reports when, go where. I will be submitting another report for the members to be published in the quarterly by May 10 (am I on the right trail boss?).
ACDGLA put on a regional specialty in March and a 2 day Herding Trial (all breed AND ACD only) in April. Both events were very successful by all accounts. In addition, the president of ACDGLA is supporting GCACDC’s 2010 PjM with advice re the specialty and planning.
Gold Coast met recently and has both plans going for 2010 and will be supporting some October shows in 2009, as it did last year, with ACDCA’s approval (need the AKC sanctioned club’s approval too). I will post that motion in a minute or two. GCACDC had to cancel the upcoming Tom Lam’s Handler Clinic – Tom suffered a detached cornea last week, while Kim was home tending to her mom. I called and emailed all the entrants and GCACDC will be refunding their entry fees promptly.
GCACDC hosting the ACDCA 2010 specialty is still moving forward steadily. We have dates (Oct 9-15, 2010), the sites tentatively reserved and a draft budget that looks like a very good starting point. GCACDC is proposing most events taking place at the Dixon Fairgrounds (reasonable cost for our area) and the herding trial taking place 15 min away at Herding4ewe (Debbie Pollard’s facility) where many trials are successfully held. So far, after working on over 100 line items, we are estimating total expenses of 43K and income of almost 49K; but this estimate and contracts have a long ways to go. Regardless, I am confident GCACDC is doing a good job of planning and managing costs. I will be providing what I have specifically to the VP and Sec right away.
That is all I got. Call me if you need my attention and think I’m ignoring you. Chances are I am not, just am busy with all kinds of other emergency type stuff.
Eric Sheets
NE Directors Report
Spring has finally hit the North East. With the nicer weather comes the start of the Spring show season. Bull Run once again held a supported entry at the Harrisburg Kennel Club show on Saturday, April 11th.
Despite some rainy weather, there was a nice entry of dogs. Winners were:
Best Of Breed: CH. Kurpas' Promise Land, bred and owned by Cheryl and John Kurpas
Best Opposite Sex: CH. Misfits Signature Event, bred by C. Humphrey & R. Isley, owned by Robbie Hughes
Winners Dog, and Best Of Winners: Vanhaley Briarmore Pay Dirt, bred by L,D & M Cartwright, owned by Tracey Stevens
Reserve Winners Dog: Kombinalong Super Natural, bred by Narelle Robertson, owned by John & Virginia Ramos
Winners Bitch: Tanglewood's Picking Wildflowers, bred by Rosemarie Jurain & Lee Kephart, owned by Rosemarie & Luke Jurain
Reserve Winners Bitch: Bryn Mawr's Terra Nova At Madcap, bred by Monica Shifflet, owned by Jane Killion
In keeping with past years, Bull Run gave out some outstanding prizes and also had a great silent auction for neat things at the end of judging.
On the herding front, as of this writing, Bull Run's two day AKC sanctioned herding trial is accepting entries. The trial dates are June 27th and 28th.
The North Atlantic Australian Cattle Dog Club is having its annual meeting in Gardiner, NY on August 2nd.
Rosemarie Jurain
NW Directors Report
We’re busy working on the July regional specialty and the August herding trials. This is the busiest time of year for Cascade. Next weekend we have a fun day, herding, obedience and conformation all are welcome, to bring their dogs and dust off those winter cobwebs.
Welcome new regional members Jennifer Waters Graham, WA and Jacklynn Ray, Hesperus, CO. Our regional members list is up and running. Don’t forget to sign on NWACDCA-subscribe@ yahoogroups. com put your name in the body of the message so I know who you are.
Also any new or old juniors who need help with setting up their teams feel free to contact me.
Alison Deilke
NC Directors Report
I wholeheartedly apologize to membership in my region for not posting or voting on this month's motions before the Board. While I normally vote in a timely manner I did not do so this month and before the polls closed there were other things on my mind (a puppy in ICU).
Members in the North Central region (and elsewhere) are looking forward to the supported entry up in Michigan next month....we hope to see many friends in K-zoo!
KBB